Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) members heard a tale of two different Great Lakes at its Oct. 22 meeting as news of the fishing, and backing from commercial fishermen, on Lake Superior came over the transom positively, while Lake Michigan’s situation was filled with concerns and questions.
As is often the case, we saw a mixed bag of results in the fall surveys in Wisconsin.
Juvenile walleye are the main target. We found small to medium walleye year classes on the usual producers, including Chippewa Flowage, Round, Sand and Windigo lakes. We also assessed stocking survival on a few lakes, with moderately positive results on Chetac, the Spider chain and Sissabagama.
Ask a fisheries biologist: A roundup of Wisconsin’s fall fish surveys Read More »
Sportsmen juggling hunting seasons, decent fishing bite. A look at the Wisconsin fishing and hunting report from across the state on Oct. 24, 2025.
Wisconsin’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 24, 2025 Read More »
Testing hunter-harvested deer is one of the best ways to know where chronic wasting disease (CWD) exists in Wisconsin, according to Erin Larson, who emphasized the need for hunters to have their deer tested for CWD.
“CWD testing is free and available to hunters statewide, however there are priority areas where we especially want to obtain more samples,” said Larson, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) herd health specialist.
Wisconsin DNR urges hunters to have harvested deer CWD tested Read More »
Ernest Hemingway wrote that when spring arrives, the only problem is “where to be happiest.” It’s a time of rebirth, a time of hope and, for wildlife, a season when tender green buds and shoots signal the coming end of winter’s frigid scarcity.
For people who want to improve habitat, it’s also time to roll up sleeves.
Four thoughts on spring habitat work to benefit fish and wildlife Read More »
Walking out to a deer stand on his family’s acreage in Polk County, Teagan Lee and his mother, Sarah, of Trail, Minn., spooked several deer before they sat down and waited for a buck to come their way.
“I knew I was going to wait for a big buck. I was going to pass up every small buck,” Teagan said.
As the end of shooting hours approached on Saturday, Oct. 16, Teagan said he saw what he was looking for.
11-year old takes massive buck during Minnesota’s youth season Read More »
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Anglers who returned to the Salmon River for the annual fall runs of trout and salmon from Lake Ontario were met with a host of changes, some of which are being met with criticism and questions.
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation, working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, completed several habitat improvement and bank stabilization projects in 1.2 miles of the Salmon River in the Town of Altmar, Oswego County. Among them was a re-working of the famed “Trestle Hole.”
How can you be successful hunting pheasants without a dog?
MN Daily Update: The key to shooting pheasants without the help of a dog Read More »
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