Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Round Lake boat landing dock under repair
Staff Report
June 13, 2023
A mix of outdoor-related news stories from across Wisconsin published in the June 16, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
News
Retired Wisconsin wildlife researcher lists needed changes to state’s deer program
Tim Eisele
June 13, 2023
If Wisconsin had its own Dr. Deer, it would have to be Keith McCaffery.
McCaffery, 84, of Rhinelander, was a longtime Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildlife researcher. He retired twice from the
Industry report: Camping continues its popularity growth
Associated Press
June 13, 2023
Last year, 58 million households camped at least once, pumping 52 billion dollars into local communities and economies in 2022. Since 2014, the number of households who camp three or more times annually has grown
Wisconsin DNR to bring 8 wildlife rules to Natural Resources Board June 28
Tim Eisele
June 12, 2023
At the Natural Resources Board’s May 24 meeting in Madison, the board heard that the DNR will bring eight of nine regulation questions to the NRB for approval June 28 in Milwaukee.
The DNR
Wisconsin hunter bags 8-bearded Buffalo County gobbler
Larry Polenske
June 10, 2023
Thanks to advice from his 8-year-old son, Keith Braunreiter, of the town of Gale in Trempealeau County, shot an eight-bearded gobbler – the bird of a lifetime – April 26 in Buffalo County.
Braunreiter,
Two Lac du Flambeau tribe members in Wisconsin cited for illegal walleye spearing
Doug Etten
June 9, 2023
For the second time in as many spring harvest seasons, members of the Lac du Flambeau Chippewa tribe were cited for allegedly illegally spearing walleyes on lakes within the ceded territory, but outside of reservation
Six people convicted of poaching Mississippi shovelnose sturgeon
DNR Report
June 7, 2023
Shovelnose sturgeon are a native fish known for their flesh and roe, an important part of the ecosystem, and they are protected with conservative harvest limits to ensure their populations remain stable. Minnesota DNR conservation
Wisconsin firefighters help with Michigan wildfire, blaze 90% contained as of Sunday night
Staff Report
June 5, 2023
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources continues to provide updates on a wildfire that started on Saturday near Grayling as the fire was considered 90% contained as of Sunday at 5 p.m.
A team
Migratory birds rely on Driftless Region to refuel
Tim Eisele
June 2, 2023
Thompson said the Driftless Region stands out from an aerial view of the forest biomass of the United States.
