Catching smelt through the ice – video
Site Staff
February 11, 2025
A simple method for catching lots and lots of rainbow smelt to use for bait or even a meal.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Fishing Report – February 10, 2025
Wisconsin DNR Reports
February 10, 2025
Anglers caught high numbers of whitefish while fishing in these locations.
Star Watch: Our moon’s unique landscape
Bob Drieslein
February 10, 2025
Looking at the Moon through binoculars or a telescope reveals a topography that hints of a violent history.
Nature Smart: What drives irruptions with bird species?
Stan Tekiela
February 9, 2025
Nature is fluid and adaptive. Once you wrap your head around that simple truth, answering some of nature’s questions becomes easier.
For example, every few years, several bird species such as the common redpoll,
Tom Bahti: You can get well in a hurry on sharptails
Tom Bahti
February 9, 2025
It was my friend and writer Tom Davis who once told me: “When you’re hunting sharp-tailed grouse, you can get well in a hurry.” I’m not sure that he came up with that saying himself,
Wisconsin DNR warns of changing ice conditions as sturgeon spearing starts this weekend
DNR Report
February 7, 2025
The Wisconsin DNR announced on Friday that recent temperature swings have created rapidly changing ice conditions in many parts of the state.
DNR wardens have responded to several incidents of recreational vehicles going through
Interested in buying forward-facing sonar? Here’s everything to consider
Steve Heiting
February 7, 2025
Forward-facing sonar (FFS) also is known as live sonar or real-time sonar. Manufactured in some form by all the major players in the sonar industry, it can allow anglers to actually determine the species and
Time for a new turkey gun? Here’s what to consider
Dan Hansen
February 6, 2025
An avid hunter friend was among the first to tag a gobbler when spring hunts began in central Wisconsin nearly four decades ago.
Back then, the conventional wisdom regarding a firearm was, “bigger is
Christine Thomas: My Airedale, Major, meets ‘the rats’: Part 1
Christine Thomas
February 6, 2025
“I am headed over to the Oh Rats Training Center in Sheboygan Falls on Dec. 30 for barn hunt training,” my friend, Sue Zimmer, shared on a winter solstice call. “I invited some of our
