Wisconsin’s sharp-tailed grouse received a boost when the Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved a new management plan that should help populations of these “dancing” birds.
Sharp-tailed grouse are native to Wisconsin and live in open, barren spaces. Once widespread, their populations are now limited primarily to far northwestern counties.
New sharptail plan in Wisconsin stresses habitat connections Read More »
About 10 years ago, those of us who were once obligated to use a shotgun or muzzleloader for deer hunting were able to use a rifle. A pistol cartridge rifle for the most part.
Thinking of a new deer rifle? Good time to consider options in straight-walled calibers Read More »
This whole thing was Daine’s idea. Daine’s simple plan to hold a bass tournament between some of his friends has resulted in a raging debate that has brought to me ridicule and sleepless nights. I’ve been exiled from bait shops and local watering holes throughout much of Minnesota.
But let’s start at the beginning.
Joe Shead: How I caught (or netted) a tourney-winning bass Read More »
There is a movement underway to change the name of the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Well, perhaps “movement” is too strong of a word. A more fitting term to describe the effort is “attempt,” and it’s a misguided one at that. Apparently, because the Game Commission manages so many bird and mammal species that aren’t hunted – and not considered game – a few people believe the agency should be renamed in order to be more… inclusive?
A generation ago, anglers depended upon their skills, instincts, and observations to figure out where to find and how to stay on fish. Many of today’s fishers, however, do not need to rely on those attributes. Modern-day electronics and sophisticated motor options have largely eliminated the need to solve the puzzle.
“A $100,000 boat, forward-facing sonar, and (position-holding) trolling motors are wonderful and I don’t begrudge anybody who uses them. But I learned a long time ago that the fish don’t care how much you paid to go fishing,” said Mark Thorson.
Expensive boats and fancy electronics are nice, but they’re not necessary when it comes to dropping a line for fish.
Take Wisconsin, for example. The Badger State is home to more than 15,000 inland lakes and ponds, thousands of miles of trout streams, hundreds of rivers, and shoreline on two Great Lakes.
How about Michigan, which has thousands of miles of Great Lakes frontage on lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie, hundreds of Great Lakes trout tributaries, and plenty of seldom-visited lakes in the Upper Peninsula.
And don’t forget Minnesota.
Who needs a boat? Anglers can find plenty of places to fish from shore Read More »
Lake whitefish are native and historically the dominant commercial fish in the upper Great Lakes.
Although there are a number of good-tasting fish in the Great Lakes, lake whitefish (a member of the trout and salmon family) are arguably one of the best. That explains why there is almost an unlimited demand for fresh whitefish driving the commercial fishery.
Whitefish populations improving in Great Lakes Read More »
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