Hunting
Gear & Gadgets: Camping, hunting and fishing
A look at some camping, fishing and hunting gear that can help get you outdoors.
Minnesota’s shotgun zone debate for deer hunting continues in committee
The Legacy Committee met Wednesday, April 26, for the first time, while the Environment, Natural Resources, Climate, and Energy Committee held its inaugural meeting on Monday, May 1. Moving forward, the committees will work to
A 3-year hunting or fishing license in Illinois looks imminent
House Bill 3677 – it is designed to make the license renewal process easier while also continuing to generate revenue for DNR’s conservation efforts – would save Illinois anglers and hunters the hassle of having
Analysis of 2023 Illinois youth turkey season points to ups and downs in top harvest counties
During the recently-completed hunt, which covered two weekends, youth hunters harvested a total of 1,309 birds. That was up slightly from 2022, when 1,258 turkeys were taken. The record total was set in 2020, when
New York Outdoor News editor’s spring gobbler stirs record beard debate
New York Outdoor News Editor Dan Ladd has become a diehard turkey hunter, so much so it ranks a close second to his true passion of hunting big-woods bucks in the Adirondacks. He’s just thrilled
Wake boats, deer hunting top spring hearing votes in Wisconsin
A tsunami of opposition to wake boats swept through Wisconsin’s statewide conservation hearings in mid-April, with 62% of voters favoring restrictions on these popular wave-generating boats.
“Wakeboats” – which have ballast tanks in the stern
Former DNR biologist explains air rifle deer hunting concept to Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
Keith Warnke, a former DNR biologist, represented the Air Gun Sporting Association at the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation (WWF) annual meeting on large-bore air rifles and their potential use in deer hunting.
Warnke went to
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Elk application deadline is May 31
A mix of outdoor-related stories published in the May 5, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Wisconsin DNR releases 3,500 public comments on wolf plan
Wisconsin wildlife officials recently released thousands of public comments on a new wolf management plan, some calling for the restoration of a statewide population limit and others urging a total hunting ban.
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