Can you honestly justify your hunting expenses? And why even try? Here's a breakdown of what that might actually look like.
Wisconsin DNR is now in the final phase of land evaluations to offer state-owned hunting and fishing property for sale.
Is Wisconsin's situation with CWD in their whitetail deer herd being taken seriously? Some would say it's time to tighten up.
Quality Deer Management - Has it helped or hurt our deer populations? These facts show the truth.
Here's the story of how one humbling hunt led to one man's journey to losing weight, feeling great, and hunting harder than ever before.
One year in to the "new era" of whitetail deer hunting in Wisconsin...have things truly changed? Some reports speak otherwise.
I’m not sure I believe deer can sense danger, but I know some deer hunters more skilled than me swear deer have that power. What do you think? Do deer have a sixth sense?
It never crossed his mind that one poor pre-hunt breakfast selection could have such an impact on his hunt...and beyond.
Few Wisconsinites were shocked in early March when the state Senate’s Judiciary and Public Safety Committee ignored a bill to let people once again legally cross railroads on foot to reach hunting, fishing and trapping sites statewide.
Wisconsin’s deer and bear hunters will no longer be forced to wear identification backtags, a requirement that began in 1942. Yes, the backtag is dead. Good riddance.
Wisconsin’s seven-citizen Natural Resources Board approved the eventual sale of about 5,700 acres of state-owned wildlife lands when it met in late February in Madison.
As Wisconsin completes its 2015 deer hunting season this weekend, one wonders if we’ve swapped our state’s deer-management program for a simple deer-monitoring system.
Archery seasons are closed for another year, and so maybe it’s time to wonder about a persistent challenge facing our sport: Why do so many bowhunters drop out by age 50?
Recent hunting-license sales in Wisconsin suggest the state is getting little benefit from its Legislature’s experiment to increase participation by deeply discounting fees for first-time hunters.
Thirty-some years ago critics routinely accused the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources of fear-mongering when it released its annual fish-consumption advisories. The good folks claimed the DNR would ruin
Every time Penny or I turn our car or truck down our driveway the past few weeks, we think, “Hey, look at that. There’s no dead buck down there today.” Let me explain. While heading to the gym at 5 a.m. on Nov. 10, my wife and I were shocked to see a glassy-eyed 8-point […]
Twigs snapped and leaves tore after a grapefruit-sized Osage orange lost its grip high in the tree and then slammed into the ground.
My most memorable wildlife encounters often occur while I’m hunting other wildlife or tending to business back in camp.
SODA SPRINGS, Idaho – There’s no hesitating in bowhunting. Especially when you’re on the ground without a blind, and an elk is feeding 30 yards away, oblivious to your presence. Shoot now or forever hold your whining. But I didn’t release my arrow, and so now I just keep chewing on second-guessed advice I’ve fed […]
