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DNR to deer hunters: Don’t shoot a wolf

Madison – If deer hunters shoot a wolf this fall, the “mistaken identity” excuse won’t get them out of trouble. Last fall, DNR Conservation Warden David Youngquist, of Iowa County, encountered two cases of hunters

Lake Winnebago Area

Crappie fishing is excellent on the Wolf River near New London and Shiocton. Anglers were having success using minnows and pinky jigs. Fox River Bait &_Tackle, (920) 233-7409. Trip’s, (920) 795-4163.

Wausau Area

As fall has progressed, fish have been moving and holding out deeper in the rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. Try hard-bottomed areas near structure or current breaks. Live bait has been working well lately, with jigs

Game farmer is not guilty of hog release

Prairie du Chien, Wis. – Robert Scott Johnson, the 55-year-old former game farm owner accused of illegally releasing feral hogs in Crawford County in 2002, was found not guilty of the offense at a trial

Sixteen-point buck a potential world record

Mondovi, Wis. – An Eau Claire bowhunter harvested a white-tailed buck Nov. 1 in Buffalo County that is garnering national attention as a potential world record. In what is unfolding as something of a storybook

Manitowoc/Two Rivers Area

In Manitowoc, anglers had a fair week of fishing with most of the fishing activity concentrated around the marina and the north pier stub. Most anglers were casting spinners and spoons or using spawn sacs.

Lake Michigan/Metro Area Lakes

In Sheboygan, pier anglers have been catching a few browns and steelhead on spawn and spoons. In the Sheboygan River, some cohos, chinooks, and browns have been caught on flies near the Kohler dam and

Sturgeon Bay Area

There were still good numbers of chinooks swimming in the Sturgeon Bay canal, as well as in all harbors on both sides of the peninsula. Smallmouth action was on the slow side; the deeper waters

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