Quit the grousing
Thinking about a mid-September ruffed grouse hunt is enough to take some of the sting off summer’s hot, humid days. But the news, fully anticipated for the last three years, reported a 25 percent decline
Thinking about a mid-September ruffed grouse hunt is enough to take some of the sting off summer’s hot, humid days. But the news, fully anticipated for the last three years, reported a 25 percent decline

Nearly 50 people gathered for a public meeting in Spooner on June 6 to provide input on the DNR’s proposed wolf hunting season
Dispersed camping areas for paddlers, a new dog-training area, and six new state natural areas are in the plans for the Lower Wolf River Bottomlands Natural Resources Area
Banquet/Fundraiser Aug. 7: Fountain City, Arcadia NRA Banquet, 5 p.m., Hilltop Bar & Ballroom, Fountain City. For more info call Joe, 608-626-2731. Aug. 15: Peats Lake DU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., The Stadium View, Green Bay.
Editor’s note: This issue was printed before May field reports from DNR wardens were available. The following reports are leftover from April. May reports from the northern Wisconsin warden teams will appear in the next
ASHLAND AREA Trout and salmon are running in about 40 to 60 feet of water, and most anglers are trolling spoons, bait flies, Spin-N-Glos, or squids. If conditions muddy, try lake trout at the Apostle

The DNR says preliminary spring turkey harvest numbers show that the 2012 kill increased 6 percent from last year.
DOOR PENINSULA AND KEWAUNEE AREA In Door County, smallmouth bass are in various stages of spawning, scattered in the southern areas and on their beds in the more northern areas. Anglers heading out of the
LAKE MICHIGAN/METRO AREA LAKES On Waukesha and Walworth county lakes, bluegills were being caught in weedbeds in 5 to 10 feet of water. Anglers also were reporting good numbers of bluegills from Upper and Lower
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