Wisconsin’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
December 8, 2025
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Wisconsin published in the Dec. 12, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
Fishing
Wisconsin’s Cuffs & Collars: Camera images over bait help catch poacher
Staff Report
December 8, 2025
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the Dec. 12, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
Sam Gordy’s Slough on Pool 6 of the Upper Mississippi River ‘open for business’ after timely project
Greg Koelker
December 7, 2025
Sediment blocking the movement of well oxygenated water into one of the Mississippi River’s deeper sloughs – and threatening fish survival – brought about a multi-agency restoration effort that came in under budget while restoring
Steve Griffin: Making outdoor memories between opening, closing days
Steve Griffin
December 7, 2025
Opening days of hunting and fishing seasons get plenty of attention but more and more, I think of them as appetizers and season endings as desserts. Both are wonderful, but the dessert memories are enduring
When the water finally hardens in Pennsylvania, it’s trout time
Vic Attardo
December 7, 2025
In Pennsylvania the traditional start of trout season is in mid-April – that’s for all the open-water anglers across the state.
But for thousands of anglers who brave cold winter temperatures and stand on
Whitefish, cold water, and lessons learned beneath the surface
Tashina Dunham
December 7, 2025
Whitefish? Yes, please.
Some of my earliest memories take me back to St. Ignace, Michigan. A family member owned a small smoke shop there, and he’d arise early to catch whitefish from Lake Huron,
Strikemaster Lazer Mag: An ice auger’s rise – or decline? – to stardom
Tim Spielman
December 6, 2025
I recall clearly the year 1998.
It was during ’98 that I received as a Christmas gift from my now dearly-departed (not dead, just departed) ex-wife. It was my first and, to date, my
George Meyer, longtime advocate for Wisconsin’s natural resources, facing his latest battle head-on
Tim Eisele
December 6, 2025
He was the right man, at the right place, at the right time.
He is George Meyer, past-secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and retired executive director of the Wisconsin Wildlife
Is an ice-fishing season on its way for Ohio anglers? Here are some best bets for first ice
John Tertuliani
December 6, 2025
Are we going to get some ice this winter fishing season in Ohio? It is starting to look that way. The ocean wind and temperature occurring over the central and eastern Pacific Ocean encouraged forecasters
