Wisconsin’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
January 5, 2026
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Wisconsin published in the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Fishing
Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Timber theft case wraps up
Staff Report
January 5, 2026
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Ask a fisheries biologist: How old do fish get?
Max Wolter Wisconsin DNR Fish Biologist
January 5, 2026
“Many people ask how old different species get. Here are a couple of examples. Brook and brown trout are relatively short-lived and typically do not get older than 5 or 6 years. Bluegills occasionally reach
Wisconsin Musky Clubs Alliance elects Dave Allen as its president
Steve Heiting
January 5, 2026
The Musky Clubs Alliance of Wisconsin elected Dave Allen as the group’s president during its annual directors meeting Nov. 1.
Allen, 60, of Kaukauna, succeeds longtime president Larry Slagoski, who told the directors a
Bass in Chicago’s harbors maintain trend in latest assessment
Ralph Loos
January 5, 2026
Smallmouth bass swimming in Lake Michigan’s harbors received another boost of notoriety last April when angler Kyle Danhausen pulled one out of Monroe Harbor weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces – a mere ounce short of
Commentary: George Meyer’s second act was building Wisconsin Wildlife Federation into citizen conservation force
Terri Roerhig
January 5, 2026
When George Meyer retired from public service in 2002 after three decades at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, he didn’t step away from conservation work; he stepped closer to the people who live it.<br
Metro Area Fishing Report – January 4, 2026 – video
Matt Johnson
January 4, 2026
Ice conditions are improving but we still need to be diligent. Fishing is falling in line as well, and the week ahead looks pretty good.
Steve McComas: Winter conditions set the stage for summer in Minnesota lakes
Steve McComas
January 4, 2026
This year’s early winter conditions lend themselves to a 1930s hardboiled detective type of story.
The first snow came early in Minnesota this year, and I was as surprised as a turtle coming out
Commentary: TRCP looks back at 2025, ahead to 2026
Dan Morgan / Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
January 3, 2026
In many ways, 2025 was a year defined by gridlock and uncertainty in Washington D.C. Partisan divides slowed much of Congress, budgets were tight, and long-term solutions often felt just out of reach.
Yet
