An interesting but not surprising fact about the Illinois spring turkey season: Hunters don’t like to mess around.
The first day of the first-season segment has by far produced the biggest harvest the past
Turkey hunters took it on the chin once again when they tried to buy a bonus tag for Wisconsin’s spring hunt, only to see their order eliminated by the Department of Natural Resources’ GoWild system.
While most of the focus falls on Wisconsin DNR fish and wildlife questions or Conservation Congress advisory questions during the annual spring fish and game hearings, the Natural Resources Board (NRB) may also offer advisory
The bill that would have created a sandhill crane hunting season in Wisconsin died quietly March 17 when the State Senate adjourned its last regular session without voting on the proposal.
Past votes in
The Wisconsin DNR’s wildlife bureau has seven questions on the Monday, April 13, spring hearing agenda related to elk, sharp-tailed grouse, disabled hunters south of Hwy. 64, and a longer bow season, and more.
The 2026 spring fish and game hearings will take place in each of Wisconsin’s 72 counties beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, April 13, this year with 44 questions from the Department of Natural Resources, Natural
In an age when hordes of hunters employ technological advantages from infrared cameras to artificial intelligence, there is still a small enclave who cling to the old ways.
Their methods are guided by ancient
The lady-like baying of Willow stirred half-century-plus-old memories. Fond ones, of course.
Very fond ones, to be exact. Consumed with the thrill of chasing rabbits with an excited hound, nothing stood in the way
Since the 1930s, hunters have paid for wildlife conservation through license fees and Pittman-Robertson excise taxes on guns and ammunition. Anglers pay through Dingell-Johnson/Wallop-Breaux Act.
Citizens in general were typically ignored relating to wildlife
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