Pat and Jerry Cornelius (center) accept an award from David Borsecnik and Kathleen Gruentzel at Governor Dodge State Park. (Photo by Jerry Davis)Who says folks from Illinois aren’t friendly, giving and respectful of their neighbor to the immediate north? Pat Cornelius and her husband, Jerry, both 73, have been volunteering at Governor Dodge State Park for several months each summer…
ASHLAND AREA Near-shore trout and salmon fishing has been good with water temps in the mid to upper 50s in most areas. Most of the river mouths have good mud line that have been holding fish. There are good numbers of cohos around, along with brown trout and a fair number of steelhead. Trolling and casting in near-shore areas is…
District 5 — Lower St. Croix area Warden Paul Sickman, of St. Croix County, received information in September about a woman interested in selling owl parts to be used spiritually and to be sold as art. Sickman contacted the woman and educated her about laws governing owls and took enforcement action. Wardens Isaac Kruse, of St. Croix County, and Kyle…
Banquets/Fundraisers Oct. 20: Big 4+ WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Keyes Peak Ski Lodge, Florence. For more info call JoAnne Smith, 715-674-2020. Oct. 25: Great Lakes WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Barkers Island Inn. Superior. For more info call Jim Shabert, 218-391-0470. Oct. 25: Stevens Point WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Shooters Dining & Recreation Facility, Plover. For more info call Marc Stalter,…
Stocking numbers – between Dec. 19-21 – upped from 1,700 to 2,200 birds on eight public properties, up from five sites last year.
AMERY AREA Muskies are hitting suckers on the humps and shallow weed edges of the Apple River, Lake Wapogasset, and Bone Lake. Wapogasset and Bear Trap are giving up a few sunfish and crappies in 12 feet. Pitch Jiggin’ Raps or jigs and minnows in 12 to 18 feet on Half Moon, Balsam, and Wapogasset for walleyes. Bear hunters continue…
Banquets/Fundraisers Oct. 6: Colfax Sportsmen’s Club, 6 p.m., Whitetail Golf Course, Colfax. For more info call Peggy Richards, 715-704-0493. Oct. 6: Roche-A-Cri WTU Banquet, 4:30 p.m., The Cedar Shack, Adams. For more info call Becky Kirsenlph, 608-564-3021. Oct. 6: Rock River Rescue Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Turner Hall, Watertown. For more info call Tom Beyer, 920-988-6965. Oct. 11: Crivity-High Falls WTU…
District 1 — Ashland area Wardens Phil Brown, of Iron River, and Matt Koshollek, of Drummond, were asked in August to assist the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Department in a search for an individual who was reported to have been stabbed. After a lengthy search involving neighborhood canvasing, witness interviewing, and use of a search-and-rescue dog, a report of an individual…
Early comments hint that JCRAR members might do just that when Wisconsin Legislature reviews new CWD rules during Oct. 1 hearing. And if they kill the CWD rules, short-term politics will again trump long-term science.
Testing also helps the DNR track the spread of CWD.
(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)Oak trees are valuable, particularly if a landowner is interested in managing land to benefit wildlife, but oaks require active management. To help landowners, the Aldo Leopold Foundation and its partner organization serving private woodland owners, My Wisconsin Woods, are holding the “Oak in the Driftless Workshop” on Saturday, Sept. 29. The workshop will be held…
AMERY AREA Topwater baits and bucktails are triggering muskies on thick weed tops of Lake Wapogasset, Deer Lake, and the Apple River. A few walleyes are being taken with minnows or crawlers in 15 to 18 feet on Wapogasset and panfish continue to be plucked from 10- to 12-foot weedlines on Deer, Balsam, and Bear Trap Lake. Bear hunting reports…
Banquets/Fundraisers Sept. 22: Petenwell & Castle Rock Stewards Banquet, Petenwell County Park, Arkdale. For more info call Jim Murphy, 608-356-6537. Sept. 24: Sun Prairie DU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Angell Park Pavilion, Sun Prairie. For more info call Jeff Markstahler, 608-445-1272. Sept. 27: Northwest Wisconsin WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Shell Lake Art Center, Shell Lake. For more info call Dave Zaloudek,…
District 5 — Lower St. Croix area Warden Kyle Kosin, of Pierce County, was contacted by a new landowner in August about a trail camera and mineral that was placed on the new landowner’s property near the property line with an adjacent landowner. Enforcement action was taken. Warden Isaac Kruse, of St. Croix County, investigated a boat fire in August…
DNR game wardens can’t do the work alone; ethical ginseng diggers will have to help out.
With the opening of the bow deer season in September, hunters who want to have their deer tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) but don’t have a close-by sampling location may consider a mail-in possibility. Besides collection of tissue samples established by the DNR, hunters may also have a deer tested for CWD at the UW-Madison Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. Hunters must…
ASHLAND AREA Chequamegon Bay fishing is exceptionally good despite the weather, but anglers have to do a lot of moving. There is a ton of smelt and shiners and game fish are following the baitfish. Walleye anglers are catching fish on crawler harnesses and crankbaits over weed beds and on breaks in 15 to 18 feet. Many anglers are running…
District 4 — Woodruff area Wardens Tim Price, of Eagle River, and Dave Walz, of Woodruff, attended the 2018 COPS Kids Camp in July. The camp is for children between the ages of 6 and 14 and their surviving parent who have lost their loved one in the line of duty as a law enforcement officer. Wardens from around the…
Banquets/Fundraisers Sept. 8: Coulee Region Friends of NRA Banquet, 5 p.m., Fox Hollow Golf Course, La Crosse. For more info call Lucas, 608-317-9926. Sept. 10: Necedah Area WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, Necedah. For more info call Jeff Ritchart, 920-960-4836. Sept. 11: Wolf River Flyways DU Banquet, 5 p.m., Crystall Falls, New London. For more info call Ozzie…
The 100 ruffed grouse headed to Missouri this fall should be of little concern to hunters.
Banquets/Fundraisers Aug. 25: Waukesha County Conservation Alliance, Conservation & Habitat Shoot, Fundraiser, 9-3 p.m., Wern Valley Sportsman Club. For more info call Al Shook, 262-968-2598. Aug. 27: Watertown DU Banquet, 5 p.m., Watertown Turner Hall. For more info call 920-261-1538. Sept. 4: DU Banquet, 5 p.m., Belmont Convention Center. For more info call Arnie Roper, 608-778-2666. Sept. 6: Wisconsin Wildlife…
District 1 — Ashland area Wardens Philip Brown and Matthew Koshollek, of Drummond, followed up on a July call of a man overbagging on Long Lake while staying at a lodge near Iron River. The wardens were able to establish that the individual had kept over his possession limit of crappies and had more than 100 panfish in his freezer…
AMERY AREA Bass action is strong on the deep weedlines of most lakes. Muskie reports have been best on bucktails at Lake Wapogasset, Deer Lake, and the Apple River. A few walleyes are being taken on crawlers in 15 to 25 feet on Wapogasset and Balsam. Country Store, (715) 268-7482. CUMBERLAND AREA Surface baits have been triggering muskies early and…
First-time kayak anglers quickly learn the ins and outs of fishing from this small craft that’s usually used for leisure/recreation.
No time for a long drive? Consider Wautoma’s Silver Lake.
The Wisconsin DNR is trying to learn more about wild ginseng by using trail cameras to monitor plants. (Photo by Jerry Davis)I know science and its methodology, called research, are dirty words in some Wisconsin places and to some people. Call it what you want, but it’s a necessary endeavor if there is any chance of saving the state’s herb….
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