http://wisconsinhuntingtoday.com/blog Online Hunting Magazine Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:54:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Try "Peaslee Mountain Hunt Park" in Maine By Blaine Cardilli As a 48 year old hunter with more experiences than I can begin to remember, it's strange that I never gave "hunt parks" or "game ranches" a second look until now. Like most, I've always enjoyed the challenges of free range hunting ... http://wisconsinhuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/27/want-great-off-season-hunting-with-the-kids/ The Wisconsin Conservation Congress seems to be testing the waters a bit by seeking input from residents on the prospects of offering a wolf hunt, partly in efforts to slow down the growth of the animal and keep human encounters and livestock damages to a minimum. Nothing being proposed is ... http://wisconsinhuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/15/wisconsin-considering-a-wolf-hunting-season/ On Monday of this week I reported that eight states (Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio) were going to request grant monies available through the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, also known as Pittman-Robertson, in order to conduct studies on tree stand safety. The article I ... http://wisconsinhuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/27/pittman-robertson-act-provides-funds-for-hunter-safety/ Wisconsin's 9-day gun deer season racked up a total of 343,644 deer. That translates into 218,584 antlerless deer and 125,060 bucks. These totals are far from the record total harvest set in 2000 when an ideal hunting season produced a harvest of around 442,000. Wisconsin wildlife officials guesstimate that there were ... http://wisconsinhuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/27/9-days-344000-dear-taken-by-wisconsin-hunters/ I'm confused! The Duluth News Tribune reports that a Wisconsin man, whom they describe as a hunter, was attacked by a black bear this past Thursday. In the report it says the hunter, Jim Zamaitis, wasn't carrying a gun. He said the incident won’t deter him from hunting, although he may ... http://wisconsinhuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/27/wisconsin-hunter-attacked-by-black-bear/ Here's an article some of you may be interested in reading. It's written by Tim Eisele of the Capital Times in Wisconsin. It's an interview with Keith McCaffery, a retired research biologists for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. McCaffery shares his ideas of why too many deer are not ... http://wisconsinhuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/27/too-many-deer-not-good-for-anyone/ By Jerry Allen Blood In Motion: A Forensic Guide to Blood Tracking It takes a lot of work to set up and execute a hunt, but what happens after the shot will determine if the hunt is truly a success. You’ve scouted and set up stands. You’ve sighted in your guns and bows; ... http://wisconsinhuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/27/after-the-shot/ By Robert Lane Bob Lane is a Licensed Master Maine Guide and photographer. He has also guided Caribou Hunters and Fishermen on float trips in Southwest Alaska. July’s warm, sunny weather doesn’t provide much incentive to think about deer hunting to outdoorsmen who are trolling for deep swimming salmon and togue, whipping ... http://wisconsinhuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/27/tree-stand-tips/ By Bob Lane In many hunting families, guns are handed down from generation to generation. When a family member no longer desires to, is unable to hunt, or is deceased, the rifles, pistols, and shotguns are often passed on to the hunting offspring or grandchildren of the former hunter. The sentimental ... http://wisconsinhuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/27/dad%e2%80%99s-rifle-a-family-heirloom/ by A. Sayward Lamb For several years I have been hearing from several friends and acquaintances, telling me of sightings of the very elusive mountain lions which they have seen personally, or have been told of sightings by their friends. My earliest recollections of sightings were back in the mid-nineteen fifties, ... http://wisconsinhuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/27/recap-of-mt-lions-in-southwestern-maine/