by Patrick Durkin
22. June 2012 08:50
Shelterbelts have long been havens for wildlife, but they're now getting plowed out to make room for more high-priced crops like corn and soybeans.
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by Patrick Durkin
19. April 2012 09:42
A harsh preliminary report critiquing Wisconsin's deer-management program was praised by DNR critics and ripped by DNR supporters.
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by Patrick Durkin
19. April 2012 09:21
Wisconsin's wolf population will continue to prosper with a hunting and trapping season.
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by Patrick Durkin
19. April 2012 09:03
Even though a majority of Wisconsin sportsmen favor crossbow use for deer hunting, lawmakers and the DNR have not pushed hard to include them in the state's archery season.
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by Patrick Durkin
19. April 2012 08:46
The coyote's impact on whitetails is often severe in Southeastern states, where coyotes first started showing up during the past 50 years.
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by Patrick Durkin
19. April 2012 03:34
Deer hunting and bowhunting often generate political fights that pit hunters against hunters. But to witness true culture clashes, try proposing a hunting season for sandhill cranes.
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by Patrick Durkin
15. March 2012 00:48
Research shows that "nonconsumptive" recreationists – such as hikers, bikers, campers and rowers – report more satisfaction from their activities than do hunters, anglers and mushroom hunters.
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by Patrick Durkin
14. March 2012 23:50
Blogger Patrick Durkin reflects on 22 years of work at the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show.
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by Patrick Durkin
30. December 2011 04:41
A giant Wisconsin buck went for a midday stroll on Dec. 8, and died when it leaped from a highway overpass and plunged 34 feet onto an unopened section of highway below.
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by Patrick Durkin
20. December 2011 13:27
Paul Conely, 23, of Mellen Wisconsin, started hunting this buck during the 2008 archery season. He finally got it after moving his tree stand to a new site the day before.
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by Patrick Durkin
17. November 2011 13:54
A trip to southwestern Iowa in late October yielded an adult doe and a big buck for Patrick Durkin and his friend.
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by Patrick Durkin
17. November 2011 13:38
Bowhunters might never be able to prove if whitetails have a sixth sense, but some of them think deer can sense their presence without being tipped off by a hunter's scent, sound or movement.
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by Patrick Durkin
19. October 2011 14:29
Dr. James C. Kroll might not be a popular figure among many deer biologists, but his communications skills have helped build rapport with deer hunters.
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by Patrick Durkin
19. October 2011 14:12
Bowhunters today benefit from much larger deer herds and better equipment than was available during the 1970s.
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by Patrick Durkin
5. October 2011 03:52
When bowhunting elk in the Rocky Mountains, you're seldom alone. Pine squirrels are seldom far from sight or sound, and sometimes bears, pine martens and mice keep things interesting.
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by Patrick Durkin
5. October 2011 03:40
When Karl Malcolm heard a bull bugle from atop a nearby ridge at midmorning, he hoofed his way to the scene. After seeing an elk ear twitch nearby, he arrowed the first elk to leave the thicket.
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by Patrick Durkin
26. August 2011 08:40
A young cougar made national news when it got killed on a Connecticut highway in June. But cases of long-distance travels by wildlife aren't rare, and usually involve young males looking for territories of their own.
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by Patrick Durkin
21. August 2011 07:08
If bow mechanics could plan inspections and maintenance work for us, they’d schedule our appointments at least two months before opening day.
But because they can’t do our planning for us, archery pro shops are now witnessing the annual mid- to late-August panic as frantic bowhu...
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by Patrick Durkin
1. August 2011 08:44
If not for the shock, maybe I should have raced downtown to buy a Powerball ticket after shooting my first Robin Hood during a recent lunch break.
That’s right: I drilled one arrow down the tube of another arrow already in the target's bull's-eye. In this case, the center-spot on one ...
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by Patrick Durkin
8. July 2011 09:06
As bowhunters scout public lands for elk and deer, be alert for illegal marijuana-growing operations. These "grows" are showing up across the United States and into Canada.
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by Patrick Durkin
8. July 2011 08:51
Scientists are learning how to predict areas where wolf attacks will occur as North America's largest canine predator expands its range.
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by Patrick Durkin
8. July 2011 08:21
Recent research finds that while fatal attacks on people by black bears are rare, their numbers have increased the past 50 years. In most cases, the bears were hunting their victims.
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by Patrick Durkin
31. May 2011 11:14
Coyotes have long been part of the landscape across much of the whitetail's range. But these "dogs" aren't native to Southeastern states. Since showing up there since the 1960s, they've often found easy pickings on newborn fawns.
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by Patrick Durkin
15. May 2011 13:59
A 30-inch eastern hognose snake suns itself in a backyard woods' archery range.
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by Patrick Durkin
23. April 2011 13:20
While test-shooting four models of 100-grain broadheads recently, I couldn’t help but think about my first archery season for white-tailed deer 40 years ago.
My bowhunting setup in 1971 consisted of cedar arrows, Bear Razorhead broadheads, and a 43-pound Bear Grizzly recurve bow. I traded a...
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by Patrick Durkin
7. April 2011 09:24
The state of Wisconsin had little choice but to buy an 80-acre site in the middle of the state that once held the world's worst outbreak of chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer.
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by Patrick Durkin
24. March 2011 13:23
More states are making room for crossbows during their regular archery big-game seasons. The reason? Crossbows not only recruit new bowhunters, they retain bowhunters who would normally drop out at older ages.
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by Patrick Durkin
24. March 2011 13:15
Why do so many hunter/gatherers feel the need to cost-justify their activities by trying to calculate the value of venison or fish they bring home? Does a golfer, softball player or flower-gardener cost-justify their hobbies and recreation?
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by Patrick Durkin
26. February 2011 09:01
Deer researchers attending the 2011 Southeast Deer Study Group meeting in Oklahoma City got to view and learn more about the remarkable traditional bowhunting program at the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.
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by Patrick Durkin
9. February 2011 14:57
Unlike most hunting shows, "The Wild Within" on the Travel Channel doesn’t shy from showing blood, raw meat or incisions exposing an abdominal or chest cavity. Host Steven Rinella celebrates meat more than antlers, proudly displaying choice cuts as prime trophies.
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