May 20, 2005

Associate Editor Albert Lea, Minn. Urban sprawl’s no stranger to the Twin Cities. Or St. Cloud. Or even Brainerd. But Albert Lea? That city, in south-central Minnesota, continues to add industry, city officials say, and industry brings workers who need homes. Now, the city needs more space for development, and a federal waterfowl production area […]

Fancy yourself a prodigy in the field of outdoors writing? Maybe you recall an interesting day afield you’d like to share. If so, Wisconsin Outdoor News invites you to enter our 2001 Youth Writing Contest. We’ll print four of the best stories in Wisconsin Outdoor News during the holiday season in December, then sponsor them

“In both cases, the overwhelming definition of a trophy was 50 inches, but predictably the other common definitions were by natural multiples. In other words, a bunch picked 40 inches, too.” Aside from the individual fisherman’s arbitrary “trophy” standards resulting in muskies being kept well before they grow to their true potential, many state waters

Okauchee Fishing Club meets at 7 p.m., Legacy Fine Dining 14955 West National Ave. in New Berlin on the first & third Tuesday each month with a variety of speakers & subjects covering all aspects of fishing in Wisc. Guest fee $2. Wisconsin Smallmouth Alliance meets the second Wednesday of the month from Sept. thru

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Andrew Blum, of Sauk City, arrowed this 8-point buck in Vernon County on Oct. 31. The rack had a 21-inch inside spread and the green score was 153.

In 1997 Rob came to Outdoor News from another outdoor publication. As editor, he writes news, his weekly column, and features. Rob also assigns topics to staff writers. You can catch his weekly radio show on KFAN AM1130 on Saturday mornings from 6am-8am.

Starting with the May 15, 2004 fishing opener, Mille Lacs walleye anglers will quite likely have greater opportunity to eat some fish, thanks to an expected liberalization of the legal “keeper” zone. Specifics of possible changes were not announced as of Jan. 20. It appeared very probable, but not certain, that the 17- to 28-inch

Visitors can visit most state parks and pay nothing for the privilege. Guests may picnic, hike or bike trails and learn about a park’s past and its future. A number of parks have special events and activities planned for the day. For information, check the state parks home page on the DNR web site at