Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Nov. 13, 2026 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Congratulations on a new state-record smallmouth to Austin Schiefer, of Menasha, who caught the 9.7-pound fish (I had to do some math, but that pencils out to 11 ounces, best I can tell) from Green
Fitchburg, Wis. — Applicants requested more than $2.2 million in this year’s shooting range grant program, but the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) had only $600,000 available.
The $1.6 million-plus shortfall in 2026
Between the Hayward DNR fish team and the local hatchery crew, we handled 173 different muskies, with a few caught multiple times.
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the Nov. 13, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
Stevens Point, Wis. — The Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame Foundation Inc. board of directors is looking for at least one of two things to happen soon or the board will consider dissolving the hall:
West Bend, Wis. — Cold weather has finally ended the epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) outbreak that killed several thousand deer across eight counties in southeast Wisconsin.
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildlife health and
Madison — The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved a 15% reduction in lake trout harvest in the WI-2 Zone of Lake Superior, which surrounds the Apostle Islands area off of Bayfield, for the 2027
Late fall patterns taking sweet ol’ time. Here’s the Wisconsin fishing and hunting report on Nov. 6, 2026.
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