Wisconsin’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
March 30, 2026
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Wisconsin published in the April 3, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Many violations for big deer party
Staff and News Reports
March 30, 2026
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the April 3, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Pheasant madness in March can be had at Wisconsin game preserves
Dan Small
March 30, 2026
During a spell of freakishly mild March weather in Wisconsin, I joined friends to hunt pheasants on two game preserves: Cackle Creek in southern Dodge County, and On the Fly in Fond du Lac County.<br
Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Here’s how NRB, DNR can make deer hunting fun once again
Wisconsin Letters To The Editor
March 30, 2026
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 3, 2026 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
WI Daily Update: New opening day for inland trout harvest season
Outdoor News
March 30, 2026
The Wisconsin DNR reminds state anglers that there’s a new opening day for the inland trout harvest season. Listen here for details.
Keith McCaffery, former state deer biologist, headed into Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame
Tim Eisele
March 30, 2026
Keith McCaffery took his dad’s advice seriously.
When they were out fishing, his dad told the lad to look at what he enjoys doing in his spare time, and then try to find work
Wisconsin’s Iola Conservation Club hosts first all-girl hunter education class
Greg Seubert
March 30, 2026
Teaching a hunter education class is nothing new for Scott Bestul, who’s been doing it for 40 years.
His latest class, held over five sessions March 10-19 at the Iola Conservation Club, turned out
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: April trout season opener kicks in this year
Staff and News Reports
March 27, 2026
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that the 2026-27 inland trout season will open on Saturday, April 4 and run through Oct. 15, increasing harvest opportunities throughout the state’s inland streams, springs
Bonus turkey tag fiasco hangs Wisconsin hunters out to dry
Tim Eisele
March 27, 2026
Turkey hunters took it on the chin once again when they tried to buy a bonus tag for Wisconsin’s spring hunt, only to see their order eliminated by the Department of Natural Resources’ GoWild system.
