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DNR looking to relax refuge closed-area restrictions, possibly shorten ruffed grouse season
Wisconsin wildlife refuge closed areas and ruffed grouse and waterfowl management plans all open for public comment now.

The Fowl Life’s Belding brings podcast to Game Fair
An episode will be created and broadcast live during the first weekend of Game Fair, Aug. 9-11, in the Eukanuba seminar tent at the center of the event in Ramsey.

The little-known scoop on bird poop
There’s a method to the madness of our avian friends managing the defecations of nestlings during the summer, and the clues are surprisingly obvious to a trained eye.

Erie’s Ohio ‘eyes bountiful, too, and the fishing is on fire
While local populations off New York’s shoreline have been increasing, the real kicker to our walleye population numbers is the migrating schools of fish that show up every year from the Western Basin of the

Trying to tame a tiger muskie
Although the author didn’t boat the big fish, he can finally say he got to tangle with one.

Purple loosestrife: Looks can be deceiving
The sad truth is that the invasive plant can’t be totally controlled, but its density in overrun areas can be managed.

Two-rod rule should stay on Lake Erie
Shore-based anglers could be short-changed by increase in number of rods.

Timber rattlers visiting yards, making headlines in southeast Minnesota
Rattlesnake squad separates the protected snakes and people as recent warm weather drives the reptiles from ridgetop habitat into human habitation zones.

Ash debacle similar to chestnut demise – in Pennsylvania and beyond
Invasive insect is wiping out important tree species.