Wisconsin’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 29, 2025
Staff Report
August 29, 2025
Water temps cooling, but fishing action remains hot. Here’s a look at the Wisconsin fishing report on Aug. 29, 2025.
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An end-of-summer checklist to complete before bowhunting season
Alex Merritt
August 29, 2025
As summer winds down, hunters are shifting gears in preparation for chasing whitetails this fall. Bows are being dusted off, landowners are being visited, and glassing velvet bucks is in full swing.
However, while
Gear items that will add to your efficiency this bowhunting season
Eric Morken
August 28, 2025
One thing that helps get me through the heart of a bowhunting offseason is analyzing gear for my mobile hunting style.
This mobile approach has helped me shoot a lot more deer, but
Commentary: What to do about declining North American duck populations
Site Staff
August 28, 2025
We, the Old Duck Managers Group, are retired Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists who worked on waterfowl management, research, and/or law enforcement our entire careers. We have watched as ducks have
Wisconsin Fishing Report – August 25, 2025
Wisconsin DNR Reports
August 25, 2025
Anglers have been reporting high catches of Chinook salmon here.
Star Watch: The latest on Asteroid 2024 YR4 and its potential impact on earth
Bob Drieslein
August 25, 2025
There have been several news items lately about an asteroid the size of a football field that might be headed our way. Now, scientists at NASA are certain that will miss Earth, but it may
Hunting in comfort: Is a box blind the best option for your top deer spot?
Outdoor News
August 24, 2025
Thirty years ago, you could tune into outdoor programming and if there was a whitetail hunting episode on, there was a good chance it was filmed in Texas.
There was also a good chance
Christine Thomas: Bobcats thrive in Wisconsin’s Driftless Region; and at the little cabin
Christine Thomas
August 24, 2025
“Christine, I am looking for blurbs for my book. I know you have things to do, but if it works out …” messaged Al Cornell, a retired Wisconsin DNR wildlife technician, author, photographer, and one
Hunters and other conservationists can lead by example when it comes to reducing window collisions with wood cocks, other birds
USFWS Reports
August 24, 2025
In the cold of February, a bird was found dead on the sidewalk of Philadelphia, killed after colliding with a building window. It was an American woodcock, or timberdoodle – an iconic game bird of
