The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced on Monday that a bear observed with its head stuck in a jar in Bayfield, Douglas and Sawyer counties was successfully freed this past weekend by U.S. Department
The DNR fisheries team out of the Barron office ran a survey on the Red Cedar Chain of Lakes in 2023 to gauge the health of the game fish and panfish fisheries.
The chain
A line of ducklings following their mother is a familiar sight on summer’s lakes and ponds, but look more closely at the group in Bob Hilbert’s photo. He named this photo “Woodies and Hoodies,” because
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Wisconsin published in the Aug. 8, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from the Department of Natural Resources. These reports are from the Aug. 8, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Anglers reported some catches of Chinook and rainbow trout mixed in with coho and a few brown trout here.
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 8, 2025, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
For some hunters, the chance of drawing a Wisconsin turkey harvest authorization for one of the early hunting periods could be as scarce as hen’s teeth.
That’s why recent discussions among Department of Natural
The number of fall turkey harvest authorizations available for 2025 in Wisconsin will not change from last fall, based on the recommendation from the DNR Turkey Advisory Committee.
Meeting at the Sandhill Wildlife Area
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