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Sponsors and landowners interested in hosting a gun deer hunt for hunters with disabilities are encouraged to apply by June 1. Applications can now be submitted to the Department of Natural Resources online.
Chuck Quirmbach of Wisconsin Public Radio reports that a meeting today in Wausau could determine wolf hunt quotas.
Challenge The Outdoors partnered with Shadows on the Wolf, Clintonville Chapter to mentor and assist our hunters in their efforts to bag a tom turkey.
John Koski grips the old blanket in knobby hands weathered from a lifetime of farming. He pulls it back to reveal the carcasses of two cows, or what's left of them. More than half of each is picked clean, the spine and rib bones almost a polished white, with no traces of flesh. Some of the rib bones are snapped and show evidence of being gnawed upon.
Matt Tennessen was nearly killed in Afghanistan on Easter Sunday in 2008.
Rep. Mary Czaja, R-Irma, knew her bill to legalize crossbows for all bowhunters during Wisconsin's archery deer season was a winner when her hunter constituents in Lincoln and Langlade counties consistently sighed the same three-word reaction:
As a public service, the Ripon Rifle and Pistol Club will be opening up our outdoor range to the public on Monday evenings from 6 p.m. until dusk, starting in June.
It's not a done deal yet but a bill introduced last week with bipartisan support would allow crossbows for all in the archery deer hunting season.
Department of Natural Resources officials received input from over 700 people at a series of deer hunter forums held around the state in March and through more than 13,000 responses to an online survey on deer management issues. The collected public feedback was used in developing the 2013 deer hunting seasons that will be recommended to the Natural Resources Board, May 22, in Madison.
The Legislature's finance committee has quietly left a provision that would ban night wolf hunting in Gov. Scott Walker's budget.
In a new installment in her series, WAOW.com's Lauren Magiera tries her hand at fishing on the Wisconsin River.
Plans are moving forward for the city to begin its plan to control the deer population in the Sheboygan.
Paul A. Smith of JSOnline.com reviews the bill under consideration in the Wisconsin Legislature which would allow all hunters to use crossbows during the archery season.
The Legislature's budget committee has approved spending nearly $2 million in federal money to set up private deer hunts.
Green Bay waters — both bay tributaries and the bays, harbors and shorelines on the main lake itself — are producing incredible catches of trophy smallmouth bass this week.
Lyn Jerde of the Portage Daily Register reports that the Columbia County Board's public safety committee has expressed support for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' plan to limit taget shooting on state-owned land.
Have thoughts or questions about enhancing deer management in Wisconsin through the implementation of the Deer Trustee Report? Share them with the Department of Natural Resources tonight at 6 p.m.
The woods in the Eagle River area are alive with gobblers. If you are out at dawn, you are likely to hear several birds. This bodes well for those hunters still going after turkeys. The warm weather has really kicked the strutting season into high gear.
Applications are now available for Fort McCoy's fall deer and turkey hunts.
Michigan now has a wolf hunting season after a board voted Thursday to allow hunters and trappers to kill up to 43 of the animals in selected parts of the state's Upper Peninsula.
This past winter, hundreds of volunteers helped state wildlife researchers in capturing and placing radio collars on yearling and adult deer. Now researchers would like help locating and radio collaring newborn fawns during May and June.
Tim Lawhern, who since 2011 has served as administrator of the Department of Natural Resources Division of Enforcement and Science, was inducted into the International Hunter Education Association Professional Hall of Fame at an awards ceremony last month.
Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Wednesday that clears the way to schedule Michigan's first gray wolf hunting season since the resurgent predator, reviled by some as a menace to farm animals and beloved by others as a symbol of untamed wildness, was driven to the brink of extinction in the lower 48 states a half-century ago.
Troy Peterson shares a first turkey hunt and his three-bearded tom in a new video.
The numbers weren't as hot as usual but the size of the top-end smallmouth bass was indeed impressive opening weekend on Green Bay, with many seasoned anglers notching 5- and 6-pound-plus giants on both live and artificial baits.
A Suring man who forced his hunting dog and a raccoon into a fight, after which he shot and killed the dog, was sentenced to two years of probation in Oconto County Circuit Court.
Eric Quackenboss isn’t shy about why he likes trapshooting.
The 2013 Wisconsin wolf count indicates there are a minimum of 809 to 834 wolves in the state, including 215 packs and 15 lone wolves, according to Department of Natural Resources officials. This count compares to the 2012 count of a minimum of 815 to 880 wolves, including 213 packs and 20 lone wolves.
Over the course of the last few years, the state of Wisconsin has taken some good strides in terms of making new laws for outdoorsmen.
