Deer kill still lagging as ‘bonus’ gun season approaches
Jeff Frischkorn
December 12, 2018
Hunters will have opportunity to make up ground this weekend.
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Hundreds of tested deer reveal no new cases of CWD in U.P.
Associated Press
December 12, 2018
More than 750 deer heads were examined in a core surveillance area around Dickinson County. Hundreds more were checked in an area that extended into Marquette County.
Wyoming man fined more than $25K for shooting grizzly
Associated Press
December 12, 2018
Man who was elk hunting told authorities he shot the bear after it approached his hunting camp three different times. However, investigators found only one set of bear tracks outside the camp and determined that
Muzzleloader harvest up slightly in 2018
Ralph Loos
December 11, 2018
Hunters harvested 3,863 deer during the 2018 muzzleloader-only season, which took place this past weekend. The harvest tally was up slightly from the 3,765 taken in 2017. According to the Illinois DNR, harvest sex ratios
Another gun deer hunting season in the books, with mixed results
Ron Steffe
December 10, 2018
Deer numbers appear solid, but with once-vibrant deer camps aging, and fewer youths joining the mix, harvest numbers suffer.
Winter ring-necked hunting: wrong way roosters
Tony Peterson
December 10, 2018
While walking hard for late-season, public-land pheasants, try a different route.
A deerless but satisfying deer season
Tom Pink
December 10, 2018
After a few days on the stand, writer always feels as if he’s closing in on venison, and that if he could just sit one more day, he’d be able to connect. That hope will
A deer season of highs and lows ends with a buck
Keri Butt
December 10, 2018
I recently shared with you my experiences with the emotions that resulted when an afternoon bow hunt Nov. 3 went very wrong. I shot a 2.5-year-old buck, and despite a great start to a blood
Surviving the season: dressing for the cold
Mike Raykovicz
December 10, 2018
Layering a way of life outdoors in this neck of the woods, and doing so properly could be the difference between an enjoyable hunt and not-so-fun outing.
