Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Dec 15, 2009, 2:26 pm
Below you will find a link to a survey that is having the results compiled for use during the Department of Natural Resources meeting on December 17th, 2009.  Please take the survey so that hunte...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Dec 10, 2009, 5:03 pm
Is this the muzzleloader recordd for the State of Wisconsin?  Unnoficial score was 203" Here is the story from a fellow hunter: This was shot south of LaCrosse with a muzzleloader last ...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Dec 9, 2009, 5:14 pm
In the last few weeks, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has taken fire from different groups and individuals.  Experts in the department spend countless hours in the field and in the...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Dec 9, 2009, 5:08 pm
I came in contact with a copy of the official release submitted to the Wisconsin DNR to suspend this weeks Anterless deer hunt.  Whether we agree to suspend or not its a good time to debate how t...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Dec 7, 2009, 10:00 am
What a week it has been for the DNR.  Just last week the DNR was under fire, no pun intended, from Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker.  Now a group a legislators are requesting that th...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Dec 7, 2009, 9:00 am
How long will the season be for the 2010 Wisconsin gun deer season?  It wont be 16 days long, yet.  The DNR's proposal for the 16-day Wisconsin gun deer season has taken a...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Dec 4, 2009, 1:10 pm
Wisconsin --(AmmoLand.com)- Whitetails Unlimited sent a letter today to members of Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board, opposing an expanded 16-day gun deer hunt in Wisconsin in 2010. “There ...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Dec 4, 2009, 10:00 am
Two years of poor hunting seasons and a growing number of concerns for the deer herd has brought on a request for change in the DNR Wildlife Management team.  This request however is not coming f...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Dec 3, 2009, 11:00 am
MADISON – A survey of Wisconsin deer registration stations conducted by the state Department of Natural Resources has yielded a preliminary tally of 195,647 for the just-ended, nine-day November gun...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Dec 1, 2009, 7:48 pm
Hunt the Early Season Stands - Many deer hunters during the regular season the first few days or weekends of the season and then bag their deer or run out of time. These hunting spots have been untouc...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 25, 2009, 1:30 pm
Below are the statewide deer harvest totals from the Wisconsin Whitetail Deer Hunting Opening Weekend.  STATEWIDE TOTALS 2009 BUCKS - 49583 ANTLERLESS - 50478 200...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 25, 2009, 12:00 pm
December 8 & 9 , 2009 Natural Resources Board Agenda For meeting at: Room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2) 101 South Webster Street Madison, Wisconsin  Tuesday, December...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 25, 2009, 11:00 am
MADISON – A 16-day gun deer hunt starting the Saturday before the Thanksgiving holiday will be the basis of a proposed 2010 deer season framework presented to the Natural Resources Board for conside...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 25, 2009, 10:30 am
MADISON – Warm temperatures and heavy fog in many areas greeted hunters on the opening weekend of Wisconsin’s 158th gun deer hunt. Hunters participating in the traditional November 9-day gun deer ...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 19, 2009, 7:45 am
MADISON – Television and radio host Dan Small of Outdoor Wisconsin and Outdoors Radio has teamed up with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to give hunters a heads-up on important deer se...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 18, 2009, 10:46 am
We all remember the hunters from Northern Wisconsin that lost their lives in a senseless act by another hunter. I will not go into race, I will not go into why it happened as we all either know the st...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 15, 2009, 12:00 pm
MADISON – Hunters anxiously waiting for opening morning of the 2009 gun deer hunt won’t have to sit still much longer with the Nov. 21 opener just days away. “Deer hunting is part of the bedroc...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 15, 2009, 2:00 am
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 14, 2009, 7:30 pm
Wisconsin may be able to boast as the home of the world record whitetail buck. Hunter Michael Gregoire of Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, may be on the brink of breaking both the Boone and Crockett as wel...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 13, 2009, 7:58 pm
MADISON – State wildlife officials are encouraging hunters who have small game licenses heading out for Wisconsin’s traditional nine-day gun deer hunting season to keep an eye out for feral pigs. ...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 12, 2009, 8:01 pm
MADISON – More than 10,000 10- and 11-year-old mentored hunting licenses have been purchased since the September 1 start date of the new program. The Mentored Hunting Law was created in close coope...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 11, 2009, 8:03 pm
MADISON – Hunters report seeing between one to three deer per hunting trip during the early hunting seasons. The data come from a preliminary count of deer registration stubs and new Department of ...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 10, 2009, 2:45 pm
Hunters are starting to hang their orange yet and its a good time to throw out some tips to help with preparing for the Wisconsin Whitetail gun deer season. Sight in your Rifle Ok, so this one is an ...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 9, 2009, 2:15 pm
It never fails that when you listen to the news after the first weekend of the Wisconsin Whitetail Gun Deer Season you about experienced deer hunters falling out of their tree stand. For something as...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 6, 2009, 11:00 am
Some of you dedicated readers have asked me if I am starting to see rut activity slow down in the last week. I hunt in both northern Wisconsin and the Midwest area of Wisconsin so I will give reports...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 4, 2009, 2:00 pm
