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- Wisconsin Outdoor CalendarOutdoor News would like to list your upcoming banquet or event in our Outdoor Calendar. At least four weeks prior to your event provide: date, time, place, orga...
- Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Field reports from Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesWardens Zack Feest and Paul Metzger, both of Washington County, conducted a UTV stop for an individual operating in the oncoming traffic lane of Deer Road in Wa...
- Wisconsin Letters to the EditorIn regards to the DNR budget, I believe it is time to raise resident hunting, fishing and trapping fees since it has been at least 19 years since the last incre...
- Trempealeau NWR is one of seven refuges offering financial perk for voluntary use of non-toxic ammoThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) pilot program provides an incentive for hunters to use non-toxic bullets for deer hunting and bird shot for upland hu...
- PBA union clears the air on Peanut the squirrel seizurePeanut the squirrel made national headlines after ECOs on Oct. 30 seized the squirrel and a raccoon named Fred, from Nick Longo, of Pine City, in Chemung County...
- Urban-rural Pheasants Forever partnership connects city and country to build tomorrow’s huntersWhen Dave Scherf took over as president of Minnesota’s Metro Area Chapter of Pheasants Forever in 2010, he and the board started planning what they thought wa...
- Ages of antlered deer still climbing in IllinoisLast year, 35% of antlered bucks shot in Illinois were “yearlings” – a description given to deer 1.5 years old. The yearling harvest was a slight dip from...
- Steve McComas: The detective’s spring/summer lake review for 2024 in MinnesotaThe 2024 spring/summer started out wet and hot. Above-average precipitation from April to June, along with higher-than-average temperatures through August were ...
- Is there still an advantage to hand loads for varmint hunting?The decade following World War II ushered in the golden age of hand-loading centerfire rifle cartridges, as bullets from Speer, Sierra, Nosler, Hornady, and oth...
- Mike Schoonveld: Get the net! But which one? Here’s what to considerWhether you are fishing from a rowboat in a farm pond or on an offshore cruiser in the middle of a Great Lake, one of the most welcome phrases an angler can say...
- Recover more big game with dogs: Here are tips for a successful trackEach year, an average of 338,654 deer are taken by Pennsylvania hunters with a bow, crossbow, muzzleloader, rifle, or pistol. Unfortunately, there are many more...
- Why carp stop short of Chicago: dirty water?Invasive silver carp have been spreading throughout the Mississippi River Basin since their introduction a half-century ago. Yet, try as they might, the fish ha...
- As deer season changes, it’s time to make rut adjustmentsIt’s easy to notice when autumn tightens its grip on the landscape. Leaves turn and tumble downward. Days are shorter. Nights are colder. Obvious change is on...
- Ohio’s lesser known rivers hold plenty of promise, tooErnest Miller Hemingway could have done anything he wanted. Born in Oak Park, a well-to-do suburb of Chicago, he passed on college. A job with the Kansas City S...
- Tom Venesky: Deer improvise for water source during droughtAs I scrolled through photos captured by a trail camera, several images showed deer sticking their heads in what appeared to be a hole in the ground. As the dat...