
Patchy but productive late-season ruffed grouse hunting
The leaves are down, but be prepared to walk some miles if you want to shoot a few ruffs during November and December.

The leaves are down, but be prepared to walk some miles if you want to shoot a few ruffs during November and December.

Wisconsin’s small game, fall turkey could stand to see higher participation.

And put in the time to help ensure your success.

Make the memories while you can, while your legs still allow you to hunt hard, and before something comes along that prevents you from doing what you love. You never know when your hunting time

Hannah Hellesen, of Slinger, skipped her homecoming dance to go hunting with her dad and brother during the youth deer hunt. The decision paid off as she shot her first deer.

In 2017, 1,691 bears were taken. This year, preliminary numbers appear to be slightly below the 1,500-target harvest.

But Canada goose numbers continue to increase slightly each week in most areas. And while wetlands conditions remain good, hunting pressure is extremely low and will likely decline further with the deer opener this weekend.

Hunters about 1,000 deer off of last year’s pace

Hunters shrugged off mild, windy and wet weather at this year’s Camp Ripley bow hunts near Little Falls, taking 237 deer in two hunts over a total of four days, Oct. 18-19 and Oct. 27-28.
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