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Wisconsin Roundup: Better days coming for anglers; and why the delay in spring hearing results?
A check with northern Wisconsin bait shops suggest anglers had a good start to the 2025 fishing season, even if it was bit chilly the morning of Saturday, May 3.
It was 33 degrees
Bill to boost Illinois deer harvest charges on
Legislation that would allow the DNR to issue more antlerless-only nuisance deer permits and expand the number of tags given to youth hunters passed the Illinois Senate by a unanimous vote.
Senate Bill 710,
Grand opening of Bass Pro Shops near Duluth, Minn., on May 21 offers entertainment, chance to help local conservation efforts
Bass Pro Shops announced plans this week to celebrate the official grand opening of its new retail location near Duluth, Minn., with a special “Evening for Conservation,” open to the public, on Wednesday, May 21,
Old time fish trains brought businessmen eager to fish northern Wisconsin waters
In the predawn of Saturday June 25, 1927, the distant sound of a steam whistle announced the approach of a locomotive closing in on Wausau’s Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad (the Milwaukee Road) depot
Woman receives 30 days, $1K fine in big southeast deer poaching case
Washington County Circuit Court Judge Sandra J. Giernoth sentenced Jessica Jill Kroening, 37, of West Bend, Wis., (formerly of Brownsville), to 30 days in the county jail and a $1,000 fine, plus court costs, for
House Republicans push to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in the West
House Republicans added a provision to their sweeping tax cut package authorizing sales of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah, prompting outrage from Democrats and environmentalists who called it
Bill Smith back on Wisconsin Natural Resources Board, and Jeff Hastings appointed
Gov. Tony Evers reappointed Bill Smith and newly appointed Jeff Hastings to six-year terms on the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB).
Smith’s term expired May 1. This will be his second six-year term. He
Older, wiser gobblers teach valuable lessons
A turkey hunt in Tennessee a few years ago proved one thing that I have long been a believer of – although not necessarily a fan of – that in order to be consistent at
Outdoor Insights: What’s Minnesota doing right when it comes to wild turkeys?
Minnesota blew the lid off its previous record spring wild turkey harvest last year, and the first half of 2025 has kept pace with 2024.
My daughter, my dad, and I must’ve hit the midseason
