
WI Daily Update: Catching big bluegills near bass beds
Tim Lesmeister says he has a new tactic for catching big bluegills that will also benefit the bass population.

Tim Lesmeister says he has a new tactic for catching big bluegills that will also benefit the bass population.

John Madden could have made the call on a first-season gobbler finally killed by yours truly in Zone 7’s Vilas County.
“And there goes Bortz yet again, rumblin’, bumblin’, and stumblin’ through the woods.

Going three-for-three is a pretty good average for turkey hunters, and three young ladies recorded that perfect score during a recent learn-to-hunt (LTH) outing.
Mother Libby Stark, 38, and sisters Ava Stark, 12, and

If I didn’t view turkeys as nature’s most fickle, frustrating and fascinating bird, I might have felt guilty for shooting a gobbler May 8 as it stood confused while its buddy flapped its last among

The U.S. Postal Service released a new set of commemorative stamps honoring America’s national symbol, the bald eagle. Rob Drieslein has the details.

When it comes to the politics of how to best spend a multi-billion-dollar state budget surplus, everyone’s been an expert lately.
If I were governor for a day, I’d give all taxpayers a rebate,

The chances of anglers intentionally seeking out truly big bowfins and bullheads are mighty slim, but for the handful of record-book seekers out there, the Douglas County’s St. Croix Flowage might just be the place
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Wisconsin published in the May 29, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the May 29, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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