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- Yellow Lake walleyes elusive during governor’s opener in WisconsinThe 2024 Wisconsin Governor’s Fishing Opener was celebrated May 3 in Siren and May 4 at Yellow Lake in Burnett County, putting the spotlight on Burnett County...
- Wisconsin State Roundup: A look at turkey harvest, and ways to contact your senators about wolf delisting billA quick look at the turkey kill so far shows that as of May 7, hunters had registered 32,417 birds. Zone 1 registrations topped the list with 9,111 birds, with ...
- Wakeboats dominate Wisconsin spring hearings; a look at how voters responded to key questionsWakeboats struck another tsunami of opposition during April’s Wisconsin conservation hearings, with more than 70% of voters favoring restrictions on the fun, ...
- Ask a fisheries biologist: Wisconsin’s native, non-native speciesThis week, DNR Fish Biologist Max Wolter discusses our native species, and those that are not native. For Wisconsin anglers, brook trout, lake trout, smallmouth...
- Episode 46 — Bill Hollister — Turkey ManWell-known outdoor writer and retired DEC biologist Bill Hollister, who is approaching his 90th birthday, joins the podcast to talk about turkeys and turkey hun...
- Wisconsin’s statewide fishing report on May 10, 2024Anglers found above average walleye bite on opener. A look at the Wisconsin fishing report from across the state on May 10, 2024. The post Wisconsin’s statewi...
- Unlawful black bear kill in New York leads to chargeEvery spring, the state Department of Environmental Conservation cautions residents about the increased chances of encountering black bears as they emerge from ...
- New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on May 10, 2024Turkey hunting flying by. Fishing continues to pick up. A look at the New York fishing and hunting report on May 10, 2024. The post New York’s statewide fishi...
- Ladies’ Day on the Range proves popular in Ohio’s Butler CountyThey must be doing something right because everyone always wants to come back. That’s what Barb Haverkos said about the Butler County Sportsmen Club’s Ladie...
- Fly-fishing gear works just fine for warmwater species like bass, tooLargemouth bass fishing is synonymous with many things in America’s freshwater fishing culture. Tricked out specialty boats that scream second mortgage. Tourn...
- WI Daily Update: Gary Roach’s thoughts on forward facing sonarForward facing sonar is getting a lot of attention, with some wanting to ban it and some wanting to buy it. Here is what one freshwater fishing hall-of-famer th...
- Steve Griffin: Sometimes fishing is just “catch ’em then eat ’em”A writer friend posted a Facebook dispatch in which he said he’d harvested a steelhead for the first time in many years. He said it without any apparent shame...
- MN Daily Update: Gary Roach’s thoughts on forward facing sonarForward facing sonar is getting a lot of attention, with some wanting to ban it and some wanting to buy it. Here is what one freshwater fishing hall-of-famer th...
- Lake Mille Lacs guides, resorters in Minnesota feel effects of new walleye regulationsIt’s been two months since the Minnesota DNR announced the 2024 walleye fishing regulations for Lake Mille Lacs. For the first time since 2020, the walleye se...
- Decisions on CWD regulations forthcoming in North DakotaNorth Dakota Game and Fish Department officials have forwarded their Chronic Wasting Disease Proclamation to Gov. Doug Burgum and have indicated a recommendatio...