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November 25, 2024

Backyard and Beyond: The October Comet

Adam Carlson caught a fine photo of October’s comet, the Tsuchinshan-Atlas, named for the Chinese and South African observatories that first spotted it. This space rock from the outer reaches of our solar system passed within 44 million miles of Earth and won’t be back for 80,000 years.

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All corners agree on Wisconsin DNR’s new approach on forest deer areas

It isn’t often Wisconsin DNR biologists, elected officials, deer hunters, and at least one Natural Resources Board member all agree on much of anything related to deer management, but that happened at a DNR-sponsored open house in Cable on Nov. 19 where all attendees considered a proposal for the DNR to return to numbered deer units.

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Video: Rebounding from a bad shot during the whitetail rut

I was set up in my hunting saddle on a crisp Nov. 4 morning as a light wind blew my scent over the river from a tree that was overlooking a funnel between bedding areas. 
It was a perfect scenario for the whitetail rut, but my heart was not in this hunt. The day before, I had rushed a shot on a good buck, and that’s what I was dwelling on. That buck came to the base of my tree, smelled my ground scent and spooked. He ran out in front of me and stopped in my shooting lane less than 20 yards away.

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December fishing in Michigan can mean open water and hungry fish

December is the exact opposite of March; it comes in like a lamb and goes out like a lion. Or does it?
If the current weather pattern stays the course, we’ll more likely be fishing from boats in December than getting in some first-ice action. During these days of variable weather, it makes sense to be flexible. Anglers with trailerable boats shouldn’t put them in storage until the dead of winter if they’re smart.

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Interested in float coats and suits for ice fishing? Here’s what to consider

There’s really nothing like the terror associated with falling through the ice and into dangerously cold water.
Anyone who’s survived the scenario can recall it in vivid detail even years later. Some of them move beyond their fears and head for the frozen water again, while others want nothing to do with the possibility.

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