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- Here’s how to beat the mid-summer bass lullDuring late May and through pretty much all of June, bass-fishing action can be expected from dark to dark. As the middle of the summer settles in, that all see...
- Norther Wisconsin’s deer herd: Forest and Florence counties share disparate habitats, hunter successA proposal that seems to be gaining momentum in Wisconsin is a return to the old deer management units system, which was in place before county-based management...
- Robust redear sunfish are moving the needle in Michigan panfishingThere are hundreds of lakes in Michigan where anglers can enjoy good to very good bluegill fishing. But when Chris Freiburger and I met up for a couple of hours...
- Minnesota Falconers Association celebrates 50 years of falconryBefore the Minnesota Falconers Association was formed 50 years ago, scores of Minnesota falconers toiled in obscurity. They practiced their ancient craft largel...
- Wisconsin DNR’s ‘no guns for fishing’ rule challenged in courtThe Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) has challenged a DNR administrative rule that states no person may, “Possess or control any firearm, gun or...
- Progress on EHD benefits the Illinois deer herdThese days, there’s a bit of apprehension in Tom Collings’ stride when he begins his annual inspection of hunting property along the Illinois River. His wee...
- Wisconsin State Roundup: Still no resolution to suspended trout rearing programLocal sportsmen’s club volunteers who have raised trout in cooperation with the DNR for more than 55 years continue to try to make sense of the agency’s dec...
- Hunter Nation visits Medford, Wis., for listening session related to predator managementHunter Nation and state legislators carried a “stand up and be counted” type of message regarding Wisconsin predator management to Medford, Wis., recently, ...
- Dan Small Outdoors Radio: Show 1929Time to plant fall food plots and deploy trail cameras for deer hunting. Walleyes are hitting on Castle Rock Lake. Let Guide Geek plan your outdoor adventures. ...
- Lake Michigan fisherman: ‘Holy crap – it’s a sturgeon’Ernesto Amparan has been fishing Lake Michigan since he was just a tiny tot – yet despite ongoing jokes about Chicago shorelines, he’s never come across a d...
- Illinois’ statewide fishing report on July 19, 2024Summer lull yet to hit largemouth bass, catfish. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report from across the state on July 19, 2024. The post Illinois’ sta...
- Episode 497 – BWCA land transfer, the Lake Detective, new Hemingway book, Camp Ripley hunt changesManaging Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman break down the Minnesota DNR’s plan to transfer 80,000 acres of school trust lands to the U.S. Forest Se...
- Patrick Durkin: Wisconsin’s drumming grouse numbers take big jump during latest spring surveySix years after Wisconsin policymakers panicked over declines in the ruffed grouse population, the state’s “thunder chickens” climbed atop their drumming ...
- Partnership leads to reopened Green Lake Park in Oconto County, Wis., after longtime closureAfter being closed to the public for nearly a decade, Oconto County’s Green Lake Park is back in business, thanks to a 25-year agreement between the Mountain ...
- Freshwater Fishing Hall of Famer Greg Bohn, wife Audrey, die in three-vehicle crashWell-known fishing guide Gregory R. Bohn, 70, and his wife, Audrey J. Bohn, 70, both of Hazelhurst,Wis., died in a multi-vehicle crash on Hwy. 51 near their hom...