
Celebrating 100 years of the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Drazkowski grew up in Winona, exploring the federal refuge with a fervor and curiosity nurtured by his father and grandfather that has never relented.

Drazkowski grew up in Winona, exploring the federal refuge with a fervor and curiosity nurtured by his father and grandfather that has never relented.

Thanks to improving water clarity and more vegetation, jumbo perch have rebounded big time on Minnesota/Wisconsin waters of the Mississippi River. Here’s what to know.

One of the oldest buildings in Spooner, Wis., will soon receive a badly needed face lift as Friends Into Spooner Fish Hatchery (FISH) plan to renovate a building built in 1913.
That building served

First, they made the morning headlines April 22 by not landing on the nation’s endangered species list (ESL). The Center for Biological Diversity claims lake sturgeon are “imperiled,” and had petitioned the U.S. Fish and

So here it was, opening weekend of Wisconsin’s 2024 fishing season and even though plenty of work had been accomplished leading up to Saturday, May 4, the chore list still looked fairly foreboding.
Typically,

David Ladd, long-time conservationist and past member of the Conservation Congress, passed away April 25 at age 89.
If there was a “who’s who” of Wisconsin conservationists, Ladd would be at the top of

County Deer Advisory Committees (CDACs) are done with this year’s work, but how much does members’ efforts impact all the variables that influence deer numbers, as their charter requires? The truth is, CDAC members are

Members of two Citizen Deer Advisory Councils in neighboring counties went in different directions on antlerless deer quota suggestions from the deer hunters who provided input to the councils.
Vilas County CDAC members ignored

In a move similar to surrounding counties, County Deer Advisory Council members in Wisconsin’s Washburn and Sawyer counties recommended a reduction in the number of antlerless deer permits for the 2024 fall hunts.
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