Outdoors

[ad_1] October got off to a rockin’ start with this awesome 7×7 buck for Ted! The mystical flights of my October arrows have indeed been exciting beyond words this glorious fall bowhunting season 2017! Sure there is that doggone October lull we always hear about, but what might be a …

[ad_1] Published October 19, 2017 by the Central Office View current conditions for Wisconsin State Parks, Trails and ForestsCheck out the Wisconsin Department of Tourism (exit DNR).

[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. — Authorities say two white-tailed deer from a hunting ranch in Waupaca County have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Wisconsin State Veterinarian Dr. Paul McGraw says the bucks were among 40 deer reported to be on the 84-acre ranch. One buck was killed by a hunter …

[ad_1] Contact(s): Ryan Koenigs, DNR Lake Winnebago sturgeon biologist, [email protected], 2017 surveys show plenty of big fish for unique winter fishery MADISON — The deadline to purchase licenses for the 2018 Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing season is Oct. 31, with state biologists forecasting great opportunities to land the fish of …

[ad_1] Contact(s): Liz Herzmann, DNR wildlife conservation educator, 920-387-7893 HORICON, Wis. – If you have an interest in learning how to make wild game sausage or want to further hone your sausage making skills, head to Horicon Marsh in November. A Wild Game Sausage Workshop will be held on Monday, …

[ad_1] Several of my hunting items aren’t as organized as I’d like them to be, which is not a good thing when I’m ready to clean a firearm after a day at the range or following a hunt in inclement weather. That’s my fault, of course. Along with being a …

[ad_1] Published October 12, 2017 by the Central Office View current conditions for Wisconsin State Parks, Trails and ForestsCheck out the Wisconsin Department of Tourism (exit DNR). For current statewide information on statewide fall color, log onto the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s

[ad_1] Contact(s): Jesse Landwehr, 920-622-3527; Steve Hogler, 920-662-5480 WILD ROSE, Wis. — Efforts to establish a self-sustaining population of spotted musky in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan waters got a boost this fall when 7,000 musky fingerling averaging 17 inches were stocked into the Fox River, several Green Bay tributaries, Lake Winnebago and …

[ad_1] By: Wisconsin Department of Justice (Reprinted with permission) During a dangerous storm on Lake Winnebago early this summer, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Warden Tom Sturdivant and DNR Ranger Jeff Nieling braved treacherous waters to save a couple stranded on a disabled boat. With little regard to their …