The Dec. 10, 2025, passing of former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary George Meyer brought out many observations from people who worked in the conservation trenches with Meyer.
Randy Stark, DNR retired
How to use dead bait to specifically target trophy northern pike through the ice.
Winter came early this year, the blast of cold and snow a wakeup call for late-season hunters and ice anglers who scrambled to swap out their gear.
Now that we’re weeks into it, it’s
The Wisconsin DNR is offering a free fishing weekend on Jan. 17-18. Listen here for details.
Editor’s note: As you’re reading this page, Stephanie and I are either just wrapping up two weeks in Scotland (attended a wedding in Glasgow and, yes, I wore a kilt – and appropriately so) or
A DNR survey of Dunn County’s Tainter Lake in 2022 confirmed what many people already knew: Algae is a major problem on the impoundment of the Red Cedar River just north of Menomonie.
However,
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
“Many people ask how old different species get. Here are a couple of examples. Brook and brown trout are relatively short-lived and typically do not get older than 5 or 6 years. Bluegills occasionally reach
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
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