Hunting
Number of waterfowl hunters still declining: What are the effects of fewer hunters?
As Minnesota hunters prepare to take to the marshes, lakes, and fields for Saturday’s regular duck opener, a national waterfowl conservation and hunting group is sounding the alarm on the continued decline of North American
Illinois Mixed Bag: Drawing coming up for youth deer hunt in Montgomery County
DNR will conduct a drawing in late September for three youth to hunt deer during the Illinois youth firearm deer season Oct. 7-9 at Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area in Montgomery County. The
Clinics, youth pheasant hunts set at Illinois state parks in October
A pheasant hunt will take place during the afternoon. Participants must have successfully completed an approved hunter safety course and have a valid hunting license..
Early-season whitetails: Here are four food sources to target in late September, early October
The rut gets all the attention, but if I know where a big buck is living, I’d rather hunt him in late September or early October than any other time of season.
In September
Construction progressing on 34-mile Adirondack Rail Trail in New York
On Aug. 23, dozens of recreationists attended a public meeting held by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to update the public on developments of the Adirondack Rail Trail.
The meeting was
Second Huntstock Festival a Northeast hunting success
On a muggy mid-August weekend, hunters from across the Northeast gathered on a picturesque farm in Westminster, Mass., to celebrate a shared love of hunting and all it entails.
Huntstock, the event dubbed by
Wisconsin farmed CWD-positive deer in Washburn County to start bait ban in four counties?
A recent Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) press release sent shudders through northwest Wisconsin with news that a farmed deer positive for CWD was found on a Washburn County deer farm.<br
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Oct. 13 deadline to apply for special Sandhill Wildlife Area deer hunt
The DNR’s Sandhill Wildlife Area in Babcock will host a unique gun deer hunting opportunity this fall at as part of a study on deer density. Applications are due by Oct. 13, and all licensed
Commentary: Wisconsin DNR making terrible mistakes on waterfowl season, Mississippi River
I have finally come to see the public input process as a sham and an exercise in futility. I am now more than simply disappointed in staff and leadership of the Wisconsin DNR as they
