The journey is impressive, even unbelievable — traveling more than 900 miles on foot, mostly through an alien landscape of prairie and cultivated properties far different than the forested mountain terrain of South Dakota’s Black Hills. Yet for at least the past 16 years it appears ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Wisconsin’s nine-day gun season opens today and it’s also the first weekend of the 16-day Michigan firearm season that opened Monday. The Crystal Falls and Norway offices of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources checked 16 bucks on opening day, compared with ...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters and the public that they can help slow the spread of chronic wasting disease by following baiting and feeding regulations. CWD is an always-fatal disease that affects the nervous system of deer, elk, moose ...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says 2022 state park and forest admission passes will go on sale beginning Friday. “We are excited to offer admission stickers and trail passes earlier this year and look forward to welcoming visitors to our state parks, ...

MARINETTE, Wis. —Marinette County’s 231,000 acres of forest land is available for a variety of public use, including hunting, but there are some restrictions, said Marinette County Forestry Director Pete Villas. “The public is welcome to hunt county land. However, there are ordinances ...

STURGIS, Mich. (AP) — A 10-point buck sought sanctuary inside a southern Michigan church on opening day of the state’s firearm deer hunting season. Pastors at Grace Sturgis encountered the buck inside the church’s auditorium on Monday before it leapt through a window and back into the ...