Fishing
Spring’s ‘full-contact’ white bass fishing worth battling the crowds on Wisconsin’s Wolf, Fox rivers
If there’s one event in Wisconsin that’s likely to draw a bigger crowd than a playoff game at Lambeau Field or opening day at American Family Field, it just might be the spring white bass
New York’s Erie County Federation celebrates area sportsmen
New York’s Erie County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, representing 45 conservation/sportsmen’s groups in the county, held its annual banquet at Kloc’s Grove in West Seneca on March 21 to honor the leaders of the outdoors
Commentary: Proposed USFS changes will harm forest resources nationwide
Two weeks ago, the Trump administration announced many changes for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The plan would move the USFS headquarters from our national seat of federal government in Washington D.C. to
From dull to deadly: Mastering fillet knife sharpening
A fillet knife is an entity unto itself when it comes to cutting blades. That’s because the blade itself is thin so the angle of bevel on that blade is a very tight angle, anywhere
Wisconsin Fishing Report – April 27, 2026
Anglers were having some luck catching walleyes here, especially later in the week.
Ask a fisheries biologist: A look at the sauger, the walleye’s less famous cousin
Most Wisconsin anglers know about walleyes, but far fewer are familiar with the saugers, despite many similarities to their cousin, the walleye.
Wisconsin’s Star Prairie sporting goods store burglarized; $10,000 reward offered for information
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), in partnership with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of
New York Mixed Bag: Habitat work at French Creek WMA in Jefferson County helps grouse, woodcock
Staff from DEC’s Bureau of Wildlife spent a day in early March working together to improve habitat for wildlife at French Creek Wildlife Management Area in Jefferson County.
Dean Bortz: Wisconsin’s Vilas County showcases strong DNR team during spring hearings
It was almost like the good old days on Monday, April 13, in Vilas County when 103 citizens poured into the St. Germain Elementary School for Wisconsin’s annual spring fish and game hearings proctored by
