December 17, 2004

The number of fingerlings increased because the average size and weight of fingerlings decreased. This year’s fingerlings averaged 4 to 6 inches, or about 21 fingerlings per pound. Last year’s fingerlings were 6 to 8 inches, or about 10 fingerlings per pound. “Fingerlings stocked at a rate between 10 and 35 per pound provide the […]

ALEXANDRIA AREA The bay on Reno Lake was the only spot people were fishing earlier this week. The walleye bite was relatively slow with a few fish being caught during the evening hours in 10 to 12 feet of water. The good news is that the majority of lakes iced-over Monday night. One to 5

Before opening for travel, several conditions must be met. Trails must be cleared of deadfalls, signs need to be in place, and the gates need to be opened. DNR staff and snowmobile club volunteers are working on these tasks now. Adequate snow cover, about 12 inches, is necessary to allow for packing and grooming the

Brenda Tauferner aimed her scoped 12-gauge Remington shotgun at what she thought was at least a nice 8-point buck. It was Day Two of Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer hunt, just 15 minutes before sunrise, and Tauferner was hunting the family farm on a cut cornfield owned by her brother, Steve Prey, in southwest Shawano County.

Associated Press Hayward, Wis. (AP) A Hmong immigrant fatally shot six deer hunters who managed to shoot back once maybe twice after a confrontation about trespassing in the woods of northern Wisconsin, a criminal complaint says. Two survivors told investigators that no one in their group pointed a gun at the Minnesota truck driver before

In some of the unusual attempts to circumvent regulations, Stark showed photos of a buck which had its antlers “hammered” off to try to pass the deer off as an antlerless deer. Another person shot a buck, cut off the antlers, and stitched the skin together over the antler base. Deer shining arrests have increased

Jan. 8: A youth archery class, sponsored by the Poynette Bowhunters, begins at the Poynette Bowhunters Club House, south of Poynette on Hwy. Q. Classes are at 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. for kids ages 6 to 16. For more info call Carol Bredeson, 608-846-5278, or e-mail her at hntingnut@aol.com.