Wisconsin’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Sept. 25, 2026
Outdoor News
September 25, 2026
Fish moving shallower, more active, as water temps drop
Hunting
Solar farm pact protects prairie chickens in Wisconsin’s Buena Vista Wildlife Area
Greg Seubert
September 25, 2026
A large solar farm under construction in Portage County’s town of Grant isn’t expected have a significant effect on Wisconsin’s largest population of greater prairie chickens, despite being built right next to the Buena Vista
Record EHD death toll hits 1,600 deer in southeast Wisconsin
Patrick Durkin
September 24, 2026
The death toll from Wisconsin’s worst outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) climbed past 1,600 the past three weeks, with the virus killing at least 500 more white-tailed deer while spreading into two more southeastern
Hank Shaw expands Buck, Buck, Moose cookbook for a new generation of deer hunters
Evy Gebhardt
September 24, 2026
The new edition reflects changes in how people cook at home. Shaw has added guidance throughout for sous vide machines, air fryers, electric pressure cookers and slow cookers. The charcuterie section has been expanded and
Where do big bucks go when they vanish?
Mark Morrison
September 18, 2026
Over the course of our three-months-plus bowhunting season, seeing just one wall-hanger buck can be cause for celebration. Trophy proportioned bucks are careful critters that use hunter’s missteps to avoid ending up on buck poles.<br
Punt gun history brought to life at Wisconsin’s Waterfowl Hunters Expo
Tim Eisele
September 17, 2026
Punt guns go boom in a very big way. Visitors to the Waterfowl Hunters Expo on Aug. 22 in Oshkosh, Wis., got to hear the big boom of a punt gun.
The huge single-shot
The Olympics of Wildfowl Art: Federal duck stamp judging set for Sept. 24-25
Tim Eisele
September 17, 2026
The federal duck stamp contest: It’s called the Olympics of Wildfowl Art for a reason – and that’s because some of the nation’s best waterfowl artists submit their artwork for judging each year.
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Hunter from Wisconsin takes 690-pound black bear on Minnesota’s opening day
Justin Runberg
September 16, 2026
The opening day of the black bear hunting season produced a 690-pound (live weight) bear in Minnesota for Alma, Wis., resident Dylan Fluekiger.
Hunting a friend’s property near Brook Park, Fluekiger had seen the
Wisconsin Wardens at Work: Illegal baiter just can’t help himself
Jerry Davis
September 16, 2026
A convicted felon was quick to admit to David Bennett, a Sheboygan County, Wis., game warden, when he was presented with the evidence and facts, that maybe he was illegally shooting deer over bait.
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