Banquets/Fundraisers Jan. 19, 2019: North WTU Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, Stevens Point. For more info call Jamie Merckx, 920-284-6548. Jan. 19, 2019: Wisconsin West WTU Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Treasure Island Resort & Casino, Red Wing. For more info call Jim Wiltinger, 608-689-2234. Jan. 23, 2019: Lower Wisconsin River WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Dorf Haus Supper Club, Sauk City. For…
AMERY AREA You’ll still find pockets of open water on the big lakes, but there is as much as 7 inches where people are fishing. Look to the north end of Lake Wapogasset, Big Round Lake, and White Ash Lake for panfish in 8 to 12 feet. Bear Trap Lake is a safe bet for crappies over slightly deeper water….
Father, son hunters head to Wisconsin to stack up venison.
Six state conservation groups create new group called Sportsmen for Wetlands.
Banquets/Fundraisers Dec. 1: WTU Banquet, 6 p.m., All Star Lanes Banquet Hall, La Crosse. For more info call Jim Wiltinger, 608-689-2234. Jan. 19, 2019: North WTU Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, Stevens Point. For more info call Jamie Merckx, 920-284-6548. Jan. 19, 2019: Wisconsin West WTU Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Treasure Island Resort & Casino, Red Wing. For more info call…
Northern Region Ashland area While on patrol in October, warden Amie Egstad, of Bayfield, received information about a burned-out car in the Bayfield County Forest. Upon finding the vehicle, Egstad contacted the Bayfield County Sheriff’s Department. A deputy arrived at the location. The burned car had actually been reported as stolen within the previous two days in Douglas County. Evidence…
ASHLAND AREA As the ice begins to form always remember to use caution and be safe. We are still in between seasons right now and there is no safe ice. The cold temps may produce thin ice, but always think safe and call ahead for an updated report. Be safe and always use caution Angler’s All, (715) 682-5754. River Rock,…
Family may have to move deer camp next year if property is sold. But if so, nice buck shot this year will provide lasting memory.
Northern Region Antigo team Warden Curt Butler, of Merrill, with assistance from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, investigated an illegal deer complaint in the early morning hours of Sept. 27. The investigation revealed that three individuals had been involved in shining and shooting deer that night, using lights and a compound bow. One deer was hit with an arrow, but…
Banquets/Fundraisers Dec. 1: WTU Banquet, 6 p.m., All Star Lanes Banquet Hall, La Crosse. For more info call Jim Wiltinger, 608-689-2234. Jan. 19, 2019: North WTU Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, Stevens Point. For more info call Jamie Merckx, 920-284-6548. Jan. 19, 2019: Wisconsin West WTU Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Treasure Island Resort & Casino, Red Wing. For more info call…
AMERY AREA The fishing season appears to be winding down with only a handful of anglers venturing out after muskies. With cold weather in the forecast, that likely will come to an end as well. Deer activity has picked up based on the number of deer being seen along roads and reports from archery hunters. Lucky Baits, (715) 268-6231. ASHLAND…
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Even though a Montana Decoy shows a thin profile, during the rut, young bucks have one way of thinking. Just ask James Gehring, of Watertown, who was recently preparing for his day at Edward Jones, and decided to take a peak out his window. It was then that he noticed a buck creeping up his back lot line from a…
Wisconsin’s small game, fall turkey could stand to see higher participation.
Hannah Hellesen, of Slinger, skipped her homecoming dance to go hunting with her dad and brother during the youth deer hunt. The decision paid off as she shot her first deer.
AMERY AREA A jig and minnow is turning walleyes in 12 to 15 feet at Cedar Lake, Big Round Lake, and Balsam Lake. On Lake Wapogasset, crappies and walleyes are being caught in 10 to 14 feet. Large suckers continue to work best for muskies around the bridges of the Apple River or weed edges and humps of Wapogasset, Cedar,…
Banquets/Fundraisers Nov. 2: South Central Wisconsin WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Peppercorn Banquets, Monroe. For more info call Jim Wiltinger, 608-689-2234. Nov. 3: Flambeau WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., The Lanes Bar & Eatery, Park Falls. For more info call Dianna Schultz, 715-762-4413. Nov. 7: Western Monroe DU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Club 16, Sparta. For more info call Bill Ruhling, 608-343-6501. Nov….
District 1 — Ashland area Wardens Phil Brown, of Iron River, and Mark Little, of Spooner, contacted two individuals in an UTV for failure to have a rear plate on the UTV. Brown and Little discovered that the UTV was not registered, the operator didn’t have a nonresident trail pass, there was no rear plate on the UTV, headlights weren’t…
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…
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