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Five-time Angler of the Year on Wisconsin circuit busted for bass overbagging

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On Friday night Sept. 11, the night before the Saturday, Sept. 12, WISCO Crown Bass Championship Tournament was set for the Minocqua Chain of Lakes in Wisconsin’s Oneida County, five-time angler-of-the-year Adam Eisele was found with 14 live largemouth bass in his livewell.
Eisele, of Fort Atkinson, hadn’t actually yet fished in the tournament, which could have been grounds for fraud had he won or placed, but having live bass in his boat the day before the tournament was a violation of tournament rules – and potentially a violation of state fishing regulations.

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What can pheasant hunters expect for the 2026 season? Here’s your Midwest forecast

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No one will argue about the passion and dedication of ruffed grouse hunters. This is especially true in the Upper Midwest and parts of the Northeast, but they come in a distant second to the cadre of upland game bird hunters who call the ring-necked pheasant king.
More pheasants are harvested and more hours are spent chasing them then any other upland bird. And for these diehard hunters, at least in the most productive pheasant country, this season could be a good one.

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Trump’s executive order on wolf delisting does not ensure state management yet

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While initial rhetoric attached to the latest executive order by President Trump made it sound like wolves will be removed from Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection, his comment to a rancher who had suffered losses, “you’re allowed to go and take care of (the problem),” wasn’t accurate.
The executive order only requires the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) to begin yet another wolf delisting process by determining if wolf populations have recovered enough to warrant state management through lethal control.

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Drone aided in recovery of Wisconsin 10-pointer in Washburn County

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From Alaska, where he worked and hunted for years before moving to Shell Lake, Wis., Steve Hemshrot’s passion for all things outdoors hasn’t abated.
Proof of this is reflected in his hunting a mature buck in Washburn County in northern Wisconsin that he has seen in trail camera photos for the past few hunting seasons. Hemshrot was successful in finally shooting and recovering this buck last fall, but not without the aerial assistance of a drone.

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Wisconsin Wildlife Federation wants summit to tackle DNR budget woes

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Wisconsin Wildlife Federation Executive Director Cody Kamrowski is spearheading an initiative to address the dire financial straits of the Department of Natural Resources’ fish and wildlife fund by asking for participation by state conservation groups and license buyers.
Kamrowski is organizing an informal DNR fish and game “budget summit” for Monday, Aug. 24, in Madison to gather potential funding ideas from conservation group members and individual sportsmen.

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What can hunters expect from the 2026 ruffed grouse season? Here’s an Upper Midwest forecast

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Spring drumming surveys from the states that still conduct such surveil lance indicate a slight decline from last year, following the traditional eight- to 11-year cyclical pattern. Here’s a closer look at what primary ruffed grouse states predict for this fall.

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Federal court kicks lawsuit on wake surfing against Wisconsin town of Scott

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Burnett County’s town of Scott cutting-edge action on the controversial wake boat issue in Wisconsin was backed recently when a federal court upheld the town’s ordinance that limits wake boat use.
The township’s ordinance, which is designed to protect shallow lakes within the township from shoreline damage and disruption of lake beds, was challenged in a lawsuit filed by lake property owners who claimed that their rights to use the lake as they wanted was being infringed upon by the ordinance.

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Wisconsin hunter achieves dream of taking Montana tom cougar

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Addie Schroeder will be the first to admit she’s one lucky girl in all sorts of ways. While the variety of local Wisconsin outdoor adventures she’s experienced are some of them, tagging a Montana mountain lion with the help of her own dogs sits high on that list.
“For as long as I can remember, the outdoors has always been a big part of my life,” said Schroeder, 22, of Shell Lake, who works as a registered nurse at a Cumberland hospital.

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Wisconsin warden recalls tragic day afield when Chai Vang killed six Wisconsin hunters in 2004

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Chai Soua Vang, 57, the St. Paul, Minnesota, man who was sentenced to six life sentences for the intentional homicide of six Wisconsin deer hunters and wounding two others in 2004, died in a hospital on June 10 at the age of 57.
No cause of death or other information related to his passing was provided by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections due to privacy laws. On Thursday, June 11, a status update was entered into Vang’s case file on the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access page, confirming his death as of June 10.

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