Fishing

By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — It will be a couple of weeks before hunters know whether or not they contributed to yet another record turkey kill, but if a new benchmark is not set,

By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — “Fish guys” are supervising fish guys – and gals – once again in the DNR. The former DNR Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection was created during the

By Tim Eisele Correspondent Elkhart Lake, Wis. — The state Natural Resources Board adopted changes to hunting and fishing regulations that will go into effect in 2007, if they pass legislative review later this year.

By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — It took quite a bit of pushing and pulling, but Wisconsin deer hunters finally do have a framework in place for the 2006 deer season. Now they just have

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington — A Bush administration plan to sell off chunks of national forest land in 35 states across the U.S. to fund a rural schools program has been criticized by

By Patti Wenzel Reprinted with permission from The Lakeland Times Minocqua, Wis. — Are some DNR officials more interested in protecting the image of the Lac du Flambeau tribe than publicizing the apprehension of three

Hayward, Wis. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Trust for Public Land have joined forces to buy the 1,150-acre Venison Creek property in the Chequamegon National Forest from the Plum Creek Timber Company. The

By Tim Eisele Correspondent Stevens Point, Wis. — State hunters will have a statewide antlerless deer hunt the second week in December after all. And, there will be no October Zone T season this fall,