PATRICK DURKIN OUTDOORS

School administrators likely pondered whether to change Warren Nelson’s absence Feb. 10 from “illness” to “unexcused” when learning the...

A Richland County farmer who “made a game” of killing over 150 deer from 2020 through 2021 has been fined $27,416, and sentenced to four...

After living our entire life in the most comfortable society ever created by hard work, sound science, free speech and hitherto...

Not until Adam Christianson yanked his third fat perch from the same hole 10 yards away did I concede he might be onto something.   ...

While studying sites and scheduling dates for spring turkey hunts with family and friends, I can’t shake bad memories of November’s gun...

A newborn bear cub that survived the destruction of its cornfield den site Jan. 2 in northwestern Wisconsin is growing and gaining weight...

If you’re seeing too few deer in southwestern Wisconsin for your hunting or viewing pleasure, it’s time to accept the obvious reason:   ...

Judging by their ample girths, the gray squirrels in my backyard eat much and exercise little.    In fact, when glancing out the window...

Heavy rains and sodden fields in autumn often block Wisconsin farmers from harvesting cornfields before winter.    When that happens...

A social-media friend sent a link last week to You Tube videos about using “feminine napkins” as bait for catching bass, catfish, lake...

In the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, I enjoy scrolling through photos from the previous 51 weeks to sharpen memories already...

Whether you study deer-kill data or taxidermists’ work orders from the lands west of Madison, the long-predicted plunge in the region’s...

Mike Purnell and his brother Lloyd concede they can’t find every carcass, skeleton or bone after deer die of chronic wasting disease on...

Despite sending over a half-million deer hunters afield for late November’s nine-day gun season, Wisconsin suffered only one accidental...

When you have hunters, trappers, anglers or campers on your holiday shopping list, you can’t claim they make gift-giving difficult...

Since my father persuaded his friend Charlie Merkle to take me deer hunting in Vilas County in November 1971, I’ve hunted only six other...

At risk of annoying my fellow old-folk hunters, please remind your hunting partners to keep an eye on you – and you on them – when you’re...

BONNERS FERRY, Idaho — A death-bed confession of sorts inspired Logan Hyrkas to organize a hunt for mountain deer in Idaho’s Panhandle...

The 89,480 deer that arrow-slingers registered during Wisconsin’s 2023 archery and crossbow seasons marked the third straight year of...

When walking around a dead man’s hunting camp, each glance and every step seems to stir up old stories, memories and unasked questions...