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Interested in saddle hunting? Here are some options
Dan Durbin
July 14, 2024
Just a few years ago you’d only find a few companies making saddles for hunting, but in 2024 there are more than a dozen companies trying to cash in on the mobile hunting craze.
Socialization is key to having your hunting puppy prepared to face the world
Tim Spielman
July 13, 2024
Just a few days after bringing into my home my black Labrador puppy five years ago, I decided it was time to take her out on the town to meet some friends.
Our first
Wisconsin Wardens at Work: Zone 1 turkey hunter gets surprise call in Zone 3
Jerry Davis
July 13, 2024
A licensed hunter pursuing turkeys in the Black River State Forest in Jackson County, Wis., on opening day of the very first season, April 17, heard an unusual call. More accurately, the hunter received an
Christine Thomas: Old dinner bell gets new home at little cabin
Christine Thomas
July 13, 2024
The story that led up to her remarks begins in the late 1970s. We were living on the Field Ranch in the town of Colburn, in Adams County. I owned a black quarter horse mare,
NWTF to celebrate 50 years of work in Wisconsin on July 27
Staff Report
July 11, 2024
The National Wild Turkey Federation, Cabela’s, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the hunter-conservationists from across America’s Dairyland will gather in Prairie du Chien July 27 for a celebration of the restoration of the
Tim Eisele: Ontario’s remote waters and walleyes were the perfect getaway
Tim Eisele
July 11, 2024
It was the perfect Canadian fishing trip for a couple of first-time visitors.
Yes, indeed, as my youngest brother, Mike Eisele, and I drove the 725 miles up to Sturgeon Lake Lodge in northwest
Patrick Durkin: 28 boating fatalities in 2023 sets Wisconsin record
Patrick Durkin
July 10, 2024
Wisconsin set a tragic record in 2023 when 28 people died while enjoying the state’s lakes and rivers by fishing, hunting, paddling, jet-skiing, waterskiing or motorboating.
Most of those folks drowned. Only one died
Wisconsin’s Waupaca chain gets first ‘loaner’ life jacket station
Greg Seubert
July 9, 2024
Waupaca Chain O’ Lakes boaters might have noticed the newest addition to the Taylor Lake public boat landing after local DNR game wardens teamed up with the town of Farmington and Waupaca Chain O’ Lakes
Wisconsin State Roundup: Some specific changes needed to better manage deer herd
Dean Bortz
July 9, 2024
Two quick thoughts about deer before we move onto other business here – the Wisconsin DNR needs to really get serious and moving on returning to the numeric/alpha deer management units we used prior to