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- WI Daily Update: EHD confirmed in three countiesThe Wisconsin DNR confirmed cases of EHD in three counties in Wisconsin. Here are the details. The post WI Daily Update: EHD confirmed in three counties appeare...
- Michigan 18-year-old, Tyler Wildman, wins Junior World Skeet Shooting ChampionshipArtists, athletes, or anyone who stands out in their field can make success appear so easy that to the casual observer, raw talent alone is responsible. But upo...
- Want the perfect hunting rifle? Build your ownIt is no secret you get what you pay for when it comes to a rifle. The problem for some of the straight-walled cartridge rifles is that basic field models are t...
- MN Daily Update: Winners of the pheasant and turkey stamp contests announcedThe Minnesota DNR recently chose the winners of the 2025 pheasant and 2026 wild turkey stamp contests. Here’s who won. The post MN Daily Update: Winners of th...
- 2024 Illinois Firearms Deer Preview: Will rifle harvest climb this year?Shotguns still dominate the two weekends of Illinois deer hunting that remain aptly labeled “gun season.” But here’s something to shrug at as you sight-in...
- Rotational grazing: A pipeline to better water quality in Fillmore County, Minn.The rotational grazing system Carter Lee installed on 70 acres of Fillmore County blufftops is revitalizing pastureland, improving soil health, and protecting t...
- Wisconsin’s Washburn County bear hunter loses three dogs to wolvesOn Sept. 14 in Washburn County’s town of Stinnett, Wis., bear hunters lost three of their Plott trailing hounds to wolves that ran down the dogs and killed th...
- Stocking program provides a limited Atlantic salmon fishery in Michigan waters of Lake HuronWe were trolling in 130 to 170 feet of water in Lake Huron off Harbor Beach, Mich., and things were slow, when we noticed a big fish on the sonar right on the b...
- Pheasant hunt in Illinois has dodged pellets over the years to remain goingMore than 57% of pheasants released at 16 Illinois DNR controlled hunting sites last season were harvested – one of the top hunter success rates in the progra...
- Decision on a possible sandhill crane hunting season in Wisconsin due Nov. 13While a Wisconsin sandhill crane hunting season would easily fit into the federal framework for managing cranes in the eastern population flyway, the decision t...
- Shift your focus, at least a little bit, toward ‘hunting’ for big walleyes this fallAs temperatures fall and leaves start to turn, lots of sportsmen in the Great Lakes region head to the woods for some hunting. This year consider delaying the s...
- Joe Fellegy: ‘Mom and pop’ resorts are declining in Minnesota. Why?There are several big reasons why many “mom and pop” resorts have closed in Minnesota. But media coverage of this important topic rarely includes the multip...
- The deer mating game and how to use it to your advantage as a hunterHow many does will a buck breed? Bucks instinctively strive to breed as many receptive does as possible. If there are lots of does in an area, bucks will try to...
- Wisconsin Natural Resources Board set to meet in Madison Oct. 23The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 in meeting room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 1...
- Illinois DNR’s approach to managing CWD will change in 2025The Illinois DNR’s fight against CWD in the state’s deer herd is about to undergo a swift change of direction, just as an annual report on the disease revea...