As the end of October approaches, the federal government remains shut down, as it has been since the start of the month.
While many effects accompany a government shutdown, its impacts on natural resources
The lack of rainfall in northwest Wisconsin has resulted in a weather classification of “abnormally dry,” with the impacts being felt on lakes and rivers throughout the region.
Bayfield County’s 97-acre Drummond Lake is
A young hunter from Luck continued a family tradition by punching his black bear tag with a 500-plus-pound bruin.
Rhett Swenson, 8, a third-generation bear hunter, said his “Papa”– grandfather Jeff Holdt of Luck
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds all spearers interested in harvesting a lake sturgeon from the Lake Winnebago system during the 2026 sturgeon-spearing season to purchase their licenses before Oct. 31.
Legislation passed on July 4 brought a major shift to the firearms suppressor world. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, the $200 federal tax stamp on silencers will be eliminated.
Firearms owners will still have to
Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) members heard a tale of two different Great Lakes at its Oct. 22 meeting as news of the fishing, and backing from commercial fishermen, on Lake Superior came over the
Testing hunter-harvested deer is one of the best ways to know where chronic wasting disease (CWD) exists in Wisconsin, according to Erin Larson, who emphasized the need for hunters to have their deer tested for
The right place at the right time.
That’s where Kim Penney found herself on a recent black bear hunt in Rusk County, Wis. The Waupaca resident shot a male bear Sept. 17 – her
Two Wisconsin bowhunters scored on trophy central Wisconsin black bears to kick off the 2025 season, both in the 500-pound live weight range and in the mid-400 pounds field dressed.
One of the bears
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