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Hardwood Hearings
Wind is one of the names of the game when it comes to hunting waterfowl. It can help with their restlessness and their wanting to get up and be on the move, especially when it’s cold out. Typically this movement has bettered my chance at harvesting birds.
50th annual World Musky Hunt Aug. 27-29
The 50th annual World Musky Hunt will take place Aug. 27-29 in Lake Tomahawk. The hunt meshes contestants, local guides, past hunters, volunteers, and other community members in pursuit of the legendary fish. It’s an event designed to preserve the legacy of Wisconsin’s state fish, the muskellunge. All fishing is …
The Lake Where You Live
You leave your lake for a couple of weeks. You return, and it has changed, dramatically. Weeds everywhere. A kind you haven’t seen before.
DNR seeking volunteers and landowners to teach hunters of all experience levels
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking volunteers to teach hunters of all experience levels practical hunting skills. Volunteer opportunities are available in all parts of the state.
DNR accepting applications for special trapping season at Sandhill State Wildlife Area
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting applications now through Sept. 18 for a special trapping season within Sandhill Wildlife Area. This unique opportunity will provide selected trappers with a high-quality trapping experience while simultaneously helping the DNR achieve its furbearer management goals on the 9,150-acre property.
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Northwoods Yard & Garden
Most gardeners have their short-list of chronic difficult to control weeds. Whether it is caring for a perennial bed, growing crops like raspberries and vegetables, or managing lawns, quackgrass is highly likely to be included on that list for Wisconsin gardeners.
No helmets, no seatbelts top factors in fatal ATV/UTV crashes so far in 2026
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) statistics show the lack of wearing helmets and using seatbelts are the primary causes of the 29 fatal ATV/UTV incidents so far in 2026. Wisconsin leads the nation in fatal ATV/UTV incidents.
Hunting, trapping and fishing season calendar
Note: 2026-27 licenses through the Department of Natural Resources are on sale now. Check your GoWild account for more information.
Supposedly, no deer in the Northwoods
The other night while I settled in on the porch, a Wisconsin hunting podcast popped up on my smartphone, so I decided to listen to their input on the areas in the state that offer the best and the least popular deer hunting destination.
Hardwoood Hearings
The bending banks in rivers wild brought me my first Badger State fish on a late summer day over a decade ago. Archaic branches of a fallen tree bent upward out of the water, but the structure beneath felt the freelance fins that tightened my line.
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The Lake Where You Live
If your lake contains bass, chances are you have some combination of smallmouths and largemouths. That’s the case here on Birch Lake, although the ratio has varied over the years. When we started vacationing here more than three decades ago, largemouths dominated. In fact, I never caught a smallie until …
Cameras capture auxiliary marker resight information
Prior to the sentences that follow, take a look at your pinky fingernail and imagine there are two or three letters or numbers engraved on it. It could be 859, LH, 3XJ, OHH, 6XH, JN, 5NV, or some other combination of alphanumerics.
Avoid ash trees when placing deer stands
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters to avoid placing deer stands in or near ash trees as they start scouting properties ahead of the coming deer hunting season.
Become a community scientist by surveying wildlife for the DNR
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public that anyone can become a community scientist by participating in Operation Deer Watch and the Game Bird Survey.
Hunting, trapping and fishing season calendar
Note: 2026-27 licenses through the Department of Natural Resources are on sale now. Check your GoWild account for more information.
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