Beckie Gaskill
Recent Stories
U.S. House passes Representative Tom Tiffany’s bill to delist the gray wolf
On Thursday, Dec 18, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 211 to 204 to pass Tom Tiffany’s (WI-07-R) and Lauren Boebert’s (CO-04-R) Pet and Livestock Protection Act. The bill would delist the gray wolf and not allow for judicial review of the delisting. Tiffany has said many times that the lack of judicial review would be important.
Wolf advisory committee updates prompt questions from Conservation Congress
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) wolf advisory committee met this month at the Mead Wildlife Area in Milladore to hear updates on wolf management efforts in the state, including progress on the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) re-established wolf advisory committee.
Walker hound victim of wolf depredation in town of Little Rice
On Thursday, Dec. 11, a four-year-old Walker hound was depredated by wolves while bobcat hunting with its owner in Little Rice. The complainant said they noticed the hound remained stationary on the GPS tracking device at 3 p.m. The complainant could not get closer than 0.60 of a mile when it got dark. The complainant was unsuccessful at calling the hound and waited for it to return. They reported hearing a wolf while waiting for the hound to return.
Oneida County forestry committee approves RASTA trail agreement, 2026 department work plan
At a Dec. 9 meeting, the Oneida County forestry recreation and land committee approved the annual trail maintenance agreement with the Rhinelander Area Silent Trails Association (RASTA), as well as the 2026 forestry department work plan.
DNR bear advisory committee backs higher quotas for 2026 season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) bear management advisory committee met on Dec. 1 and rolled out preliminary recommendations for the 2026 bear season. Those proposals could put significantly more tags in hunters’ hands.
Navigating first ice
With winter setting in across the Northwoods, anglers’ thoughts are turning to ice fishing. But the allure of early ice comes with its dangers as well, as some anglers have had the misfortune to find out.
DNR numbers show license sales, harvest numbers down slightly through gun deer season
On Dec. 2, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) put out their preliminary nine-day gun deer season numbers. According to the DNR, numbers were slightly off of last years numbers. DNR deer program specialist Jeff Pritzl said that while license sales were down slightly, they were about average for the last four years, as last year’s numbers were up slightly from the previous year.
2025 preliminary opening weekend gun deer hunt numbers in
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released their preliminary opening gun deer season numbers on Tuesday, Nov. 25. As of 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23, total license purchases, including gun, archery, crossbow, conservation patron and sports licenses, numbered 777,843, which was down only 0.03 percent from last year at the same time.
