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Warmer water brings buzz bait season
Many anglers will say there is no other bite quite like a top water bite. The explosion at the water’s surface is one anglers wait all year to experience. As water temperatures rise to 50 degrees or better, top water baits start to shine. One of those that may be …
Natural Resources Board hears update on elk herd in Wisconsin
At last month’s Natural Resources Board (NRB) meeting, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologist Josh Spiegel updated board members on the elk herd in Wisconsin and explained the eight bull quota set for the 2023 elk hunting season.
Take steps to avoid potential conflicts with black bears
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages residents and visitors to take precautions to avoid potential conflicts with black bears. Black bears are most common in the northern half of the state; however, populations have been slowly expanding southward for the past few decades. They are naturally cautious animals …
Fish Like a GIRL
I kicked off Water Action Volunteer (WAV) stream monitoring season, or as I called it, Three Geeks in a Creek, with Cathy Higley and Carolyn Schaars of Vilas County Land and Water Conservation Department last week. Buckatabon Creek will be the home of my monitoring for years to come. The …
This weekend is Free Fishing Weekend
Twice per year the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources waives the requirement to have a fishing license to fish on inland waters. One Free Fishing Weekend is the third full weekend in January, and the other is this weekend, the first weekend in June.
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Natural Resources Board gets update on 2022 Chronic Wasting Disease sampling results
Jasmine Batten, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Health Section Supervisor spoke with the Natural Resources Board last week to give them an update on the chronic wasting disease (CWD) sampling efforts from the 2022 hunting season.
Boulder Junction fishing experts offer free seminars
Boulder Junction fishing guides are ready to share some of their best fishing secrets with you at the free fishing seminars on the following Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. in Peeple’s Park. All seminars are held outside at the Peeple’s Park next to Peeplelures on Hwy. K (Main Street) unless …
The Lake Where You Live
A sportswriter once asked baseball slugger Reggie Jackson about the key to winning. His reply: “Don’t give me what you’ve got. Give me what it takes.” By way of illustration, in the sixth and decisive game of the 1977 World Series, Jackson hit three home runs on three pitches, powering …
Fish Like a GIRL
When walking into a tackle shop, the number of different baits in different colors can be mind boggling.
Winchester Library welcomes Rose Page of WHIP
Rose Page, coordinator of Wisconsin Headwaters Invasives Partnership serving Oneida, Vilas and Lincoln counties of north central Wisconsin, will be sharing about invasive species in the Northwoods, how to identify them and what to do about them on Thursday, June 1, at 4 p.m., at the Winchester Public Library.
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2023 InSayner Mountain Bike Race includes eBike Race
Registration is now open for the InSayer Mountain Bike Race and eBike Race. The race, which takes place on Saturday, June 10, is a fundraiser for the Musky Mountain Bike Trails. There are two routes available to riders which travel through some of the most beautiful scenery in the Northwoods …
DNR deer management committee agrees with CDAC recommendations in Northern Forest Zone
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) deer advisory committee recently met to review the recommendations of the County Deer Advisory Councils (CDACs), who met earlier this month to formulate those recommendations. After reviewing the recommendations in all of the Northern Forest Zone, they left those recommendations as the CDACs made …
Musky season opener is this weekend
Each year musky season above Highway 64 opens on the Saturday closest to Memorial Day. For musky anglers, this weekend is one they have waited for since ice on last year. It is time to get back out and get after those fish of 10,000 casts.
Walleyes for Tomorrow ‘23 stocking recap
Walleyes for Tomorrow is an effort to restore healthy walleye reproduction cycles and habitats in lakes across the state.
Fish Like a GIRL
I am sure it comes as no surprise to anyone who reads my column that I love fishing. Bass fishing and fishing tournaments fill up most of the weekends in my summers.
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