
Expect deer season similar to last year
Madison – Once the final bell sounds on this season’s gun and archery deer hunts, the combined harvest total should fall somewhere between 475,00 and 515,000 deer. Maybe even as high as 520,000 deer, according

Madison – Once the final bell sounds on this season’s gun and archery deer hunts, the combined harvest total should fall somewhere between 475,00 and 515,000 deer. Maybe even as high as 520,000 deer, according
Pier anglers around Two Rivers had slow fishing last week. Anglers fishing on the East Twin River experienced a good week of fishing. Angler pressure was concentrated around the Mishicot dam and the Village Park
In Oconto County, good numbers of smallmouth and largemouth bass were being seen on inland lakes. There are many happy perch anglers launching from Oconto Park II and the Oconto Breakwater Harbor. Perch were being
In Sheboygan, pier fishing has been slow, but anglers in the marina have been catching a few kings on spoons. In the Sheboygan River, some chinooks and browns have been caught at Kohler dam and
Woodcock have been filtering into the area. Bottomlands along the Kickapoo River are prime areas to hunt for these birds. Most wood ducks have migrated from the area. Typically, by the third week in October
Water temperatures have continued to drop and were in the low 50s on most lakes. Muskies have once again been providing the most consistent action. Most muskie anglers have been dragging suckers around and have

Ashland, Wis. – For bobcat hunters and trappers, this is the golden age. The past five seasons featured the top five harvests since 1980, including a record 497 bobcats in 2005 and a second best
Water temperatures continue their seasonal drop. The smaller lakes have turned over; the larger lakes are still in various stages of turnover. Muskie and walleye fishing is expected to pick up as turnover nears completion.
Madison – The DNR can’t make Wisconsin deer hunters forego bait this fall, but with bovine tuberculosis now in Michigan and Minnesota, CWD in Michigan and Illinois, and CWD-positive deer found on another Portage County
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