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Wisconsin’s Whitetails Unlimited, hunting loses a friend with passing of Darrel Snell

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Thirty-four years ago a group of northern Wisconsin deer hunters got together to form a Whitetails Unlimited chapter to support the new group founded in 1982 while also honoring the area’s historic hunting lifestyle.
Before long the Northwestern Wisconsin Chapter of Whitetails Unlimited was established. Among the charter members was a young deer hunter from Spooner, Ed Snell.

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Raptor ‘repair shop’ releases eagle in Spooner, Wis.

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Bitter January wind swirling snowflakes on a dark Sunday morning did not keep 35 souls gathered at Spooner Elementary School from braving the cold to see a bald eagle set free.
“This is amazing,” said a smiling Dr. Kim Ammann, founder of Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital in Spooner, as people exited their vehicles. “I expected maybe three people.”

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Bill Thornley: An old hunter has seen it all – and it still looks good

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Out in the hills an old hunter checks his treestand as September moves into October. The hunter feels a stir of excitement as he spots a nice buck along the trail. He hopes to spot the buck again in later November during the gun-deer season.
Memories of past hunts flood over him, visions of bucks missed and bucks tagged, of old friends hunted with and those who are no longer around to share the camaraderie found within the hunting shack.

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Wisconsin’s Makenna Vanderhoof, 16, proves she is up to challenge of Junior Iditarod race

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Soft-spoken junior Makenna Vanderhoof from Shell Lake High School in Wisconsin does not appear to be someone who could withstand the brutal Alaskan wilderness, but anyone with that first impression would be wrong.
Makenna, 16, already is a seasoned veteran of the Junior Iditarod. She has been running the youth version of the actual Iditarod for three years. She started by borrowing dogs from veteran musher and 2023 Iditarod winner Ryan Redington, a friend of the family.

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Well-known albino buck from Spooner, Wis., area found dead after nearly 15-year history

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It was a dark, rainy morning when Washburn County Highway Commissioner Brian Danielsen called a homeowner at the intersection of county roads A and H in the Burnett County town of Scott.
“It’s the end of an era,” he said. “The King is dead. We found him this morning.”
For the past 14 or 15 years, the “King” has been a majestic albino white-tailed buck living in the area.

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Wisconsin Whitetails Unlimited chapter loses longtime friend with Gary Magnus passing

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Northwest Wisconsin’s hunting community, and especially Whitetails Unlimited, lost a friend and supporter with the passing of Gary Magnus, 72, of Spooner.
Magnus lived and breathed hunting of all types. He got a Whitetails Unlimited chapter going, and going strong, in Washburn County more than 30 years ago when he helped form the Northwest Wisconsin WTU Chapter. Magnus’s signature, old, faded yellow WTU hat was even on display at his funeral visitation.

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Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital in Wisconsin releases ‘patients’

Featured, Nature Page & Night Sky, News, Wisconsin /

Veterinarian Kim Ammann and the volunteers at Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital in Spooner have been busy in recent weeks. A barred owl with a broken wing and a pair of bald eagles were recently ready to release.
Healing a bird like the young barred owl takes time. Sometimes it takes more time than anticipated. Ammann walked the owl into a clearing for the release. The bird clicked his beak, one of his defense methods, and seemed ready to soar high and disappear into the tall pines in the area.

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