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MacQuarrie pilgrimage in northwestern Wisconsin slated for Aug. 25-26
The seventh annual Gordon MacQuarrie Pilgrimage, a chance to relive the tales of “The Old Duck Hunters Association, Inc.,” is slated for Aug. 25-26, in and around the Barnes area of northwestern Wisconsin.

Here we go again with Wisconsin’s revised wolf plan
I don’t know if it’s fair to say any one side won or lost in this plan, since it still must go before the Natural Resources Board (NRB) for approval – intended date is the

Buyer’s guide: A look at some of the best crossbows for 2023
Crossbows are being used and “allowed” in more states than ever before, with Minnesota just recently legalizing them for hunters of all legal ages, even without any health limitations.
These devices are here to
New York Mixed Bag: Summer gun and sport shows on tap
A mix of outdoor-related news items from across New York published in the Aug. 11, 2023 edition of New York Outdoor News.

Parties await New York governor’s decision on coyote contest ban
The contests have names such as Predator Slam, Squirrel Scramble and Final Fling for Fox, sometimes challenging hunters to bag the heaviest coyote or the heftiest bunch of squirrels to win a cash prize.

New York’s share from Land and Water Conservation Fund more than $13 million
The funds from this year’s distribution will be available until fiscal year 2025.

Iowa’s early teal season offers waterfowlers first chance of the fall
Iowa’s early teal hunting season begins on Sept. 1, offering the state’s waterfowl hunters their first chance of the fall to get back into the marshes.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes

‘Guidance’ in revised Wisconsin plan suggests room for 1,200 wolves
The Wisconsin DNR’s Aug. 1 release of its revised wolf plan tells the public the state has room for at least 1,200 timber wolves. That number is now … an expectation. Or a guidance. Or

Dedicated core of squirrel hunters greeted with ideal conditions for Illinois opener
As squirrel hunting openers go, the surprise this year was the lack of discomfort Lance Poole felt as he plopped his behind on a moss-covered stump in the bottoms of Monroe County, Ill., on Aug.