Beckie Gaskill
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Free fishing for all anglers offered this weekend
The lack of snow early in this winter season has put a damper on some outdoor activities. Meanwhile, ice anglers across the state have been heavy into the action for a while now. This weekend, everyone can join in the fun with Free Fishing Weekend. Each year the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) holds two Free Fishing Weekends.
Norway CWD study may be cause for concern for hunters
With the 2024 deer season now in the rearview, sportsmen and women may be turning their attention to other pursuits such as ice fishing. But a recent study from Norway may have hunters thinking about the venison in their freezer. The study found prions responsible for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) present in the muscle tissue of cervids.
Fish Like a GIRL
As most readers know, I have a super-hard time waiting to set up my greenhouse, plant seeds, and see some form of life growing. I start far too early every year, and I know I am starting too early, for the most part, but I cannot stop myself.
Ice fishing is a great time to hook into some northern pike
While many anglers head out onto the ice to target panfish, there are some who are ready to pit their wits against a much larger quarry — the northern pike. Northern are a cold-water fish, meaning they are often more active under the ice than some other predator species.
Can predators, scavengers help stop the spread of CWD?
The short answer is, there is not conclusive evidence that this is the case, according to some experts. There are studies also on the viability of the prions that cause chronic wasting disease (CWD), the always-fatal neurological disease in cervids such as white-tailed deer, once those prions travel through the digestive systems of scavengers such as crows and coyotes.
Wisconsin Wetland Science Conference slated for February in La Crosse
This year marks the Wisconsin Wetland Association’s 30th annual Wetland Science Conference. The theme of the conference this year is “Exploring the Confluence: Pearls of wisdom from wetlands, waters and communities.”
Fish Like a GIRL
So far this winter has been pretty okay for ice fisherman. Although I fish avidly in the summer, it seems the older I get, the less ice fishing I do. I think that is true for many of us who are not die hard “hard water” anglers. So, with the lack of snow, some of us find ourselves wondering what to do with some of our free time.
Cleaning the hunting rifle
With deer season in the rearview mirror, many hunters are tucking their hunting rifle away until next year. Hunting rifles are stored away in gun safes and on gun racks across the Northwoods, standing at the ready to take down next year’s big buck.
