Wisconsin ruffed grouse prospects should be promising
Jerry Davis
May 8, 2017
Turkey hunters hearing a lot of drumming this spring, according to RGS state biologist.
Wisconsin
Does the push for the wild turkey as the official state game bird have merit?
Jerry Davis
May 4, 2017
Perhaps sportsmen and legislators should consider the ruffed grouse as the state game bird instead.
Wisconsin bill aims to ease fish farm regs
Associated Press
May 4, 2017
State Assembly approves exemptions; measure moves on to Senate.
Wisconsin again mulling woodchuck hunting season
Associated Press
April 24, 2017
The measure would remove woodchucks from the state’s protected species list and establish a hunting season for them from the beginning of July through the end of December with no bag limits.
Monarch migration stronghold turns 105
USFWS Reports
February 21, 2017
Located in Lake Michigan, off the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula, this essential stopover habitat for birds and other migratory species consists of five islands and is framed by two states — Wisconsin and Michigan.
Ice shanty removal dates approaching in Michigan
Michigan DNR
February 16, 2017
On Michigan-Wisconsin boundary waters, ice shanties must be removed by midnight Wednesday, March 15. And regardless of removal date, shanties must be pulled as soon as the ice is unable to safely support them.
Madeline Island watches, worries as winter climate shifts
Associated Press
February 15, 2017
The sight of ferries in February offers clear-eyed evidence of climate change in the Upper Midwest.
Wisconsin 10th state to offer RMEF license plates
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Reports
February 2, 2017
The state has a growing elk population and is home to nearly 10,000 RMEF members in 24 chapters.
Wisconsin man faces nearly $25K in fines for possessing more than 2,500 fish
Staff and News Reports
January 27, 2017
Man found with 2,066 bluegill, 418 perch and 88 crappies in his freezers
