Wisconsin Outdoor News Conservationist of the Year: Christine Thomas
Thomas may have retired from UW-Stevens Point as dean of the College of Natural Resources, but her work in the conservation arena is far from over.
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Now may be the perfect time to recruit new outdoor enthusiasts
COVID-19 restrictions pointing more people toward the outdoors for the first time.
Culling all garlic mustard plants: Get ’em while you can
Now’s the time for Wisconsin landowners to pull garlic mustard plants.
Wisconsin celebrates 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22
Woods and waters are special places that sportsmen need to work to preserve. (Photo by Tim Eisele)People who hunt, trap and fish know about the special places. If you are a duck hunter, you know the magic of sunrise and sunset on your favorite duck marsh. The cattails, water and distant bluffs tell you that you are in a special…
Turkey hunters: Be safe out there, and consider pot calls over diaphragm mouth calls this year
Take along own flies, food and turkey calls, too.
How about launching a new Thanksgiving tradition in Wisconsin?
Even if there wasn’t turkey on the tables for the very first autumn celebration, what we have come to know as Thanksgiving, we certainly eat breasts and drumsticks aplenty now. We should not forget there is another goings-on during Thanksgiving week, too – the nine-day gun deer season.
Acknowledge what is here in Wisconsin and help maintain those natural resources and opportunities
Wisconsin sportsmen have long accepted their role of participating in fish and wildlife management; those efforts need to continue in the future.
Montana making Wisconsin lad work extra hard this September
Trapping of mice at a rented cabin small consolation for lack of elk sightings.
Wisconsin artists give nod to diseased ashes by turning those trees into art
Exhibit on display at Madison’s Overture Center through Oct. 27.
Involve real people again in Wisconsin deer hunting and perhaps bring back some tradition
CWD management may require more in-person deer registration, so just bring it back full bore.
Wisconsin Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Sept. 6, 2019
NORTHEAST REGION Green Bay Team Warden James Moore, of Kewaunee, responded to an off-highway motorcycle injury crash in July that occurred at the Riverview ATV Park in Kewaunee. Moore, a Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Department deputy, and a medic arrived at the scene at the same time. Moore’s truck was initially used to access the area of the crash victim, who…
Wisconsin Outdoor News Calendar – Sept. 6, 2019
Banquets/Fundraisers Sept. 9: Necedah WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, Necedah. For more info call Jeff Ritchart, 920-960-4836. Sept. 10: Grand River Marsh DU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Todd’s Buffalo Lake Bar & Grill, Montello. For more info call Bob Foster, 920-918-5431. Sept. 10: Wolf River DU Banquet, Crystal Falls Banquet Hall, New London. For more info call Ozzie Radtke,…
Wisconsin Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – Sept. 6, 2019
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Rusk County trail camera photos hold plenty of promise
Blogger preparing for the 2019 Wisconsin black bear season.
Wisconsin Outdoor News Calendar – Aug. 23, 2019
Banquets/Fundraisers Aug. 24: Coulee Region Friends of NRA Banquet, 5 p.m., Fox Hollow Golf course, La Crosse. For more info call Dennis, 608-317-0199. Aug. 26: Watertown DU Banquet, 5 p.m., Watertown Turner Hall. For more info call 920-261-1538. Sept. 3: Grant County DU Banquet, 5 p.m., Belmont Convention Center. For more info call Arnie Roper, 608-778-2666. Sept. 5: Wisconsin Wildlife…
Wisconsin Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Aug. 23, 2019
NORTHERN REGION Antigo Team Warden Brad Dahlquist, of Crandon, assisted wardens in Calumet County with a July investigation into the illegal harvest of two deer near Armstrong Creek. The investigation revealed two individuals hunted deer during a period of revocation without proper gun licenses, and both were convicted felons, which prohibits them from possessing firearms. The firearms used to commit…
Selling a Wisconsin deer hunting idea to visitors
How can the state help visitors learn more about hunting regulations and opportunities?
Wisconsin Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – Aug. 23, 2019
Get Early Access to the Outdoor News Fishing Report! Be the first to know where they’re biting! The Outdoor News Fishing Report is available now. To receive this early access, simply create a free account below, and you can read the latest fishing reports days earlier than everyone else. Again, the cost is free, all you have to do is…
Free CWD seminar open to the public
(Photo by Tim Eisele)“If you don’t have it, you don’t want it.” “Buy time and pay for science.” You might have heard those words if you have attended recent meetings on chronic wasting disease (CWD). They are the favorite mantras of Doug Duren, a landowner from Cazenovia in Richland County. Duren serves on the County Deer Advisory Council and is the…
Wisconsin Outdoor News Calendar – Aug. 9, 2019
Banquets/Fundraisers Aug. 9: Iowa County Chapter #227 DU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Dodger Bowl, Dodgeville. For more info call Joe Phillipps, 608-574-3317. Aug. 9: State Line Friends of NRA Banquet, 5 p.m., Holiday Inn Express, Janesville. For more info call Kellie, 815-985-4165. Aug. 15: North Central WI Friends of NRA Banquet, 5 p.m., Mountain Bay Banquet Center, Weston. For more info…
Wisconsin Outdoor News Cuffs & Collars – Aug. 9, 2019
WEST-CENTRAL REGION Mississippi River Team Warden Trevor Tracey, of Stoddard, was checking shore anglers for fishing licenses below the Genoa dam in June. While Tracey was checking a group of three fishermen, another group of approximately six fishermen took off and left the area when they saw the warden. Tracey tried to stop the group but was unable to. The…
Wisconsin Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – Aug. 9, 2019
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Wisconsin legislators should restore deer carcass tagging, for name’s sake
And, while we’re at it, let’s drop “harvest” and “take” from our hunting vocabulary.
DNR looking to relax refuge closed-area restrictions, possibly shorten ruffed grouse season
Wisconsin wildlife refuge closed areas and ruffed grouse and waterfowl management plans all open for public comment now.
Wisconsin DNR hinders public involvement in recent Midwest CWD conference
DNR embargoed meeting information, preventing media from informing public of event prior to conference.
Wisconsin Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – July 26, 2019
AMERY AREA Hit the 13- to 15-foot weedlines for panfish on Pike Lake, Balsam Lake, and Lake Wapogasset. A few walleyes are being taken with crawlers in 14 to 18 feet at Half Moon Lake or 12 to 16 feet on Wapogasset. Muskie action has slightly improved on suckers or topwater baits on the Apple River, Deer Lake, Bone Lake,…
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