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Yep, free parking usually only happens once. Learn from the mistake.

LOL good one

I have a friend who was verbally warned several years ago about this during the youth/early antlerless season. They were rocking their normal orange hat and upland vest. The upland vest had orange shoulder patches and an orange back pouch. Wasn't good enough. You need full blaze orange above...

That is correct. Starts in 2026. Centerfire rifles allowed statewide. Studies have shown that hunting with a rifle is safer than using a shotgun with slugs.

Coincidence? Who knows. I've only ever encountered one game warden in my 31 years of hunting and fishing too. That was last April while panfishing. Never even seen one while deer, pheasant, grouse, waterfowl, or turkey hunting.

Honestly if you're that worried about your dog getting shot, maybe it's just best to avoid hunting during deer firearms season. Although I don't think there's a ton of youth or early antlerless hunters out, there are a crap load of them during the main 9 day gun season in November. There is...

Good reminder nater.

I have never once encountered a porky, skunk, or badger while grouse or pheasant hunting. 25 years.

You forgot feral cats.

Stocked birds do not dilute the population because they don't live long enough to do it. They have zero natural escapability or survival instincts. Anyone who thinks that chasing flair nares is similar to hunting wild birds needs their head examined. Clearly there are two factors that improve...

What you really need is one of those versatile breeds. You know, the ones who can juggle, walk on 2 legs, and breathe underwater. Anything less is just not a worthy canine

I agree with this. But that's a topic for another day in another thread.

I and 9 of my hunting friends spent over 50 years hunting in wolf country for days on end every November and not a single one of us ever even SAW a wolf. I saw old tracks in the snow a couple times, that's it. I'd say lightning did strike in your case, twice. But that doesn't mean it's...

Unless you own an Irish Wolfhound, your dog doesn't stand a chance. Wolves hunt in packs too. Statistically speaking the chances of running into a pack of wolves is about as good as winning the lottery or getting struck by lighting. There's far more common risks in daily life to worry about.

Within shotgun range Can't shoot a rooster at 100 yards

I voted in that survey. My preference were the two middle dates, not Jan 1 or 31. I've hunted roosters in MN most of my adult life, since I was 16. I can remember when I was younger and the season would end around the middle of December. That sucked. Missed out on some really good late...

That's when the early youth and antler less firearms season is. They know exactly when to have that 4 day season open and I can assure you that deer hunting recruitment is a much bigger draw than pheasant hunting is.

There is supposed to be a good hard freeze tonight across much of the state so that should kill off some bugs.

This seems absurd to me too. Way too far for a bird dog. That being said, bear hunters in WI can use hounds and they often allow their dogs to run miles from the owner. Once they tree a bear, then they go to the location the GPS is showing. I would personally worry about my dog encountering...

It might be in the works. I received a survey from the DNR this past summer about moving the opener back. They would then keep it open further into January. More like Iowa's season. I'm fully in favor of it. Other specific questions were related to each day's start time. They asked if 9am...