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Madison Sen. Russ Decker (D-Wausau) wants to expand a free antlerless deer bonus tag program for agricultural businesses by adding commercial maple syrup producers to the list of farmers who can get one free bonus

Dec. 6: Winter Tree and Plant Identification, by the Woodland School, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Sauk County, cost $25, to register, contact Sarah Hultine at (608) 355-0279 or tours@aldoleopold.org. Feb. 6-8, 2004: 19th Annual

Preliminary reports from the field also indicated there were 10 hunting incidents, including two fatalities, during the first weekend of the nine-day hunt. Hunting license sales in Wisconsin were up 4 percent over last year,

McGREGOR AREA People just started fishing this area earlier this week. All lakes are ice-covered with anywhere from two to six inches of ice, so you need to watch where you’re going. Expect the first

Contributing Editor With its short days and sullen skies, December is a dreary month. But for a handful of hardy fly-rodders, Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan tributaries offer some great fishing for a mixed bag during a

Jan. 17-18, 2004: Lindy Trap Attack Open & Qualifier, Antioch, Illinois. Fox Chain of Lakes, $5,000 cash purse. Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Aqua-Vu Trap Attack Open & Qualifier, Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Redstone Lake, $5,000 cash purse.

Associate Editor Madison A Bush administration proposal regarding wetlands protection has some conservation groups fearing the worst that temporary ponds, used extensively by ducks and other water birds, could be drained and used for other

Show hours are 1-9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7. Admission is $7 for adults, $4 for

Associate Editor St. Paul Officials from the Minnesota DNR are talking quite optimistically about this year’s firearms deer harvest. In fact, the word “record” has snuck into conversations. “I think we’ll come pretty close (to