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- Commentary: Protecting Wisconsin’s Pelican River Forest provides multi-faceted benefits for generations to comeConserving and maintaining working forests – and supporting the communities that depend on them – remains one of The Conservation Fund’s top priorities. T...
- WI Daily Update: Take part in the annual spring hearingsDo you have an important Wisconsin natural resources issue on your mind that you think the DNR should resolve? Here’s how you can take part in the state’s a...
- Pennsylvania Reader Stories: Bowhunter wonders if there’s a watered down rutIt was about 10 years ago when my daughter Natalie got tired of my assertions (whining) that the only time I saw bucks was when I was fall turkey hunting. So, s...
- MN Daily Update: Feb. 16 deadline to apply in turkey hunting lottery for select WMAsMinnesota turkey hunters planning to hunt in some key Wildlife Management Areas in the state need to apply in the lottery by Feb. 16. Here’s what to know. The...
- Nature Smart: Moose in YellowstoneIt was one of those dark and cloudy winter days in Yellowstone National Park where the clouds are so heavy and low, you feel like you can reach up and touch the...
- Backyard and Beyond: ‘Wondrous Things’ from winterCarla Randecker titled her amazing photo of a wintry sky, “The wondrous things you can see if you pay attention.” While such a combination of sun halo and ...
- Star Watch: The Gemini Twins are bright and relatively easy to findFor those brave souls willing to venture out on clear, cold winter nights, there are some great star-gazing opportunities. Some of my favorites, maybe because t...
- Moose, Island lakes in Iron County, Wis., a great place to ‘get lost’An adventurous angler would have to be mighty intentional about finding two of Iron County’s most secluded lakes, Moose and Island. They are so far back in th...
- Wisconsin’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Wisconsin published in the Feb. 9, 2024, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin’s Outdoo...
- Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Suspects lying about being employed by DNR busted for multiple deer violationsWisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from Wisconsin DNR. These reports are from the Feb. 9, 2024, edition of Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Cuffs & C...
- Wisconsin’s Sporting Heritage Council languishing… for nowWhat’s happened to the Sporting Heritage Council? The council was created in 2011 to give advice to the governor, legislature, and Natural Resources Board on ...
- Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Legislators seek to suspend antlerless deer hunting in northern part of stateA group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a bill that would prohibit hunters from killing antlerless deer in northern Wisconsin for four years in an attemp...
- Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Truth be told, even a knife can be called a ‘weapon of war’Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 9, 2024, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News. The post Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Truth be told...
- U.S. won’t restore protections for wolves in Rockies, proposes national recovery planFederal wildlife officials on Friday rejected requests from conservation groups to restore protections for gray wolves across the northern U.S Rocky Mountains, ...
- Nancy Gibson departs Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources after 17-year runNancy Gibson remembers the first time she felt a love for wildlife. A baby squirrel got stuck in the gutter of her home and she rescued it. She bottle-fed the s...