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April 2026

Bobcat takes swipe at Wisconsin turkey hunter who catches it all on video

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A Wisconsin hunter inadvertently called in a bobcat during the opening weekend of this year’s spring turkey hunt.
Carson Bender, 19, of Wisconsin Rapids, was sitting against a tree in full camo on April 18, which was Period A of this year’s season. Bender’s video, which was uploaded to social media and shared widely in the ensuing days, was reported on by a variety of news outlets in multiple countries.

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State-endangered burrowing owl spotted in southwest Minnesota

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A rare sighting of a burrowing owl in southwestern Minnesota is turning heads as it arrived in the region. The state-endangered raptor was spotted in a ditch near a cornfield in Redwood Falls.
Leslie Schlemmer, area resident, spotted the owl on April 15 and contacted local wildlife photographer and friend, Ben Staterau. She sent him a few photos and piqued his interest.

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Wisconsin Mixed Bag: George Meyer Memorial Saturday, May 2 at RiverStone Premier in Fort Atkinson

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A memorial honoring George Meyer, former DNR secretary and former Wisconsin Wildlife Federation (WWF) executive director, will take place Saturday, May 2, at RiverStone Premier, 1905 Central Coast Lane, Fort Atkinson, beginning at noon with a social reception before the formal program.

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Wisconsin’s Lac du Flambeau closes more lakes to non-tribal members

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The Lac du Flambeau Tribal Council announced recently a revision to its list of lakes that are being closing immediately to non-tribal member hook-and-line fishing for walleyes and muskies.
In a species-specific move the tribe says is aimed at studying, stocking and rehabbing state waters within the reservation, the council approved resolution No. 6526, which states non-tribal members are prohibited from targeting walleyes and muskies on the following lakes.

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Wisconsin 3-year-old fires shot while turkey hunting, wounds two people

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A 34-year-old hunter mentoring a 3-year-old child Sunday afternoon, April 12, during Wisconsin’s two-day youth-only turkey season helped the youngster aim at and shoot another man and a 7-year-old child after mistaking their movements for a turkey in western Racine County.
Pellets from the 12-gauge shotgun struck the 7-year-old’s head, and the man’s left hand, shoulder and backside as they hunted turkeys on state forest lands in the Rochester township.

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25 arrested in second attack on Wisconsin’s Ridglan Farms dog facility

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Sirens bawled across the countryside Saturday, April 18, as law enforcement from 17 agencies raced to the town of Blue Mounds to stem an unprecedented tide of animal activists who once again broke into Ridglan Farms, a scientific research and dog breeding facility there.
“It was clear from the beginning that this was not going to be a peaceful protest,” said Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett.

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Minnesota anglers await prime temps as delayed steelhead season builds

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The spring steelhead run on rivers along Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior is just starting to crank up as warmer temperatures have begun to open iced-over tributaries across most of the region.
The annual spring spawning migration, thanks to a cold, snowy and rainy early spring, is about two to three weeks behind schedule, which has many steelhead diehards champing at the bit, state officials say.

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New York State 4-H Shooting Sports honors key advocate of five decades

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A life-long advocate and professional promoter of youth shooting programs is set to pass the torch on to the next generation.
After decades of leading the NYS 4-H Shooting Sports program, Bill Schwerd is retiring. Schwerd, who is also the Executive Director of the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, will continue in that role.

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Tracking shows some muskies in Michigan’s Lake Macatawa visit Chicago

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Michigan DNR’s Fisheries Division has partnered with organizations and university researchers to track movement of muskies in Lake Macatawa with acoustic telemetry.
In April 2025, acoustic telemetry tags – provided by the Michigan Muskie Alliance – were implanted in 20 Great Lakes strain muskies from Macatawa, which is located in Ottawa County.

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