The author had a big scare with his heart while hunting alone for deer in November. His advice to others? Don’t ignore ...

It doesn’t mean our passion for the outdoors is decreasing. It just means we spend more time dreaming about being there than actually being there.

Aging sure eases the stirring and sleeplessness that are part of hunting and fishing seasons’ beginnings. Just yesterday, I started packing (at least piling in the garage) everything I’ll need when I ...

North Dakota’s spring light goose conservation order opens Feb. 17 and continues through May 12. Residents must have a 2023-24 (valid through March 31) or 2024-25 (required April 1) combination ...

Even though the muzzleloader season for deer runs until Jan. 1, deer season is just about over for me. We’ll be heading south to attend our Granddaughter’s college graduation and we won’t be back ...

Early ice is not a time for wheelhouses or stationary shelters. The ice won’t support the weight. So what you see at early ice are portable shelters being pulled like sleds with a minimum amount of ...

A new study of experimental panfishing regulations found that reducing bag limits could improve panfish sizes. The Wisconsin DNR began a study of experimental panfish regulations on 94 lakes in 2016 ...

Years ago when a Jackson County resident and Conservation Congress delegate by the name of Al Jacobsen pushed hard for the Wisconsin DNR to establish an elk herd in the Black River Falls State Forest, ...

Making the case in support of invasive plant species in Pennsylvania isn’t a popular one, but sometimes the benefits to wildlife are undeniable. Some of my best small-game hunting hotspots are ...

For more than three years, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has been in a legal back-and-forth with landowners along a section of land that abuts Spruce Creek in Pennsylvania. A ...

An agreement signed June 4 by officials from White Earth Nation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service addresses issues from water levels on the water bodies of Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge to ...

I’m not sure if I ever fished open water for walleyes in January. I know I fished in Lake Erie several times in late December. I fished the Saginaw River in December but don’t remember fishing ...