Opinions
Waterfowl wins duck/goose opener
“That’s why they call it hunting,” said Dave Manz, a former Buffalo City Court Judge who was getting ready to shake himself off like a Labrador retriever after doing what he was intended – retrieving
Bucking the odds in the Northern Zone
I’m a firm believer that any time I get out deer hunting and don’t fill a tag I still have boosted my odds of doing so later through simple math. Any time I can jump
WWA close to being awarded a $25,000 grant but they need our help!
The Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA) is hoping to win a grant for $25,000 to help to fund a 152-acre project located in the Oconto County town of Abrams. But they will need our help. The
It's not an opener, but Nov. 6 important for sportsmen
Sportmen and sportswomen in Ohio and elsewhere have an important upcoming date to remember, and it is not an opener to a hunting or fishing season. It is election day, Tuesday, Nov. 6. As a
Illegal deer tag to benefit food bank
A Madison County food bank will benefit from a London-area man’s failure to properly check and tag the 9-point buck he harvested on the morning of Oct. 1. Richard L. Turvy, 23, of London, was
Sharing the harvest
While talking to a farm manager regarding an article about pheasant hunting recently, drought, short grasses for bird cover, and poor wild mushroom crops became an interesting sideline. This manager was lamenting not finding a
Fall colors, pleasant temperatures and outdoor opportunities make October a special month
Mother Nature’s curtain is about to drop on the final act of October — my favorite month of the year. Temperatures were cool enough on many days to provide a pleasant environment for archery deer
Short season, no tags filled
Well, that was a fast two weeks. After months and months of watching the poults grow and multiply and grow some more, it seems like we had only hours for our fall turkey season. A
Archery hunters registering solid numbers through three weeks
Bowhunters are slightly ahead of last year’s pace, according to harvest updates by DNR. Through Oct. 21, archers had taken 15,401 deer, up a bit from the 15,185 deer taken at the same point in
