
Commentary: Understanding what’s happening with the northern Wisconsin deer herd
In 1992 we started to buy land 20 miles north of Ladysmith, Wis. By 2000 we had about 3,000 acres in one block and over that time we added 120 acres of food plots. We

In 1992 we started to buy land 20 miles north of Ladysmith, Wis. By 2000 we had about 3,000 acres in one block and over that time we added 120 acres of food plots. We

With the ending of the Wisconsin legislative session in March, several new natural resources bills were signed into law, while others were vetoed by Gov. Tony Evers.
Evers did sign several bills that: allow

The Wisconsin DNR has no idea just where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service might land on a decision to place lake sturgeon on the federal Endangered Species List (ESL).
That, in a nutshell,

The Wisconsin DNR and Conservation Congress may soon hear calls from fishermen to either close Green Bay tributaries to fishing during the spawning run, or allow only catch-and-release fishing during that time. That’s because law-abiding

A few lucky hunters will have the chance to hunt elk in the Central Elk Management Zone in 2024 for the first time this fall.
The Natural Resources Board (NRB) heard an update at

A Wisconsin conservation group hopes that a pair of recently hired wetland restoration ecologists will make a positive difference for Wisconsin’s waterfowl hunters.
Anna Rzchowski and Mark Pfost joined the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA)

Washburn County’s Conservation Congress Chairman, Joe Weiss, has been part of the April spring hearings and delegate elections for decades. This year’s meeting will undoubtedly be the one he’ll remembers most. After being a Washburn

Wisconsin fishing guides who want to take clients to Michigan lakes must now pay a $300 fee every three years and will have to follow other requirements in order to maintain the special license.

Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed 41 bills passed by the Republican-led Legislature on March 29 – rejecting a $3 billion Republican tax cut, political loyalty pledges for higher education employees, and a plan setting
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