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Wisconsin State Roundup: Four notable donations accepted by Natural Resources Board

Opinion, Wisconsin /

Wisconsin is blessed with the volunteer work that goes on unheralded every day of the year by selfless individuals and conservation groups.
Veteran outdoors journalist Tim Eisele, of Madison, attended a recent Natural Resources Board (NRB) meeting and suggested we take note of the four donations accepted by NRB members that day.

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Pickup tech talk: Learn the difference between torque and horsepower

Features, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, National Fishing, National Hunting, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin /

On a hot July afternoon in 1976, two brothers headed for an oily patch of pavement on Creamery Road just outside of Butternut, Wis., with a 1968 two-door Plymouth Satellite and one intent – to see what length of burnout they could get from the one-wheel wonder.

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Making do with Wisconsin’s Chequamegon Bay smallies

Featured, Features, Fishing, National Fishing, Wisconsin /

We were after walleyes, no question about it. While we did catch one keeper, the real story that day were the bay’s well reputed smallmouth bass. They hit jigs tipped with fatheads, crawlers or plastics. Didn’t matter the bait, those fish hit mostly willingly. I don’t know how many. We didn’t count nor measure, but they were healthy fish that did their all in maintaining the smallmouth’s reputation for battling anglers.

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Wisconsin State Roundup: Remembering former Natural Resources Board member Jane Wiley

Opinion, Wisconsin /

Jane Wiley, of Rib Mountain, and more recently Camas, Wash., passed away May 1. She was born June 28, 1936. Most readers will remember Wiley as a former Natural Resources Board member.
We hope to share more about her life with readers in a future issue. I remember her being a very caring person in many respects, not the least of which was her interest in conservation and natural resource management.

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Wisconsin needs more conservationists like Mark Noll

Hunting, Opinion, Wisconsin /

I was tickled to death to see Mark Noll, an Alma dairy farmer, nominated for our Conservationist of the Year Award. I have watched Noll work within the ranks of the Conservation Congress for more years than I care to admit. Noll has always struck me as someone who wears the levelest of heads in an arena where common sense can fall off the wagon in a hurry. Not to mention that the guy carries around a huge sense of humor.

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Mark Noll earns Wisconsin Outdoor News’ 2023 Conservationist of the Year honor

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, National Hunting, National News, News, Wisconsin /

Noll has worked in a number of roles, but he is well-known for his work in the Conservation Congress Executive Council and Big Game Study Committee going back to the days of Deer 2000 and Beyond. He often racked up 4,000 miles per year on vehicles criss-crossing the state to meetings and conventions.
For all the work he’s done over the years on behalf of Wisconsin’s natural resources, there are sportsmen who not only don’t see eye-to-eye with Noll, but they downright dislike him.

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On the Trail with Dean Bortz: Turkey hunting and all that other jazz

Hunting, Opinion, Wisconsin /

Hang on tight. We’re going to end up out in the weeds for a little bit this week. This one’s going to be less about turkey hunting and more about what a person might do when the Wisconsin weather takes the vinegar out of the hunter.

This is the first year in a long time where I did not kill a turkey in Zone 7 during the first season, where I mostly hunt in Vilas, Oneida, Iron, Ashland, and Price counties.

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