Outdoors

[ad_1] Ellyn Conhartoski of Hayward, Wis., captured this video Sept. 11 of two rutting elk bulls battling on County Highway M, near Clam Lake in Sawyer County.

[ad_1] Contact(s): Sawyer Briel, DNR policy and communication coordinator, 608-261-0751 MADISON – Fall hunting seasons are underway and as you gather your gear and plan your trip into the field or woods, be sure to add a read of the 2017 Fall Hunting and Trapping Forecast [PDF] to your list …

[ad_1] WATCH: Steve Bartylla Believes Hunters Need to Stick Together While you can’t control what happens on the neighbor’s side of the property fence, you might be able to use his hunting methods to your advantage. I hate to say this so bluntly, but we hunters and land managers tend …

[ad_1] Published September 7, 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): Joanna Griffin, 608-264-8953 Higher trout numbers and bigger fish noted in summer surveys MADISON — Cooler and wetter summer conditions, and trout streams that held up well under flooding in western Wisconsin, add up to even better fishing opportunities this fall for trout anglers who will enjoy a …

[ad_1] MANITOWOC, Wis. — The number of bats in Wisconsin is dropping, and environmentalists blame the sudden loss on white-nose syndrome, a fatal disease that is passed bat to bat. The deadly disease traveled east to Wisconsin around 2014, and some counties have lost an estimated 90 percent of their …

[ad_1] By: Joanne M. Haas/DNR Bureau of Law Enforcement Ask a Wis. Department of Natural Resources conservation warden to name one of the most enjoyed aspects of the career and you are likely to hear: “No two days are the same” or “You don’t know what’s coming around the corner.” That’s about …

[ad_1] Patrick Meitin has hunted throughout the United States and Canada for years with his bow. He’s climbed stands, worn harnesses, been safe, had a few slips but never any falls. And then he got careless. I’m falling head first into hard-frozen ground littered with head-sized rocks, stumps and dead …

[ad_1] Published August 31, 2017 by the Central Office View current conditions for Wisconsin State Parks, Trails and ForestsCheck out the Wisconsin Department of Tourism (exit DNR).