Opinions
State Roundup: My deer season does not follow statewide trend
I did get out the last two afternoons of the muzzleloader season on public land in western Vilas County. The outings were probably more like taking a walk while carrying a muzzleloader than they were
Looking ahead: What will ’23 bring to Dakotas?
With this being my final column of the year, I’d like to tell readers thanks for pausing to read my updates from North Dakota and South Dakota.
Streams of thought: Reflecting on outdoor happenings from 2022
On Tuesday, the Minnesota DNR unveiled the final version of its revised state wolf management plan. A draft of the plan was released in June.
An end-of-the-year gift for deer hunters
Sure, only a handful of days remain before New Year’s Day drops the curtain on almost all deer hunting, but each of those days can be absolutely splendid.
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor
No compassion for understanding, only citation-driven, is the main intent of the DNR. Recently I received a citation for baiting. The incident at issue was to afford wildlife the benefit of a bumper crop of
Commentary: A few topics deserving of comment in Wisconsin wolf draft plan
The Wisconsin DNR’s third attempt at revising the state’s wolf management plan was released Wednesday, Nov. 9, and public comments are now being accepted. You may not be anxious to read a plan with 167
ASK MAX: DNR Fish Biologist Max Wolter discusses winter trout fishing
“Streams are open for catch-and-release fishing starting in mid-winter and this continues through spring. The harvest season for stream trout runs from the May fishing opener to mid-October.
Repeat deer poacher revoked once again
DNR Conservation Warden Mike Burns recently transferred from Lafayette County to nearby Iowa County, the northern station, but not before completing an illegal deer hunting case with extensive assistance from Governor Dodge State Park Conservation
Warm, wet, and wondering
If you are a deer hunter of some advancing years, it’s difficult to dodge the perception that our weather in late November and early December, is now persistently different than it was earlier in our
