Banquets/Fundraisers March 9: Great Northern WTU Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Barkers Island Inn, Superior. For more info call Jim Wiltinger, 608-689-2234. March 9: Richford Game Club, Banquet, 5 p.m., Richford Town Hall, Waushara County. For more info call Greg Dobratz, 920-787-7919. March 9: Walworth Friends of NRA Banquet, 5 p.m., Evergreen Golf Club, Elkhorn. For more info call Nancy, 262-725-6427. March…
ASHLAND AREA With even more snow coming it will make it tougher to get around. Houghton Point has around 12 inches plus of ice. There is a pressure crack just out of Washburn about a half mile east of the coal dock where travel is not recommended with a wheeled vehicle. Be aware that the South Channel between Long Island…
Banquets/Fundraisers Feb. 22: Coulee Region TU Banquet, 6 p.m., Cedar Creek Country Club, Onalaska. For more info call Robert Hubbard, 608-792-3556. Feb. 22-23: SCI Wisconsin Chapter Banquet, 3:30 p.m., Grand Geneva Resort & Spa. For more info call Janean Gehl, 262-437-0097. Feb. 22: River Valley Friends of NRA Banquet, 5 p.m., Hudson House, Hudson. For more info call Tom, 715-222-9822….
AMERY AREA If you don’t have a plowed road, lake travel is pretty difficult as the snow continues to pile up and deep drifts continue to limit angler movement. People are getting on Balsam Lake, catching sunfish, northern pike, and a few walleyes in 10 to 14 feet. Crappies are hitting after dark on Lake Wapogasset and Bear Trap Lake…
WEST-CENTRAL REGION Lower St. Croix Team Wardens Jaime McDermid and Kurt Haas, of Taylor County, in December interviewed a suspect from an earlier investigation that they worked on in Jackson County. The wardens’ investigation found that the person had failed to register a turkey harvested in 2016, had harvested a buck deer in 2017 and then failed to register that…
Conservation Congress, sportsmen could start with rule change ideas that would cost nothing to implement.
10th annual Hyde squirrel hunting tournament draws hunters, participants of all ages.
Veteran sportsman Scott Loomans to head up DNR Dvision of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Banquets/Fundraisers Feb. 9: Watertown WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Turner Hall, Watertown. For more info call Don Bartz, 920-261-1319. Feb. 9: Black Creek/Seymour WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Romy’s Nitingale, Black Creek. For more info call Gary Vanden Heuvel, 920-205-2758. Feb. 9: Sheboygan/Manitowoc PF Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Millhome Supper Club. For more info call Bob Gluck, 920-207-6283. Feb. 12: Denmark WTU Banquet,…
ASHLAND AREA Fishing is good on Chequamegon Bay. Many anglers fishing the Ashland side of the bay are catching mixed bags of brown trout, cohos, perch, northern pike, sturgeon, and smelt. There is about 16 inches of ice and people are driving out on it, but take care. Now that there is ice outside the bay, people are flocking to…
Northern Region Park Falls Team Wardens Kurt Haas, of Medford, and Jaime McDermid, of Menomonie, followed up in December with an illegal deer case in Jackson County. The wardens learned through an investigation that a cable TV show was airing hunts as if those hunts were taking place in the state of Michigan. It turns out the hunts were really…
NRB members consider joint meetings with Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection board.
ASHLAND AREA The Ashland side of Chequamegon Bay has up to 14 inches of ice, with anglers out to the channel edge catching perch, whitefish, brown trout, splake, cohos, and even sturgeon. On the Washburn side, there is a “mob” starting at Bono Creek on north to Houghton Point, with reports of 4 to 7 inches of ice and very…
NORTHEAST REGION Lake Winnebago Team Wardens Jason Higgins, of Oshkosh, Kyle Ziembo, of Madison, and Thomas Sturdivant, of Neenah, investigated a November case of a buck shot in the neck with an arrow in Menasha. When the wardens arrived at the residence, the deer was gone. After speaking to witnesses, it was determined a resident in the neighborhood left with…
Banquets/Fundraisers Jan. 25: Lake Koshkonong/Rock Valley WTU Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Pontiac Convention Center, Janesville. For more info call Dave Powell, 608-756-3453. Jan. 25-27: NRA Wisconsin State Convention, Convention & Expo Center. For more info call Scott, 715-873-3360. Jan. 26: Northeast WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Grand Meridian, Appleton. For more info call Jamie Merckx, 920-284-6548. Jan. 26: St. Croix Valley WTU…
Walleye and bluegill action has been decent on some lakes.
Positive birds were picked up in Ashland, Douglas counties.
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 Hit Round Lake in 10 to 12 feet of water for sunfish, crappies, and walleyes early and late each day. You’ll find suspended crappies over 12 to 20 feet of water on Big Butternut Lake or North Twin Lake. Northern pike remain active on most lakes in less than 12 feet of water, and Lake Wapogasset is kicking…
NORTHERN REGION Park Falls Team Wardens Kurt Haas, of Medford, and Gaven Brault contacted a hunter in an elevated deer stand in November. The wardens had to wake him up because he was extremely intoxicated. The hunter also had marijuana in his possession. He did not have a valid deer license. The hunter was arrested for being armed while intoxicated….
Understand that Preston Cole is not the political appointee of the past. He has natural resources credentials with a degree in forest management, and he worked for the Missouri Conservation Department. He has served on the Natural Resources Board for 12 years, where he gained a good understanding of the DNR, and has seen its warts.
Early winter and late spring a good time for hunters to volunteer for woodland projects.
AMERY AREA Ice depths vary from 4 to 10 inches and some big lakes still have pockets of open water. Crappies are suspended over 14 to 21 feet on North Twin Lake or 12 to 20 feet on Big Butternut Lake. The north end of Lake Wapogasset is kicking out a mixed bag of panfish in 12 feet. Balsam Lake…
NORTHERN REGION Cumberland area Wardens Peter Carlson and Jesse Ashton responded to a shoot-from-road complaint near Cumberland in November. The suspect was located and said he believed the deer were on state property because he did not see any “no trespassing” signs and that they were not on the road when he shot the deer. The individual was found to…
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…
Former marine, first responder Eric Falkner gets WHO going in Wisconsin.
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