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Turkey hunting season starts in April
The 2026 spring turkey season begins in April. Bonus authorization tags are on sale now. Visit gowild.wi.gov for more information.
DNR now accepting entries for Great Waters Photo Contest and Writing Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting entries for the 18th annual Great Waters Photo Contest and Writing Project now through April 1. Top photographs and writing submissions will be included in the next Wisconsin’s Great Waters Calendar.
An Influx of Cottontails?
Maybe it’s just me, but in the last month, I personally have been seeing more rabbits than I have in the last few years. Naturally, this time of year is when the rabbits have begun the mating phase, which means if you have one living in your back yard, you …
Northwoods Yard & Garden
Often taken for granted as just a routine task done all season, mowing has an enormous impact on lawn appearance and health. Sound mowing not only enhances lawns visually but reduces common problems, especially weeds. Lawn mowing is still weeks away but now is an opportune time to review sound …
Bonus harvest authorizations for spring turkey season available now
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) began selling bonus harvest authorizations for the 2026 spring turkey season yesterday with a designated sale date for each zone. Previously known as leftover permits, bonus harvest authorizations will be available online through the Go Wild license portal and at all license sales …
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2025 deer season recap shows 9-day gun-deer season down slightly, all other season harvest totals ahead of 5-year average
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, the Natural Resources Board (NRB) met for their regular meeting and received an update from Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff. Alene Kleczek, the DNR’s program director for customer and outreach services started the presentation, saying while the changes in the Northern Zone Deer Management Units …
Fisheries and wildlife spring hearings questions revealed, brought to Natural Resources Board
Each year the Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) partner for the spring hearings. The hearings are held on the second Monday in April in every county in the state. Now there is also an online option to answer the same questionnaire regarding the state’s natural …
The Lake Where You Live
Six more inches of snow fills the driveway and covers the walk. A friend on the phone complains, “I am so over winter.” Most of us are. From December through February, I watched the white banks rise as I blew or shoveled each new snowfall. Waist high. Shoulder high. Head …
Arctic Ambience at Loess Bluffs
Right where the states of Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri converge, there’s a conglomeration of arctic noise bound for the profound north. For now, though, that arctic ambience is found at the Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge near Mound City, Missouri. Just west of the refuge, the historic Missouri River rambles …
Northwoods Almanac
Mary and I were snowshoeing near dusk a few weeks back when I leaned against a decaying red pine with lots of large and small holes in it, and a golden-crowned kinglet flew out from just under my arm and landed on a nearby branch. It was obviously roosting for …
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NRB hears WCC supported resolutions to spring hearings ballot
Each year on the second Monday in April, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) hold the annual spring hearings. This year, 22 citizen resolutions passed through the WCC and WCC chair Rob Bohmann spoke virtually to the Natural Resources Board (NRB) about the process …
Walleye regulation change proposed for Amber Lake
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Feb. 27 issued a notice of a proposed change to the minimum size of a walleye that can be kept and a new slot for walleye that can be kept for Amber Lake in Oneida and Vilas counties west of Minocqua.
Illegally baiting and feeding deer harms health of herd
One thing I have learned in my years as a conservation warden is that residents and visitors alike care for and enjoy Wisconsin’s white-tailed deer herd, whether it be to observe these majestic animals or hunt them for healthy eating.
The Lake Where You Live
White is supposed to represent life, but the deep snow atop our lakes’ thick ice instead bespeaks desolation. Still, life is there, just waiting. Most of the fish species still move about in their darkened world, haunting the dead remnants of last year’s aquatic plants, feeding sparingly in their cold, …
Application period for 2026 elk season opens March 1
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that the application period for Wisconsin’s 2026 elk hunt will open Sunday, March 1, and close on Sunday, May 31. Applicants and selected hunters will see increased opportunities again in 2026. These include increased application options and license availability, coupled with …
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