Many bowhunters are learning that chickadees like to create nesting cavities in the necks of 3-D deer targets.
If you're looking for a fun way to hone your shooting and stalking skills this summer, try bowfishing for carp!
Cornfields are growing larger as farmers bulldoze fencerows, windbreaks and old farmsteads, which are often havens for big bucks and other wildlife.
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.
When carp move into the shallows to spawn in early summer, bowfishermen follow. Some stay on the hunt throughout the evening by using large lights.
One of my favorite pastimes as an outdoor writer the past 30 years is collecting conspiracy theories, rural legends and other tall tales from readers.About the time one story finishes its rounds, another takes its place. And don’t worry. If you didn’t hea
Hunters often hear and spread some wild, unverifiable rumors that spread without anyone pausing to verify them.
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.
A harsh preliminary report critiquing Wisconsin's deer-management program was praised by DNR critics and ripped by DNR supporters.
Wisconsin's wolf population will continue to prosper with a hunting and trapping season.
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.
The coyote's impact on whitetails is often severe in Southeastern states, where coyotes first started showing up during the past 50 years.
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.
Blogger Patrick Durkin reflects on 22 years of work at the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show.
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.
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.
A trip to southwestern Iowa in late October yielded an adult doe and a big buck for Patrick Durkin and his friend.
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.
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.
