How to fillet a bluegill, and fast – video
Site Staff
December 20, 2024
Here’s the quickest way to clean a bluegill or sunfish boneless and skinless with a conventional knife.
Wisconsin
Two Wisconsin fishermen break through thin ice, drown
Kevin Naze
December 20, 2024
A pair of tragic ice fishing accidents that occurred Sunday and Monday, Dec. 8-9, has Wisconsin and federal safety officials warning anglers to use extreme caution or even stay off of thin, early-season ice, especially
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Comments on deer unit boundary change due Jan. 10; online public hearing is Jan. 8
Staff and News Reports
December 20, 2024
A public comment period for a draft rule that would rework portions of the state’s deer management unit boundaries runs through Jan. 10.
Deer Management Assistance Program 2.0 offers new benefits — plus fees — for Wisconsin landowners
Tim Eisele
December 20, 2024
More landowners interested in managing their land for wildlife will be able to receive extra help from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), but in exchange for new fees and new reporting requirements.
Five cow elk tags in play for Jackson Co. for Wisconsin’s 2025 hunt
Dean Bortz
December 20, 2024
Even as the Wisconsin DNR’s elk management team winds down from the first bull hunting season in the Central Elk Zone, team leaders are – potentially – gearing up for the first cow season in
Wisconsin’s statewide fishing report on Dec. 20, 2024
Staff Report
December 20, 2024
Winter fishing season rolling, but use caution on ice. Here’s a look at the Wisconsin fishing report on Dec. 20, 2024.
Commentary: PF & QF acknowledge voluntary, incentive-based opportunities for habitat as the No. 1 strategy to restore the iconic monarch butterfly
Jared Wiklund
December 20, 2024
Last week, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever encouraged private landowners and public land managers to help identify innovative strategies to restore quality pollinator habitat in the United States in light of the U.S. Fish and
Goose hunting in Illinois has shifted south to north
Jay Anglin
December 20, 2024
There was a time in the not-too-distant past when southern Illinois was considered a mecca for Canada goose hunting, and clubs in the area would be packed with hunters from all over the Midwest and
Crane hunt in Wisconsin? Committee gives green light as process takes another step forward
Larry Polenske
December 18, 2024
Following a series of meetings during the past five months, the Legislative Council Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes approved a proposed bill that creates some relief for farmers and offers the opportunity for a Wisconsin
