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Three muskie hotspots to target during the early season

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As friends John and Mike and I headed for our first spot on opening day of the 2025 northern Wisconsin muskie season, I spotted a boat ahead of us scooting toward the same shallow, weedy bay.
“Well, I guess we’ll start on the next spot,” I said, turning the boat to the right toward a steep shoreline that had some fallen trees and wooden docks in the shallows, and a line of weeds out deeper.

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Wisconsin Musky Clubs Alliance asking where money it donated to DNR went to

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When the Musky Clubs Alliance of Wisconsin (MCAW) gifted $75,000 last year to the state Department of Natural Resources, it was with the intent of helping the agency stock more muskies in northeastern Wisconsin waters. Instead, the alliance got a case of indigestion.
Saying the issue gave him “heartburn,” MCAW President Dave Allen, of Kaukauna, questioned how the DNR spent the donated money during the MCAW’s directors meeting April 11 in Stevens Point.

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Want to pursue pike that pack a punch? Here’s what to focus on

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The eyes of the first big northern pike I ever saw looked to be a foot apart.
Just moments before, I thought my grandfather was trying to free his line from weeds, but now I was staring at a monster. Grandpa had worked the fish to the boat in a calm and deliberate fashion, probably in the hope of keeping the 10-year-old version of me unaware of the big moment in my life that was about to happen.

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Turkey hunters need a backup plan ready in case the fly-down goes awry

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The day’s hunt was just one more unanswered turkey call from ending. Air temperatures were soaring toward their forecasted high in the 80s and mosquitoes were everywhere. In short, conditions were miserable. My mind weighed various lunch options before I headed home.
I stopped near an edge where tall pines met a brushy clear-cut, dug the box call from the vest and paused before casting into the wind what I thought would be the day’s final yelp.

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Hunt mule deer in their bedroom; here’s where to look

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Just 200 yards from a slight rise that I thought would put me just above the mule deer group I had spotted an hour before, I stopped on the edge of a wide creek bottom to glass the far side. I didn’t expect to see anything, but had to look anyway. As I swept my gaze across the bottom a buck stepped into the flat and turned my way.
Caught in the open, there was nothing I could do but freeze.

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Wisconsin Musky Clubs Alliance elects Dave Allen as its president

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The Musky Clubs Alliance of Wisconsin elected Dave Allen as the group’s president during its annual directors meeting Nov. 1.
Allen, 60, of Kaukauna, succeeds longtime president Larry Slagoski, who told the directors a year ago he would not seek another term. The new president takes the helm with plenty of experience.

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Reflecting on half a century of Wisconsin deer hunting

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Fifteen minutes after squeezing the trigger, I was dumbfounded. The shot at the buck was only a little more than 50 yards and my crosshairs had been squarely on its shoulder.
As it ran off the buck appeared to be injured, but so far I had not found blood nor hair where it had stood, or in the direction it had run. Could I have missed?

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Larry Slagoski, longtime president of Musky Clubs Alliance of Wisconsin, set to retire

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The Musky Clubs Alliance of Wisconsin (MCAW) has enormous shoes to fill as its longtime president, Larry Slagoski, has announced he will not seek another term.
Slagoski, 86, of Weston, has been president of the alliance for about 35 years. The group’s vice-president, Dave Allen, told Wisconsin Outdoor News that a new president will be elected when the group’s directors meet in November.

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Three solid patterns to use for ‘hot’ August muskies

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Catching muskies in August can be difficult. Years ago anglers believed their lack of action was a result of the fish losing their teeth. We now know muskies carry a full set of dentures all season long, but they can still be a challenge to catch.
Fortunately, there are a number of patterns that can produce muskies in late summer. Here are three that should figure into your muskie plans.

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