Hunting
Pike spearing? Earlier gun deer hunt? A look at Wisconsin’s Conservation Congress advisory questions
Wisconsin sportsmen and sportswomen will find 37 advisory questions from the various Conservation Congress committees on this year’s spring hearing agenda when the virtual-only voting system goes live at noon on Monday, April 10.
On Wisconsin! Leadership needed to push more conservation funding
For a state ranking fifth nationally in licensed hunters and sixth in licensed anglers while generating $8.7 billion and 89,000 jobs in outdoor recreation annually, why does Wisconsin settle for 50th in helping folks enjoy
Jump-shooting ducks of Colorado’s Rawah Wilderness brings back fond memories
I’ve hunted ducks in Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas, North Dakota, and Saskatchewan over the decades, but those days slogging through the beaver ponds at the base of the Rawah Wilderness will always hold treasured memories for
A well-trained dog makes a great conservation tool
Ask any hunter who hunts over a dog or engages in competitive dog events based on hunting. Most will tell you that our four-footed friends are one of the best conservation tools in our toolbox.
Deadline for Minnesota’s bear hunt lottery applications is May 5
Prospective bear hunters in have until May 5 to apply for a bear hunting license from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Applications for the 2023 season can be submitted online, at any license agent
Elk visionary Rawley Cogan named Pennsylvania Outdoor News’ Person of the Year
Rawley Cogan’s first assignment with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, in 1982, was to help research why the state’s elk population was failing to thrive.
For a 23-year-old wildlife technician, fresh out of Slippery Rock
Delta Waterfowl expands predator management program
Even though deep snowdrifts still blanket the northern prairie landscape where more than half of North America’s ducks nest, Delta Waterfowl has begun the organization’s annual Predator Management Program field work.
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Wisconsin’s bobcats faring well, license sales up
Wisconsin’s bobcat population has grown steadily this century, expanding its range and numbers while triggering explosive interest among hunters and trappers.
In response, the DNR issued 3,645 bobcat tags in 2022, the highest total
‘Learn to Hunt’ program hitting its mark in Illinois
Lifelong hunters in Illinois may not recognize or understand it, but attracting new hunters in the state is a formidable task. Try this analogy: it’s sort of like hunting for quail in a cloud of
