OUTDOORS
Join Trees for Tomorrow for free guided hike on Sept. 27
As the vibrant greens of summer begins to shift toward the golden hues of fall, it’s the perfect time to step outside and experience the season’s transformation. Join Trees For Tomorrow (TFT) to reconnect with nature during a free guided fall hike on Saturday, Sept. 27, from noon to 3 …
The Lake Where You Live
If you’ve never pondered how fortunate we are to live among the water resources of our state, consider this: Most of Wisconsin’s high-quality lakes and streams are here in the Northwoods, notably Oneida and Vilas counties.
Northwoods Yard & Garden
Soil provides the essential foundation for successfully growing plants in gardens and landscapes, including a balance between water and oxygen and adequate available supplies of vital plant nutrients. With fall approaching, consider a soil test for a clearer analysis of soils in your yard or garden.
Bucks on Display
It’s amazing the amount of people that are telling me they have been seeing more and more bucks in various areas. Naturally, after telling their story they will end it with the question of how come all of a sudden, we are seeing them.
Trout Lake Station open house highlights world class research
Each year Trout Lake Station in Boulder Junction holds an open house to showcase the research graduate students and others are doing. One of the Northwoods best kept secrets, research done at Trout Lake is used by scientists worldwide.
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Oneida County forestry committee tips hat to duck hunters, approves wild rice project
Oneida County forest director Jill Nemec and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildlife biologist Curt Rollman brought a wild rice project in the Town of Cassian to the Oneida County forestry, recreation and land committee for their consideration at their last meeting.
Nurturing nature
One of the signature joys of living in the Northwoods is seeing a variety of wildlife right outside your window. But with that joy also comes the difficulty of sometimes coming across injured or orphaned wildlife.
Minocqua selected as stop in Major League Fishing tournament Sept. 14-19
Minocqua has been chosen as a destination for a major fishing tournament!
2025 bonus antlerless deer harvest authorizations available for purchase Aug. 18
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that bonus antlerless harvest authorizations for the 2025 gun deer season will be available for purchase online through the Go Wild license portal and at license sales locations starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 18.
The Lake Where You Live
Fishing for walleyes on a Canadian lake, my brother Steve and I observed something puzzling. We’d anchor over a spot the resort owner had marked on GPS and deploy minnow-tipped jigs. For five or ten minutes, nothing would happen. Then one of us would get a bite, starting a flurry: …
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Woods and Timmons win 2025 NWYDHC bear tag drawing
Two youth hunters won bear tags this year through the Northwoods Youth Deer Hunt Challenge (NWYDHC) bear tag and guided hunt drawing. Names were drawn on Aug. 1 at The Lakeland Times. The winners include 13-year-old Kaden Timmons and 15-year-old Kamryn Woods.
Remembering a Musky Fishing Legend
Tom Swanson of Boulder Junction was no doubt a legend of musky fishing. Some may even call him a guide’s guide. He died last month at the age of 78. In 1952, at age 6, Swanson moved with his parents to Boulder Junction to operate Milo Lodge on White Sand …
There’s a robin on my porch
There are all sorts of birds flying and living in the Northwoods. One bird in particular hits close to home. I went out of town for one weekend in late spring/early summer 2024. When I returned home, I found a bunch of leaves, sticks and brush on my porch. I …
Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day in Oneida County
Oneida County land and water conservation and the University of Wisconsin Madison Division of Extension invite nature lovers of all ages to participate in Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day on Aug. 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Eligible hunters: Sign up for fall gun deer hunt for hunters with disabilities
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds eligible hunters hoping to participate in the Gun Deer Hunt For Hunters With Disabilities to contact and confirm a location with a hunt landowner sponsor before Sept. 15.
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