Like the rest of Wisconsin, the nutty weather in the Eagle River area continues. But the good news is that the snow is finally gone! Turkeys are moving into a more normal spring pattern, with increasing gobbling and strutting activity. There is more standing water in the woods than what is normal for this time of year, so use waterproof footwear. This is especially true in areas that are not well drained.
Opening day of the smallmouth bass fishing season on Green Bay today will lure plenty of anglers out for a crack at a whopper, but cold water could make for one of the slower starts in years.
Let this flap about a hunting season for groundhogs be a lesson to lawmakers: Once people put a name with a face — especially one that's borderline cute — expect mud fights and silent friends if you can't specify good reasons to hunt the critter.
You can practically feel Patrick Durkin's blood pressure rising, column after column.
YouTube user vcintermedia shares a new episode of Wisconsin Whitetail Pursuit this week. The video features shed antler hunting in northwestern Wisconsin.
Hunter Education instructors and Learn to Hunt mentors are needed to mentor fourth- and fifth-grade students while shooting BB guns at the Wisconsin Outdoor Youth Education Expo at the Dodge County Fairgrounds on Thursday, May 16 and Friday, May 17. The Fairgrounds are located three miles east of Beaver Dam on Highway 33.
A Wisconsin game organization is offering a $500 reward to the person whose tip to the DNR conservation wardens results in the conviction of the person or persons responsible for a February poaching of a black bear in St. Croix County.
Blogger Gary Engberg hosts a radio show each weekend. The interview this week is with special guest Tony Roach.Tony is a great person and a great angler. The spring turkey season and spring river walleye fishing which has been so inconsistent is also discussed.
Cohos in the southern basin, the first chinooks off Sheboygan and brown and lake trout in shallows off Door and Kewaunee counties have Lake Michigan trollers thinking spring.
Results have been posted for the 2013 Wisconsin state tournament for the National Archery in the Schools Program held earlier this month at Wisconsin Rapids.
A Washington County Sheriff's commander is recovering at a Twin Cities hospital after being shot while scouting for a turkey hunt in western Wisconsin.
While there's still a foot of snow in the woods around Eagle River, the temperatures are warming up considerably and we should see the snow start to melt rapidly. Adjust your camo accordingly. If you are sitting in a snowbank wear white. If enough snow is gone, use drab early season camo. It will still be too early for forest green patterns. Don't forget to cover your face in some way.
YouTube user AntlersArchery shares video shot over the weekend at the Lincolnd County Sports Club's Spring 2013 Shoot.
David K. Reinke says he's committed to saving the endangered black rhinoceros.
Campbellsport Fire Department hosts their third annual 'Sporting Clays Shoot' on May 18. Proceeds will go towards the Campbellsport Fire Department Dive Team. Cost $20 per shooter per round of 50 targets.
Although winter did not arrive in some areas until well into February, it has persisted longer than normal and the impacts on individual deer are being seen in some areas.
The owner of Wisconsin's most famous groundhog is wondering when lawmakers will slow down on establishing hunting seasons.
Blogger Gary Engberg hosts a radio show each weekend. The interview this week is with Mark Courts. Court is a professional angler fishing both walleye and bass tournaments in Canada and the United States. Also hear spring river walleye tips and tips for hunting the spring turkey season.
Hunters and meat processors from around the state donated deer and volunteered their time to provide venison to people in need in 2012.
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit by several animal rights groups seeking to return gray wolves in the Great Lakes region to the Endangered Species List. If granted, Judge Beryl A. Howell will consider RMEF positions in her U.S. District Court in Washington D.C.
Paddle: Paddle Namekagon covers 92 miles of the Namekagon River. Visit http://www.scrapaddle.org for more registration information and additional details. Registration has begun and is limited to 80 participants. More events | Events map
Birding: Find wetlands, prairies, and forests in abundance at Crex Meadows, along with more birds than you can dream of ... but not more than you can count! Andy Paulios leads this event from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Burnett County. Register at https://www.cvent.com/events/great-wi-birdathon-big-day-trips/registration-941aca6cd282454189211661afb27a0a.aspx. More events | Events map
Canoe & Wooden Boat Show: This event will be held in conjunction with Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Day outside of the Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum in Spooner. For more information visit http://www.WisconsinCanoeHeritageMuseum.org. More events | Events map
Classic snowmobile show: The Snowmobile Hall of Fame in St. Germain presents a Classic Sled Roundup. Judged sleds will be on display along with a swap meet. 1973 models will be the featured sleds this year. For more information call 715-542-4463 or e-mail info@snowmobilehalloffame.com. More events | Events map
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