Hunting Category: Hunting

When Wolves Kill

Photos Are Not for Everyone OWO Publishers’ Note Our cover photo for the On Wisconsin Outdoors July-August issue has tiny five-year old Hayden kissing her 1300-pound buddy, Jack the Mule.  The interior story graphically details the end of Jack by wolves in the family pasture. When wolves kill…deer, livestock, beavers, pets or hunting dogs, it […]

Long Range Planning at the DNR

Periodically, the Wisconsin DNR surveys Wisconsin residents concerning its long-range plans for resource management. For example, a 10-year plan for fish management.  These surveys don’t serve the general public very well, and here’s why: When the DNR wants to make a plan, (let’s say a fishery management plan), the first thing they do is convene […]

Bad Endings

Irresponsible wolf protection, high numbers, fearless predators That’s five-year old Hayden kissing her close friend, Jack, on our July-August cover posted at www.onwisconsinoutdoors.com and circulated in print across Wisconsin.  Good things end, we know,  but the ending shouldn’t come like this for two mules that were nothing less than part of the family.  Jack was […]

Choosing The Right Bait: Tips And Tricks

Trailcam photo of a bear laying down at a bait pile

For many hunters, bear baiting does not begin until it’s too late. In reality, some of the most important work happens much earlier. May and June are a critical window, when bears are active, covering ground, and establishing patterns that carry into fall. During this time, black bears are in their breeding season, and boars […]

Wolf Tracks

Pack of wolves walking observed on a trail cam.

As Hunter Nation-Wisconsin Chapter State Director Chris Vaughan continued his presentation November 14th at a Town Hall meeting in Green Bay focused on the critical need for sportsmen and women to protect the heritage of hunting by voting, a few photos were worth 1000 words. Wolf and whitetail deer management in Wisconsin were under scrutiny. […]

Hunter Nation

Hunter wearing an orange safety vest holding a shotgun in tall grass.

Engaged hunters and anglers showed up in Green Bay to discuss the power the outdoor community has at the ballot box. We want hunters voting their values! We need to keep the pressure on our elected officials and NEVER miss an election. HUNT THE VOTE WISCONSIN ADVOCACY Contact: Chris Vaughan, Hunter Nation Wisconsin State Director, […]

The Bear Hunters Calendar

Black bear walking along a wooded trail.

With Wisconsin bear tags being released soon, now is a great time to get your plans in order. If you are one of the lucky hunters to draw a tag, this simple timeline will help you prepare, stay consistent, and make the most of your season. February – March: Planning and Permission Winter is the […]

An ‘Up Nort’ Report: Man’s best friend

Hunter kneeling beside a harvested white-tailed deer in a wooded area.

Anybody who has bow hunted for years knows that bowhunting has its highs and lows. The following is a perfect example. On November 17, I was sitting in a ladder stand on a ridge behind my cabin in Vilas County. As the sun was setting, I had a deer walk up the trail behind my […]

Dad’s Last Deer

A person dressed in blaze-orange hunting gear kneels in a grassy field beside a harvested deer, holding a rifle upright and resting a hand on the deer’s head. Leafless trees and a bright blue sky are visible in the background.

For many Wisconsin families, the annual gun deer season is a tradition as sacrosanct as Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas Eve, Easter Sunday and a Fourth of July picnic. This season will be my 54th in the hills of southwestern Wisconsin. Our little hunting group started out as just my dad, my two older brothers, and me. […]