Lake Michigan charter captains always keep an eye on the weather
Four young anglers enjoy some hits, misses before weather forces outing’s end.
Four young anglers enjoy some hits, misses before weather forces outing’s end.
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.
COVID-19 restrictions pointing more people toward the outdoors for the first time.
Now’s the time for Wisconsin landowners to pull garlic mustard plants.
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…
Take along own flies, food and turkey calls, too.
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.
Wisconsin sportsmen have long accepted their role of participating in fish and wildlife management; those efforts need to continue in the future.
Trapping of mice at a rented cabin small consolation for lack of elk sightings.
Exhibit on display at Madison’s Overture Center through Oct. 27.
CWD management may require more in-person deer registration, so just bring it back full bore.
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…
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,…
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Blogger preparing for the 2019 Wisconsin black bear season.
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…
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…
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(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…
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…
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…
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And, while we’re at it, let’s drop “harvest” and “take” from our hunting vocabulary.
Wisconsin wildlife refuge closed areas and ruffed grouse and waterfowl management plans all open for public comment now.
DNR embargoed meeting information, preventing media from informing public of event prior to conference.