Opinions
Commentary: Rural Wisconsin towns left with aftermath of unmanaged wolf populations
In 1974 when the gray wolf was officially listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), there were only about 750 wolves in the Great Lakes region.
Commentary: Former Wisconsin DNR Secretary Adam Payne looks back on year with DNR
In this season of reflection, I am grateful for all the accomplishments of the Wisconsin DNR over the past year. It has been an honor and privilege to lead this organization and work with such
Wisconsin State Roundup: Report any black bear den sites you see this fall, winter
The DNR is asking hunters to report any black bear den sites they find this fall and winter to boost the success of a black bear reproduction and diet study that is entering its third
It’s time to make 12- and 13-year-old big game hunting law permanent in New York
In 2021, a new section was added to New York’s Environmental Conservation Law that authorized 12- and 13-year-old junior hunters to hunt deer with firearms or crossbows. However, it was only approved as a three-year
To confront a rutting buck, it still comes down to being at the right place at the right time
Over the past three weeks I’ve done a lot of archery hunting for whitetails, especially the past two weeks, which was that special period of time when love-worn bucks would be seeking females to spread
Grouse flashbacks, un-summoned
Have you ever noticed how sometimes, seemingly at random, some unanticipated image will pop into your thoughts, “out of nowhere?” Of course, you have; that portal to “randomness” is part of how our mysterious brain
PGC marketing campaign misses the mark
Over the last several years, the Game Commission has taken drastic steps to compel hunters to shoot more antlerless deer.
Suspicious about results of recent elk calf mortality study
“Starvation due to a lack of nursing” was cited as one reason for calf mortality in the study the story reported on.
Notes off a soiled cuff -November 10, 2023
Most readers may focus on the finding that nine out of 10 members of the public support reintroduction of pine martens (hunters seem to feel differently about the little predators).
