Author Archives: Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor

New Website Offers Hunter Education Online

May 16, 2012 | Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor

Wisconsin residents can now complete the first part of their hunter education certification using the leading online hunter education course, HUNTERcourse.com. This new option improves the interactivity and convenience of online hunter education in the state. In Wisconsin, anyone born … Read More

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MSNBC: Archery Becoming a Phenomenon

May 15, 2012 | Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor
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MSNBC recently ran this report on the archery phenomenon sweeping the nation following the mega-hit “The Hunger Games” Here’s the video:   Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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CWD Doe Contracted the Disease In a New Hotspot

May 14, 2012 | Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor
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A genetic examination of a northern Wisconsin deer that tested positive for chronic wasting disease revealed that it came from the north – not from southern Wisconsin, where the deadly wildlife malady is now found, according to a report in … Read More

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Beautiful Guns of Gun Digest

May 12, 2012 | Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor
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How To Stop Tree Stand Falls

May 12, 2012 | Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor

The real story of life and death in the deer woods is that hunters are still falling from tree stands and dying. They don’t have to. By Jacob Edson On opening day of bow season 2008, my life almost changed … Read More

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Hunter Safety Program Tops One Million Students

May 11, 2012 | Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker recently announced that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has certified more than one million students through the Hunter Safety Program. “I would like to thank the expertise of the volunteer instructors whose generosity helps make … Read More

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The Problem With Scientific Deer Management

May 10, 2012 | Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor
whitetail deer management

Despite his efforts to educate the public on sound deer management, Aldo Leopold realized the lessons learned from wars between nations apply to those waged over natural resources. By Marybeth Lorbiecki In September 1939, Germany invaded Poland. During the dark … Read More

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Hunter Education Program Sponsors State Tournament

May 10, 2012 | Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor
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Gray Stone Day School and Park Ridge Christian School, both from Stanly County, North Carolina, won team championship honors at the 2012 Youth Hunter Skills Tournament State Championship, a pre-collegiate shooting sports competition annually held by the N.C. Wildlife Resources … Read More

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DNR Director Blasts State Legislators

May 9, 2012 | Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor
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On May 2, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Marc Miller sent a mass e-mail to the department’s e-mail list serve. In it, he promised to work with sportsmen to fix problems within the department. In addition, Miller went on … Read More

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Commission Creates New Three-Day Firearm Season

May 8, 2012 | Jacob Edson, D&DH managing editor
whitetail deer hunting in West Virginia

West Virginia is giving hunters incentives to kill female deer instead of bucks in a move to reduce the animal’s population. The state Natural Resources Commission has created a new three-day firearm season for antlerless deer in late October, before … Read More

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