
Dean Bortz: Elk hunting… if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again
When I finally grow up I hope I can become a successful elk hunter just like Patrick Durkin and Christine Thomas.
As it stands right now, after – what? – 13 years of trying

When I finally grow up I hope I can become a successful elk hunter just like Patrick Durkin and Christine Thomas.
As it stands right now, after – what? – 13 years of trying

Two Wisconsin bowhunters scored on trophy central Wisconsin black bears to kick off the 2025 season, both in the 500-pound live weight range and in the mid-400 pounds field dressed.
One of the bears

As deer seasons continue to intensify across New York, especially in the Northern Zone where hunters are on the cusp of both the early muzzleloading season and firearms opener, hunters are once again deciphering changes

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 8:30 a.m. at the DNR’s headquarters in Madison.
During the proceedings, the DNR will ask NRB members to approve several scope statements

A few hours after the elk season opened for two Minnesota hunters on Saturday, Sept. 13, Jayme Fisher, of Ranier, pulled the trigger with a bull in his sights, about 35 yards away.
He

President Donald Trump on Monday, Oct. 6 ordered approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals.
The long-debated Ambler Road project was

An old Newfoundland moose-hunting guide said it best, and in simple fashion so typical of these hard-working folks, when talking about the potential for success on any hunt:
“Even where there’s a lot of

One of the black bears bagged on Sept. 10, opening day of the Upper Peninsula’s bear season, was shot by Stanford, England resident James Maunder Taylor. He killed a 335-pound sow late in the day

“It was a challenging year.”
That’s how Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Shelby Adams summed up the early elk season that concluded on September 29.
“We had that ice storm last
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