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Deer Management Units revamp underway, open houses held
Most hunters in the Northwoods are aware that there are changes proposed to the deer management units (DMUs) in the Northern Forest Zone. The proposed plan brings DMUs back to a more habitat-based system.
Things to do on Hunting Widows Weekend
While more and more women are going out into the woods during deer season, many still stay behind and enjoy the proverbial “Widow’s Weekend.” But simply because the men are in the woods or at deer camp does not mean women need to stay home to “keep the home fires …
Deer season changes throughout the years
Deer seasons have changed over the years, but one thing has remained strong — hunters still flock to Wisconsin’s woods and fields in search of trophy bucks and venison for the freezer. Here are some of the changes that have happened over the years, starting in the mid 1800s.
Commemorate that first hunt
A youth’s first hunting experience is a memory they will not soon forget, whether they are able to harvest an animal or not. A harvest, of course, makes that memory extra special. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wants to help first time hunters of all ages to commemorate that …
Fish Like a GIRL
It is interesting how life works out sometimes. This week, I knew I wanted to write about Thanksgiving, as it’s just around the corner. It’s an important time to me, and one that marks the beginning of the holiday season. It includes gun deer season. It is a time of …
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Feeding and baiting defined
As stated in the gun deer season outlook story on this page, baiting and feeding of deer in Oneida and Vilas counties is still banned. These bans are statutorily regulated.
14-year-old gets his biggest buck yet
Lakeland area youth Drake Smudde, 14, is no stranger to putting bucks on the wall. In fact, this year during the state’s youth hunt, Oct. 5-6, he harvested his biggest buck yet — a nice, healthy 8-pointer.
Kramer has a ‘blast’ while being guided to monster buck
Jim Kramer, 48, was given a guided hunt by his uncle Chuck Kramer after Chuck won an auction attending the Minocqua Lions Club Sportsman’s Night on Oct. 10.
Use proper carcass disposal options this season
In an attempt to limit the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), hunters should avoid moving the carcass of harvested deer. In fact, there are only certain parts of a deer that may be legally moved beyond the county of harvest or an adjacent county.
Chronic wasting disease calls for safe handling of harvested deer
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an always-fatal neurological disease that affects cervids such as white tailed deer. The disease causes holes in the brain, eventually leading to death of the animal. However, cervids can have the disease for 18 months or more before showing clinical signs of CWD.
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Have deer tested for chronic wasting disease
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has once again urged hunters to have their deer tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD), the always-fatal neurological disease affecting cervids such as white tailed deer, elk and mule deer.
Hunters in the town of Stella area asked to get deer tested for PFAS
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking hunters who hunt within a three-mile radius of the town of Stella, east of Rhinelander, to bring in a tissue sample from those deer harvested in that area. The hope is to better understand if the per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that …
DNR advises to check venison for lead
According to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) website, the department is advising caution for hunters when dealing with deer harvested with lead bullets. At times, tiny portions of lead can be found in processed venison. Some fragments have even been found far from the wound channel.
The Lake Where You Live
Tiny Daphnia, commonly called water fleas, are an essential component of the food web in our lakes. They feed on microscopic algae cells and in turn are eaten by small fish, which are then eaten by bigger fish, and so on up to the apex predators like walleyes and muskies.
Wolf predation shaped by prey availability, pup-rearing demands in summer
Thomas Gable of the University of Minnesota and his research team conducted a study from 2015-24 on the summer predation behavior of more than 500 wolves. The team searched over 40,000 clusters of GPS locations and identified over 1,900 kill sites in an effort to see how the temporal dynamics …
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