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Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Suspects lying about being employed by DNR busted for multiple deer violations
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from Wisconsin DNR. These reports are from the Feb. 9, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
Wisconsin’s Sporting Heritage Council languishing… for now
What’s happened to the Sporting Heritage Council?
The council was created in 2011 to give advice to the governor, legislature, and Natural Resources Board on hunting, fishing, and trapping issues. It also is supposed
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Legislators seek to suspend antlerless deer hunting in northern part of state
A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a bill that would prohibit hunters from killing antlerless deer in northern Wisconsin for four years in an attempt to preserve female deer and grow the region’s herd.
Backpacking equipment: Gear that will have you ready for trail cruising and autumn hunting
Today’s young, do-it-yourself hunters fill their Instagram profiles with images in the backcountry, decked out in the latest gear.
And for the most part, it’s great gear – far better than the low-quality equipment
Don’t overlook goldenrod larvae as a go-to natural bait for panfish
Like many ice fishermen, I started preparation for the hard-water season several weeks ago. I checked out the portable fish house, but no mice had been at work. My auger started when called upon, and
When winter conditions are right, you can catch big trout
Winter is the least popular time for fly-fishing.
However, a small number of fly-fishing diehards sneak out to their favorite waters during the winter.
Some are big-trout anglers who use streamers to latch
Wisconsin conservation group donates $100,000 toward skid steer that will help build prairie chicken habitat
The second oldest conservation group in Wisconsin, the Dane County Conservation League (DCCL), donated $100,000 to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to pay for half of a Cat 299D3 skid steer.
The donation
Decoy carvers, collectors to gather in mid-March in Ohio
The Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Association (ODCCA) and the Great Lakes Decoy Association have joined together to hold their two shows March 16-17, Saturday and Sunday, at the Holiday Inn Cleveland South, 6001 Rockside
Take advantage of a perfect winter to tackle deer projects big or small
Most Upper Midwesterners would bet good money that during any given winter, the snow will be deep enough to make any meaningful habitat work a lost cause. They’d almost always win, too.
Sometimes the
