Blake Richard
Recent Stories
From block to block: Time Capsule Decoys
“You got some history there, young man,” Kenley Cordts, 90, of Tomahawk told me as a I leafed through a book titled “Ducks and Men: Forty years of co-operation in conservation.” The book, copy written in 1978, tells the story of Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC), and the beginnings of its integral part in conserving continental waterfowl populations.
NRB to consider adopting emergency order regarding migratory bird hunting regulations
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet Wednesday, April 15 at 8:30 a.m. in Madison. On the NRB’s agenda is Emergency Board Order WM-13-25 (E), which, if adopted, would affect chapter NR 10 (game and hunting), specifically the 2026-2030 migratory bird season framework and regulations.
2024-25 creel survey reports for Tomahawk Chain, Minocqua, and Kawaguesaga lakes
If you’re an angler who fishes on the Minocqua Chain, you may have been interviewed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fisheries staff during past fishing seasons about what you caught, how long you’ve been out, and some of the specific species you’re targeting.
Caramel on the Coast
Of all of the duck species in North America, the fulvous whistling duck is probably the most unfamiliar to Wisconsin. It likes the warm, treeless coastlines of Texas and the ocean expanses that border the Louisiana bayou. Habitats like the Everglades, where you see American alligators, is where you can find fulvous whistling ducks.
Lakeland Trap team welcomes 61 athletes this spring
The Lakeland Trap team features a record 61 athletes, including nine female shooters, that will compete in the Great Northern Trap Conference (GNTC) this year.
Long-term monitoring of lake trout on Trout Lake
As part of a long term monitoring project, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fisheries management continues the sampling of lake trout on Trout Lake.
Rediscovery
It’s probably no secret my love for the outdoors started immediately, when I sprouted from a coppice aspen cut into the cool February air of Park Falls — claimed to be the ruffed grouse capital of the world. Since then, it’s drummed up something more than just a feathered fondness of wild and scenic rivers winding around hometowns nobody has ever heard of. It has become a way of life. I live it and breathe it, see it and feel it. I make my own life out of it. And most important to me, I photograph it.
Snowstorms blow through the Northwoods
It should come as no surprise that Wisconsin gets a late snowstorm every year. Whether it’s still officially late winter or early and mid-spring, it’s bound to happen. Even as late as May, spring can get suffocated by an envelope of January or February.
