Hunting
Wisconsin winter rated as severe in the north
The effect of the winter on deer is used to help determine the County Deer Advisory Council recommendations for antlerless deer quotas for the fall hunt.
The Bayfield Peninsula took a pounding this past
Turkey Timing Part 3: Minnesota’s E and F seasons can be fantastic
Interest in turkey hunting falls off during our Minnesota season’s waning weeks, this year May 10-16 (period E) and May 17-31 (period F). If you buy a license for E, you also get to hunt
Minnesota turkeys bucking trend of nationally declining numbers?
There are parts of the country where wildlife managers are working to reverse a trend of declining wild turkey numbers, but Minnesota’s turkey population appears to be bucking that trend, at least in many regions,
Deer lottery application deadline comes and goes in Illinois with no problems reported
The bug that bit the spring turkey application process back in November appears to not have an appetite for DNR’s online deer permitting system. Fingers crossed.
A first lottery application deadline for 2023 firearms
Wyoming shed-antler hunting postponed on designated lands until May 15 to reduce stress on animals
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently announced an emergency extended closure of the shed antler and horn hunting regulation to protect big game on winter ranges.
The emergency regulation extends the current closure
More criticism heaped on Wisconsin’s draft wolf plan
Three state conservation groups welcomed another full house to its second state wolf plan listening session, this one in Prentice on April 22, with recorded comments again headed to DNR headquarters.
The Wisconsin Wildlife
Mentor programs help kids connect during New York’s youth turkey season
Parts of New York’s annual youth turkey hunting weekend were wet, but it didn’t stop several young gobbler hunters, and their mentors, from participating in the hunt, held April 22-23.
Across the state, many
Taking a silent approach to hunting spring turkeys when birds refuse to gobble
Last spring I heard very little gobbling. Unless it was raining, I hunted every day during the spring turkey season and on most days I did not hear a turkey gobble either on the roost
Two partners sometimes better than going it alone for turkeys
Mature gobblers are notorious for hanging up just outside of shooting range, often making a seemingly sure thing quickly fade into a memory. Just when you think that the bird will be taking a ride
