Beyond Wisconsin: Outdoor news items from around the country (Dec. 28)
Staff Report
December 29, 2022
Newsworthy items related to the outdoors from beyond Wisconsin.
News
Natural Resources Board, DNR starting over on pollutants rules
Tim Eisele
December 29, 2022
Approval of a scope statement, on a unanimous vote at a Dec. 14 meeting, followed testimony from the DNR and nine citizens asking the state to set stricter limits on pollutants.
Conservation biologist earns lifetime award for state natural area work
DNR Report
December 29, 2022
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Biologist Thomas Meyer was awarded the national George B. Fell Lifetime Achievement Award.
Mixid Bag: Outdoor news items from around Wisconsin (Dec. 28)
Staff Report
December 29, 2022
DNR Stocks 2,800 Pheasants on 25 State Properties for Late-Season Hunts.
Early December fishing & hunting report
Staff Report
December 21, 2022
Anglers will find 3 to 5 inches of ice on the small lakes and bays, but thinner ice on the big, deep lakes. Panfish are being caught on Bear Trap Lake in 5 to 12
Wautoma artist sweeps DNR stamp competition
Greg Seubert
December 21, 2022
Three of Timm’s latest creations caught the eye of judges of the state Department of Natural Resources’ annual turkey, pheasant and waterfowl stamp design contests.
Backyard and beyond: Holiday bird count, and photographing the whitetail rut
Val Cunningham
December 21, 2022
On a Saturday in mid-December, I’ll be heading out with a small group of fellow bird watchers to count birds for my local Audubon Society chapter. Tens of thousands of other volunteers across our hemisphere
Have a safety plan when heading out on the ice
DNR Report
December 21, 2022
Recent water rescues serve as chilly reminders that early-season ice on any Wisconsin waterbody is thin, weak and potentially life-threatening to anyone looking to get a jump on winter fun. None of the early-season breakthrough
Cuffs & Collars: Enforcement reports from around Wisconsin
Staff Report
December 21, 2022
Walleser and a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officer determined four individuals were hunting the closed area on the Iowa side and had shot 19 ducks.
