Hunting
A quick chat with Dr. Scott Petrie on efforts to shift America’s declining hunter numbers
The arc of the American hunter has been bending south for a long time.
Fifty years ago, hunters were far more numerous. Today, according to government statistics, they comprise but 4.5% of adult Americans.
Youth weekend launches New York’s spring gobbler season
The turkey hunting season in New York officially gets underway with the annual youth turkey hunting weekend, April 25-26. Since 2004, the hunt has provided the opportunity for junior hunters (ages 12-15) to go afield
Wisconsin DNR has process allowing transfer of bear ‘kill tags’
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued 15,245 bear harvest authorizations (kill tags) for the 2026 fall bear season. Some of those recipients are considering a transfer of their tag to a qualified person.<br
Wisconsin’s conservation patron license defies trends, gains buyers
Even as sales of most fishing, trapping, and hunting licenses decline in Wisconsin, the all-inclusive conservation patron license has grown nearly 50% in popularity after bottoming out in 2012.
Sales of the $165 patron
When calling turkeys, understand how to close the deal
When answering a gobbler’s call, sometimes success in closing the deal requires reverse psychology.
The auditory experience afforded by a lusty gobble is electric, intensely resonant and emotionally charged. A hunter’s call in response
Beretta Holding pushes for more control of Sturm, Ruger
Beretta Holding, a global family-owned industrial group headquartered in the tax-haven nation of Luxembourg, is continuing a recent trend of European conglomerates steadily increasing their presence in the American firearms industry.
Czech manufacturer CZ
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: 2026 fishing season opens Saturday, May 2
The 2026-27 general inland fishing season will open statewide Saturday, May 2, with several new regulations and season structures now in effect. These changes include:
Another View: A two-bird bag limit for Minnesota spring turkeys? A bit of caution advised
The story of the wild turkey in Minnesota and at a national level is an amazing tale, but is also an often frustrating story to watch unfold.
That was my initial thought after talking
Steve Piatt: A great year outdoors ahead – at least on paper
On paper, 2026 is shaping up to be a great year.
These days, for a number of reasons, there has to be some serious planning involved to blend the fishing, hunting, camping and event attendance
