
Star Watch: Mid-December is the time to view our brightest stars
If you can tolerate chilly nights, the next two weeks will be a great time to view eight of our brightest stars. Almost any night in mid December three to four hours or later after

If you can tolerate chilly nights, the next two weeks will be a great time to view eight of our brightest stars. Almost any night in mid December three to four hours or later after

So, if you’ve been following along in this space for a few years, you likely know that when it comes to deer hunting, my friends and hunting party members have been struggling to see and

Wisconsin long considered its nine-day gun-deer season “the hammer” for managing whitetails, accounting for more than 90% of the annual deer kill during the early 1970s, and routinely 85% of it through 1995.
But

The casual observer of nature may not notice some strange things going on in the natural world during late fall/early winter.
I scatter some whole and cracked corn occasionally on the ground to feed

Wisconsin is dotted with popular lake chains, including the Eau Claire Chain, consisting of Upper and Middle Eau Claire lakes in Bayfield County and Lower Eau Claire Lake, which is split between Bayfield and Douglas
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Wisconsin published in the Dec. 12, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.

Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the Dec. 12, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.

A proud granddad sent in a stunning photo and even more astonishing tale: Bill Hayes’ grandsons, Joseph, Phillip, and Andrew, ranging in age from 21 to 17, spend a great deal of time outdoors. They

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 12, 2025 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
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