Hunting News
Before 2025
- High school bass anglers in Illinois will get regional round next springDramatic expansion of the Illinois high school bass fishing championship series will have to wait until next spring. The plan is to add a round of fishing to th...
- Wolves killed at least 29 dogs in Wisconsin in 2023, third highest year on recordWolves in Wisconsin killed at least 29 dogs and 39 livestock between April 21 and Dec. 11 last year. The number of dogs killed was the third highest on record. ...
- Next four Wisconsin Natural Resources Board appointees questioned by senatorsFour new Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) appointees faced a series of challenging questions from the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Spor...
- Commentary: The long road back for Wisconsin deer managementWisconsin’s deer management program was once considered the best in the nation by most deer biologists in the United States. Deer were managed in units of sim...
- Best for bluegills? Try these six waters if you’re looking in eastern PennsylvaniaWhen it comes to ice fishing, defining “best” is a tricky grade. And it gets trickier when it comes to the ubiquitous bluegill. Are we talking about size of...
- Is the duck boom about to bust? Some of the numbers are concerningIt’s been a tough year for our waterfowl-hunting friends down South. The few rounds of severe winter weather that affected wetland and food conditions in Cana...
- Wisconsin’s Waukesha, Washington county buck kills down 6% from ’22, but up from five-year averageHunters in Wisconsin's Waukesha and Washington counties fared better then those in many other counties when it came to shooting bucks during the 2023 gun deer s...
- New commercial baitfish harvest rules approved in WisconsinThe Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved new rules that will apply to commercial harvesters of baitfish in 2024. The rules, adopted at the board’s...
- Can bobcats help ‘clean up’ CWD in deer herds?In a year that saw confirmed CWD cases in Illinois’ deer spike and disease prevalence hit an all-time high, any news is good news – and any potential resolu...
- Ryan Rothstein: Finding positives from a tough 2023 deer season, with an eye toward ’24The end of the year always inspires folks to look back on the last 12 months and to count their blessings. I’m no exception, but my introspection is probably ...
- Tom Venesky: Age, weather change our approach to huntingA lot of older hunters talk about how their approach to the sport changed as they aged. For many, as they got older there was less emphasis on the harvest and m...
- Wisconsin bill would protect hunters’ loss of collected preference pointsFor Wisconsin outdoor enthusiasts who’ve waited years for enough preference points to draw one of the highly coveted tags for species like bobcat or bear, onl...
- Months after brain surgery, Minnesota 12-year-old Chasity Skerik scores the buck she soughtThe past few months have been eventful for 12-year-old Chasity Skerik, her mother Leah, her dad Greg, and the rest of her family. About a year ago, the Bemidji,...
- Episode 469 – Craziest ice conditions ever, plus a couple of Top 10 lists – top stories of 2023, and top hunting and fishing flicksLet’s kick off 2024 with reports about the poor and strange ice conditions across Minnesota. Host and Managing Editor Rob Drieslein along with Editor Tim Spie...
- Melissa Bachman to speak at the Wisconsin Chapter of Safari Club International’s annual banquet set for Feb. 9-10Safari Club International-Wisconsin, the local SCI chapter, has announced plans for its 47th annual grand banquet and fundraiser scheduled for Friday, Feb. 9, a...