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- Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Storm creates close call for 3 Buffalo County turkey huntersReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 19, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Storm creates ...
- Lac du Flambeau tribe declares walleyes on ‘no-keep’ Minocqua chain in WisconsinAccording to March 15 declarations released publicly the last week of April by the Wisconsin DNR, the Lac du Flambeau (LdF) tribe announced its intent to harves...
- Sturgeon make annual splash along Wisconsin’s Wolf RiverThe Wolf River walleyes had to wait a little bit this spring. Doug Peterman and Doug Schramm drove two hours from their Sheboygan County homes in mid-April to t...
- WI Daily Update: Leaving wild animal babies aloneWhy deer fawns, and almost all wild animal babies as a general rule, should be left alone if you find them. The post WI Daily Update: Leaving wild animal babies...
- MN Daily Update: Leaving wild animal babies aloneWhy deer fawns, and almost all wild animal babies as a general rule, should be left alone if you find them. The post MN Daily Update: Leaving wild animal babies...
- Where to target muskies: Hard or ‘soft’ structure in warm weather?One of the great mysteries in muskie fishing is where to find them, or at least where to find fish that will bite today. Should we fish hard structure or soft? ...
- Trout brings anglers to northeastern WisconsinThe kids showed up in northeastern Wisconsin and the area’s streams and trout cooperated. Several families headed to Fireman’s Park in the northern Oconto C...
- New York’s 2022 whitetail harvest: a deeper look at the dataStarting in the Southern Zone, the 2022 take of 199,319 whitetails is up from 181,750 in 2021, like the statewide harvest this is a 10% increase. The post New Y...
- Christine Thomas: A trip down memory lane from the turkey woodsI am writing this from my turkey stand at the little cabin, opening day of Season B in Wisconsin. The toms gobbled early. However, only hens have come into my d...
- Migrating bluejays disrupt even the best-planned turkey huntThe DNR questions a random sampling of turkey hunters each summer to learn important stuff like how often they hunted that spring, and whether they shot a yearl...
- Drones prove helpful to Wisconsin wardens’ field workKenosha County DNR Game Warden Brandon Smith enjoys the variety of tasks that all field wardens face throughout the year. It seems natural, then, that his inter...
- Agency Profile: A look inside the responsibilities of the Bureau of Indian AffairsWith roots that reach all the way back to the Continental Congress, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is nearly as old as the United States itself. In 1775, th...
- Tip of the arrow: What goes into choosing the ‘right’ whitetail broadheadA few years ago, my pal and longtime bowhunting partner, Paul Ziegler, and I were bemoaning the heavy rainfall that was pelting the local deer woods on the last...
- Wisconsin needs more conservationists like Mark NollI was tickled to death to see Mark Noll, an Alma dairy farmer, nominated for our Conservationist of the Year Award. I have watched Noll work within the ranks of...
- Mark Noll earns Wisconsin Outdoor News’ 2023 Conservationist of the Year honorNoll has worked in a number of roles, but he is well-known for his work in the Conservation Congress Executive Council and Big Game Study Committee going back t...