EAU CLAIRE - With Wisconsin’s new mentored hunting law, youngsters 10 and 11 years old will be joining the upcoming gun deer hunt, carrying firearms under the close supervision of their mentors. Ea...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Nov 4, 2009, 10:00 am
MADISON – Wisconsin’s 2009 Deer Hunting Regulations are now available in Spanish on the DNR Web site. The regualtion pamphlets are available in hard copy at license sales locations and DNR Servic...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 30, 2009, 9:23 am
Recent positive feedback on some of the tips I provided for hnting the Wisconsin Whitetail rut has prompted me to give out more secrets and tips I have found one tip to be ultra successful in the fiel...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 30, 2009, 9:07 am
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource wants your opinion on the 2010 whitetail deer season. All hunters should take five minutes of their time to voice their thoughts and opinions on Wisconsin...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 29, 2009, 3:05 pm
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource MADISON – There are some important deer carcass tagging changes in 2009 that hunters will want to pay attention to, according to Department of Natural resour...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 27, 2009, 1:00 pm
Good tips for hunting the whitetail rut require the hunter to adapt to different whitetail deer behaviors as the rut moves from phases to pase. Here are some good tips for hunting the peak of the rut...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 26, 2009, 10:00 am
From whitetail bucks to big ol bears, the northland trail cam is starting to pick up some great video clips. One of my trailcams that is positioned in Cameron Wisconsin had some intersting videos thi...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 21, 2009, 10:00 am
I wrote a post about a week ago about hunting the rut and the general overview of the rut phases. After being in the field the last week I have noticed a few key indicators that the pre-rut phase is ...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 20, 2009, 2:23 pm
Below is the Wisconsin DNR map of the 2009 over-winter deer population estimates compared to the actual DNR's whitetail deer population goals. To view a large map, please visit: http://dnr.wi.g...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 16, 2009, 11:15 am
Wisconsin's youth hunt provided for youngster to hit the woods and bag a trophy. For these two girls, it may be a trophy of a lifetime. Haley Taylor, 13, of Brussels, shot this 10-point buck wit...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 15, 2009, 12:00 pm
I was discussing with a colleague the seasons that we have this year for deer hunting and although we could have easily just looked them up, we thought this would be a great post for the blog. Below y...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 15, 2009, 8:12 am
Antlerless deer hunt in earn-a-buck, CWD, and most herd control deer management units begins today October 15th running through Sunday October 18th. Below is the map of the units that are open for th...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 14, 2009, 3:00 pm
... as a result of normal agricultural or gardening practices, as well as standing crops planted and left standing as wildlife food plots that may be used by wild animals, is not considered feeding ...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 13, 2009, 3:00 pm
Tips for Hunting the Whitetail Rut: Its about that time In Wisconsin, the best time of year for whitetail hunting is somewhere between now and then. I am sure you are thinking, that sounds ridiculou...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 9, 2009, 1:00 pm
30 Pointer in Fond Du Lac Photo credits Patrick Flood from the Reporter Wayne Schumacher of Fond du Lac Unofficial count of 30-points 20 and a 1/2 inch spread Weight of 225 pounds.
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 9, 2009, 12:44 pm
Shot Wed. afternoon near Somerset in St. Croix County. This guy has killed some tremendous bucks the last couple years. He shot a gross 180"archery buck near New Richmond last year, and a gross 175" g...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 8, 2009, 2:19 pm
“Unofficially” green scores: 189 1/8 Gross 184 5/8 Net Weighed in at 250lbs. field dressed Shot on public land near Menomonie, Wi
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 8, 2009, 11:06 am
Antlerless Deer (Bonus) Carcass Tags Availability for 2009 WI DNR Website The 2009 Antlerless Deer Permits and State Park Access Permits will go on sale in August. Tags can be purchased at the rate ...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Oct 7, 2009, 2:03 pm
Youth gun deer hunt Oct. 10-11 Wisconsin DNR Website MADISON - The eighth annual Youth Gun Deer Hunt will take place Oct. 10-11 and is aimed at giving youths more deer-hunting opportunity. Starting ...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Sep 30, 2009, 1:00 pm
Venison donation program enters 10th year MADISON – This year marks the 10th anniversary of Wisconsin’s Venison Donation Program. In 10 years the program distributed over 3.1 million pounds of gro...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Sep 28, 2009, 12:00 pm
Natural Resources Board sets hearing dates for Earn-a-buck alternatives proposal News Release Published: September 23, 2009 by the Central Office Contact(s): Jason Fleener (608) 261-7589Bob Manwell (6...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Sep 21, 2009, 12:00 pm
Youth Deer Hunt This year's hunt: October 10 & 11, 2009 The youth deer hunt was made possible through the Deer 2000 and Beyond Project. The hunt is designed to give youth hunters ages 10-15 an op...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Sep 17, 2009, 1:21 pm
Deer Hunting By the Numbers Wisconsin DNR 2009 Fall Hunting Forecast 642,419 – number of gun deer licenses sold in 2008 203,675 – number of archery deer licenses sold in 2008 94.3% - percent of d...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Sep 17, 2009, 1:19 pm
Back to Basics Deer Tactics By Scott Loomans Wisconsin DNR 2009 Fall Hunting Forecast Though once an important part of the deer hunter’s craft, still hunting has given way to waiting from a station...
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Ben H. posted an article on Wisconsin Whitetail News - Sep 16, 2009, 3:00 pm
Researchers to evaluate additional deer population estimation methods By Chris Jacques, DNR Research Scientist Wisconsin DNR 2009 Fall Hunting Forecast The Department of Natural Resources currently u...
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