Take advantage of a holiday pheasant hunt this year
Wisconsin DNR is planning on releasing about 2,000 pheasants on eight state hunting grounds just before Christmas.
Coaxing the soaked wild turkeys of autumn 2019
Finding fall birds when the weather is anything but average demands a new and improved hunting strategy.
Mississippi River flooding could hamper waterfowl re-opener
Waterfowl hunters should also be prepared to locate alternative boat ramps to access the Mississippi River between Wabasha, Minn., and Trempealeau, Wis.
Clark resigns from Natural Resources Board after six months
He cites possible conflict of interest in his role as executive director of Wisconsin Green Fire.
Dramatic wild bird declines make unfortunate national headlines
A study by a joint team of conservation biologists described a steady drop of nearly 3 billion North American birds since 1970, primarily as a result of human activities.
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Bull elk shot illegally in Sawyer County
Violator left animal's carcass lying along roadside.
Scouting waterfowl hotspots leading up to season opener
Water, water everywhere during autumn 2019 demands precision and thorough searching for locating productive duck hunting spots.
State waterfowl hunters meet with legislators to explain support of duck stamp hike
The state duck stamp has been the same cost since 1997, while inflation and higher costs of gasoline and equipment to “build” habitat eat away at its effectiveness.
Hunters encouraged to get deer tested for CWD, assist with surveillance efforts
This year, CWD surveillance will occur throughout 18 counties in northern Wisconsin as part of a multi-year rotation across the state.
Captive elk on Burnett County farm tests positive for CWD
New deer baiting, feeding restrictions in Burnett, Barron, Polk and Washburn counties in effect Sept. 1.
Shorter days fishing tip: Use bigger baits to target larger bluegills in the school
Bigger baits will help trigger bites among the largest and most active ’gills of late summer or early fall
Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board special meeting Aug. 27 on ruffed grouse season
NRB members may move to shorten the season with a proposed Jan. 5 closing date.
Brook trout: A love of little fish
They’ll measure, at most, about 11 inches, with the majority probably going no more than 8 inches tip to tail. That’s not much fish when you’re used to 20-inch smallies, but there’s an appeal to them this blogger can’t shake.
Rusk County trail camera photos hold plenty of promise
Blogger preparing for the 2019 Wisconsin black bear season.
Bill calls for DNR to sell bug spray to prevent Lyme disease
The tick-borne ailment has always lurked in the background in wooded northern Wisconsin, but now it's on the rise across the rest of the state. The state DNR theorizes that ticks are multiplying faster than their natural predators.
Wisconsin legislators should restore deer carcass tagging, for name’s sake
And, while we’re at it, let’s drop "harvest" and "take" from our hunting vocabulary.
DNR looking to relax refuge closed-area restrictions, possibly shorten ruffed grouse season
Wisconsin wildlife refuge closed areas and ruffed grouse and waterfowl management plans all open for public comment now.
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