Hunting News
Before 2025
- Illinois school habitat projects to receive funding through DNR grant programSeventeen Illinois schools have been awarded Schoolyard Habitat Action grants totaling $15,700 from DNR and the Illinois Conservation Foundation. The Illinois S...
- Research: Blood from deer kills bacteria that causes Lyme diseaseThe study demonstrates that the blood of the white-tailed deer kills the corkscrew-shaped bacterium that causes Lyme disease, a potentially debilitating illness...
- Fish, wildlife depend on springtime floodingFrom a fish standpoint, floods are very positive events and do multiple things. First, the high water opens up terrestrial food resources that were high and dry...
- 42-inch invasive grass carp helps family win Palos Park derby in IllinoisThe Koch family apparently did its part to fight invasive carp, reportedly yanking a 42-pound grass carp out of a Cook County lake. But there is some confusion ...
- Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Shining, uncased crossbow leads to citationField reports from Illinois Conservation Police CPOs published in the April 21, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois Cuffs & Collars: Shinin...
- Illinois’ Outdoor CalendarA look at outdoor-related events coming up from across Illinois published in the April 21, 2023 edition of Illinois Outdoor News. The post Illinois’ Outdoor C...
- Deep snow makes for challenging steelhead opener on Wisconsin’s Brule RiverThe Brule River looked seductive from the cabin porch as it slipped by in the early morning light. Better yet, her soft murmurs were unlike the enraged rants of...
- Reloading components now becoming more availableAs the ammunition shortage that firearms owners experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic has eased somewhat, those who reload their own ammunition are also find...
- Wisconsin deer herd faces mounting challengesFew Wisconsin hunters noticed they had one less opportunity to share their thoughts on deer hunting and deer management this spring. That’s probably not surpr...
- Wisconsin State Roundup: Changes coming to state’s draft wolf management planWisconsin DNR secretary Adam Payne told Natural Resources Board (NRB) members at the board’s April 12 meeting that the DNR will be making changes and improvem...
- Commentary: Correct the 2016 deer mistakes in WisconsinIt’s been seven years since deer carcass tagging and in-person deer registration were eliminated in Wisconsin. Today, 37 states require physical tagging of de...
- Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Electronic turkey and deer registration are preferredReader-submitted letters to the editor from the April 21, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Electronic turkey an...
- Burnett County sheriff not citing anyone in alleged trespass case from WisconsinSiren, Wis. — Burnett County District Attorney James Rennicke’s office staff recently confirmed trespassing charges would not be filed against a group of me...
- Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Conservation groups set second session on DNR wolf draft plan April 22 in PrenticeA mix of outdoor-related news items published in the April 21, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Conservation groups set sec...
- Eight voters show up for Wisconsin’s Crawford County open houseThe Crawford County DNR and Conservation Congress spring open house meeting took place in Prairie du Chien April 3. The light turnout of meeting goers that nigh...