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Nania, Meyer get Outdoor Life honors

Madison – Wisconsin has had an inordinate number of conservation leaders over the years, and that tradition continues today. Two current Wisconsinites, Jeff Nania, of Portage, and George Meyer, of Madison, have been named to

Decker offers views on trophy whitetails

Eau Claire, Wis. – It wasn’t a story with twists and turns and drama. In fact, Bob Decker says, it was “kind of a boring hunting story.” But at the end of the story that

WWF appeals Forest Service road closures

Poynette, Wis. – A U.S. Forest Service decision to prohibit motorized vehicles on 50 percent of the existing roads on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is being appealed by the state’s largest conservation organization. The Wisconsin

Bobcat summit yields a new season proposal

Stevens Point, Wis. – Frustration hung thick in Ed Harvey’s voice. Like everyone in attendance at a public meeting about bobcat management Nov. 14, the president of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress was hoping to break

Game farmer is not guilty of hog release

Prairie du Chien, Wis. – Robert Scott Johnson, the 55-year-old former game farm owner accused of illegally releasing feral hogs in Crawford County in 2002, was found not guilty of the offense at a trial

Sixteen-point buck a potential world record

Mondovi, Wis. – An Eau Claire bowhunter harvested a white-tailed buck Nov. 1 in Buffalo County that is garnering national attention as a potential world record. In what is unfolding as something of a storybook

DNR to deer hunters: Don’t shoot a wolf

Madison – If deer hunters shoot a wolf this fall, the “mistaken identity” excuse won’t get them out of trouble. Last fall, DNR Conservation Warden David Youngquist, of Iowa County, encountered two cases of hunters

Study could shorten wait for bobcat tag

Ashland, Wis. – For bobcat hunters and trappers, this is the golden age. The past five seasons featured the top five harvests since 1980, including a record 497 bobcats in 2005 and a second best

Frank asks hunters to quit baiting

Madison – The DNR can’t make Wisconsin deer hunters forego bait this fall, but with bovine tuberculosis now in Michigan and Minnesota, CWD in Michigan and Illinois, and CWD-positive deer found on another Portage County

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