There were 1,405 sturgeon speared, including the seventh heaviest in the history of the Lake Winnebago fishery, a 79.9-inch, 177.3-pounder. In all, 46 sturgeon heavier than 100 pounds were registered, 37 from Lake Winnebago and nine from the upriver lakes.
U.S. Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin’s 7th District Representative in Washington, D.C., is taking another shot at giving states the right to manage gray wolves without federal interference.
Tiffany, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, and 19 other members of Congress reintroduced the Trust the Science Act earlier this month. The legislation follows the scientific recommendation of wildlife experts that wolves should be removed from the federal Endangered Species List and that their populations should be managed by states.
On Dec. 7, Ron Hedsand of Sturgeon Bay, Wis. was fishing with Sturgeon Bay friend John Vieau. The two had caught a lot of fish together over the past 12 years, but the monster muskie they boated just before noon that day absolutely took the cake.
Madison — The Natural Resources Board (NRB) is expected to approve a DNR request to increase the 2023 black bear harvest quota slightly from 2022 levels at its Wednesday, Jan. 25, meeting in Madison..
Some tips on flying worry-free with firearms and archery equipment.
Find out what’s new, tell tales and check out trophies during a full slate of sports shows around Wisconsin.
But the importance of the hunt itself – in terms of management of the state’s most popular game animal and the economic benefit that comes from hundreds of.
Opening weekend deer harvest tops Wisconsin five-year average.
The verdict is in: Wisconsin’s newest state record salmon was a case so unusual it needed a lawyer present.
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