Story by Brian Wettlaufer and illustrations by Jim McEvoy After years of dodging invitations, I reluctantly joined some colleagues on a pheasant hunt in September 2017 at Wild Ridge Game Farm near Watertown. Having little practice with shotguns,…
Andrea Zani © BEN PIERSON At one time in the DNR's half century of history, using computers was an exciting new way to collect data, monitor our environment and store information. Other developments such as the new wave of satellites suddenly…
Story by Ron Weber and illustrations by Jim McEvoy I was 7 years old the first time I ever laid eyes on my buck. He was a 10-pointer with a wide, sweeping rack. The tips curled toward each other in front, leaving a gap of about 6 inches between…
© BEN PIERSON Copper Falls State Park Copper Falls State Park turns 90 next year and it's the perfect illustration of the idea that beauty never fades.
Kathryn A. Kahler The DNR family was saddened in mid-October with news of the passing of former magazine editor David "Larry" Sperling. Sperling, 66, grew up in White Plains, New York, came to Wisconsin to attend UW-Madison in 1970, and decided to…
Preston D. Cole and Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary Mary Kolar at the MacKenzie Center near Poynette. © EMMA MAYEN Wisconsin's hunting legacy runs deep.