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Entries Tagged Wisconsin

Jeff Sturgis planting rye grain

Layering Winter Rye: My Wisconsin Whitetails Fall Food Plot Plan

For the first time this late summer and fall, the author plans a layering winter rye system to lure Wisconsin whitetails.
2011 soybean field

Food Plots: Why I’m Finished Planting Soybeans

The author has planted soybeans for many years in his Midwest food plots, but that stops in 2020.
Elliott with 2019 doe

Finding Joy (Again) in Whitetail Hunting

Pursuing mature bucks is great, but sometimes getting back to the basics of whitetail hunting and targeting any deer is welcomed.
Paul Bernard buck Wisconsin 2019

Are You Stuck in a Deer Hunting Rut?

After a lifetime of pursuing whitetails across the country, the biggest problem the author has seen is deer hunters refusing to face up to reality and make changes.
Snowbird beauty

Winter Turkey Tactics: How to Arrow a Snowbird

Deer tags filled and can’t bear the 4-month wait for spring turkey season? Brave the cold for a December turkey — or three.
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Don't Toss Those Squirrel Tails

Turn your squirrel tails into one (or more) of the nation's most popular fishing lures, the Mepps spinner, or exchange them for cash.
Matt Wachowiak buck 1

Wisconsin College Student Arrows 200-Class Whitetail

Bowhunter Matt Wachowiak, a student at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, recently tagged a whitetail with an unofficial gross green score of 200 2/8 inches.
Rinehart 100 Sparta WI

Rinehart R100 Traveling Tournament Visiting Sparta, Wisconsin, July 26-28, 2019

Archers of all skill levels are invited to take aim at 100 unique 3-D targets during the Rinehart 100 July event in Sparta.
Buffalo County beauty

Whitetail Buck Bag Limit of Zero in Wisconsin’s Famed Buffalo County?

With concerns of too many deer, and nearby CWD, Wisconsin’s Buffalo County Deer Advisory Council is recommending a harvest of no bucks, only antlerless deer, in 2019.
Gray Wolf Photo from US Fish and Wildlife Service

Feds' Plan to Delist Wolves Stirs Mixed Reactions

A proposal by the U.S. Department of Interior to delist gray wolves from endangered species protection is drawing mixed reactions.
Black bear Photo by Wisconsin DNR

Bear Hunting Permits Reduced After Population Declines

Wisconsin conservation officials reduced the number of bear hunting permits for the 2019 season after data showed a decline in the state's population of bruins.
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Video: Spearing a Monster Sturgeon Through the Ice

A Wisconsin ice angler spears a 69-inch, 69-pound sturgeon that is estimated to be 54 years old. And it’s all captured on video.
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Must-See Video: The Walmart Bow/Public Land Whitetail Challenge

The guys from The Hunting Public have reached the end of their 2018/2019 deer pursuit, and their final hunting episode on YouTube is a fitting end to an outstanding season.