A recent finding could change the way tags are awarded to spring turkey hunters in Wisconsin. For many years the Department of Natural Resources has held a drawing in winter to allocate about 60% of ...

Hunters registered 49,759 wild turkeys in the 2024 Wisconsin spring turkey hunting season, according to preliminary data from the Department of Natural Resources. The total represents a 17% ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on wild turkey management as the agency prepares an update to the state's wild turkey management plan.

Slightly more than halfway through the 2025 Wisconsin spring wild turkey hunting season, hunters have registered 31,285 birds, about 7% fewer than the same time last year. This year's total includes ...

Hunters registered 50,435 wild turkeys in the 2024 Wisconsin spring turkey hunting season, 22% higher than the five-year average and fourth highest in state history, according to the Department of ...

Applications for the 2026 black bear and spring turkey hunting seasons are due by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10 The drawing for 2026 black bear harvest authorizations will occur in February. Turkey ...

LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Wednesday marks Opening Day for Wisconsin's spring turkey hunting season. As hunters take to the woods, Assistant Turkey and Pheasant Ecologist Alissa Kakatsch with Wisconsin's ...

The Department of Natural Resources is planning to update the Wisconsin wild turkey management plan. The current document, titled "Ecology of Wild Turkeys in Wisconsin, A Plan for their Management," ...

MUKWONAGO – Bill Drexel of Fond du Lac is accustomed to early wake-up calls. The 88-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran spent two years in the active military, owned and operated a bakery, later worked ...

A tom turkey displays on a spring day. Weeklong wild turkey hunting seasons open Wednesday, April 17, in Minnesota and Wisconsin, running through May in both states. Minnesota licenses are unlimited.

MADISON (WKOW) -- Youth hunters can participate in a special turkey hunt before the statewide turkey opener later this month. The 2021 Youth Turkey Hunt in Wisconsin runs April 17 and 18. The ...