Five genius ways to rig a jigging spoon – no live bait needed
Site Staff
February 7, 2024
Next time you go ice fishing, leave the minnows – and the hassle that comes with them – at home.
Fishing
Commentary: Protecting Wisconsin’s Pelican River Forest provides multi-faceted benefits for generations to come
Clint Miller
February 6, 2024
Conserving and maintaining working forests – and supporting the communities that depend on them – remains one of The Conservation Fund’s top priorities. We’re celebrating a hard-won victory in northern Wisconsin to secure the future
Wisconsin’s Sporting Heritage Council languishing… for now
Tim Eisele
February 5, 2024
What’s happened to the Sporting Heritage Council?
The council was created in 2011 to give advice to the governor, legislature, and Natural Resources Board on hunting, fishing, and trapping issues. It also is supposed
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Legislators seek to suspend antlerless deer hunting in northern part of state
Staff and News Reports
February 5, 2024
A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a bill that would prohibit hunters from killing antlerless deer in northern Wisconsin for four years in an attempt to preserve female deer and grow the region’s herd.
State Roundup: Wisconsin sturgeon spearers anxiously monitor the ice situation on Lake Winnebago system
Dean Bortz
February 5, 2024
Most any angst associated with this warm spell is going to center on the Lake Winnebago system where sturgeon spearers were anxiously monitoring the ice situation last week.
The 16-day sturgeon season will open
Conservation group calls deal to protect huge northern Wisconsin forest ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity
Associated Press
February 3, 2024
Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday, Jan. 30, that he secured federal money to complete the largest land conservation purchase in Wisconsin history, going around Republicans in the Legislature who had blocked the project.
The
Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – February 2, 2024 – video
Site Staff
February 2, 2024
What’s happening on Hayward area lakes, Chequamegon Bay, and Lake Superior.
Looming USFWS sturgeon Endangered Species List decision becoming a hot topic in Wisconsin
Greg Seubert
February 2, 2024
The potential of seeing lake sturgeon added to the federal Endangered Species List (ESL), thanks to a lawsuit filed by a protectionist group, has touched a nerve among Wisconsin sturgeon enthusiasts.
Judging from the
Ask a Fisheries Biologist: What do we learn from a species count during surveys?
Max Wolter Wisconsin DNR Fish Biologist
February 2, 2024
After ‘what’s the biggest fish you got?’ the next most common question we get about surveys might be, ‘How many different species did you get?’ I appreciate that people share a fascination for fish diversity.
