Hunting News
Before 2025
- Chiggers: An itch you just can’t scratch enoughI was on a plane one time, talking to a married couple who had moved from Illinois to Arkansas. The husband was singing the praises of his new home and told me,...
- Wisconsin DNR concludes investigation into illegal killing of huge buck in La Crosse County from 2021The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced that the investigation into a 2021 illegal deer harvest has ended with a three-year revocation of the hu...
- Does your hunting dog need ‘mouth work?’ There are multiple methodsGet a group of game-dog enthusiasts together and you’ll end up with some pretty strong opinions when it comes to mouth work – force fetch, as it’s sometim...
- Trees on Iowa’s landscape: when to cut and when to growWant to get a controversy started? Let’s talk about cutting trees on Iowa’s public lands. You are going to get a whirlwind discussion for and against. Why i...
- Regional ruffed grouse forecast: What can hunters expect in 2023?While grouse drumming reports are up slightly in the primary grouse-hunting states, this doesn’t always mean better hunting. High spring temperatures with dry...
- An Alaskan moose-hunting saga: The hunt beginsGiven Minnesota’s low moose numbers, I’ll probably never have the chance to hunt these kings of the forest around home. That’s OK, though. I experienced e...
- Beat a buck’s nose: A look at new-age scent control optionsWhen I first got serious about bowhunting, it didn’t take me long to figure out I smelled pretty bad to deer. Bucks would hit my walk-in trail and do an about...
- Minnesota Reader Stories: Not just a blue-wing, but a symbol of conservationIn 2021, my son, Pete Kvale, and I harvested a banded male blue-winged teal at the Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area in northwestern Minnesota. The condition ...
- Oak Duke: Bass are why I love weedOh come on folks. After reading that headline you might be tempted to think that I mean the smokeable kind of weed. Nope, water weeds. The kind that means bass!...
- Wisconsin spring survey shows stable waterfowl numbers, while pheasant and grouse counts dropResults of the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) annual spring surveys of Wisconsin ruffed grouse, pheasant, and waterfowl are in, with the spring waterf...
- WI Daily Update: Bonus antlerless harvest authorizations on sale Aug. 14Bonus antlerless harvest authorizations for the 2023 deer season in Wisconsin are on sale today, Aug. 14. Here are the details you need to know. The post WI Dai...
- MN Daily Update: Important dates to remember for deer huntersGet ready for deer hunting season. Here are some important dates to remember coming up. The post MN Daily Update: Important dates to remember for deer hunters a...
- Ohio’s river water quality shows improvementOhio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) Director Anne Vogel recently announced that a comprehensive study of Ohio’s largest ...
- Here’s how to be ready this bowhunting seasonWould Aaron Rogers stroll onto a football field, throw a hundred footballs, and walk off feeling ready for the NFL season opener? Obviously not! Yet most bowhun...
- Big Wisconsin waterfowl expo coming to Oshkosh: Here’s what you’ll find thereAll things waterfowl – from science to calling contests to gear and more – will land in Oshkosh on Saturday, Aug. 26 during the third annual Wisconsin Water...