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Fish Like a GIRL
With only one week left to the opening of fishing season, I realized the other day that I need to get to work on my tackle bag, reels and everything else I need to kick off the season.
The Lake Where You Live
Another DNR research project provides evidence that wood in the water is a key to healthy lake fisheries.
Minocqua Chain will likely see tribal harvest one year before ‘handshake’ opener planned
For the second year in a row the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has declared it will allow tribal spearing on the Minocqua Chain.
The Lake Where You Live
In one of his essays the naturalist Aldo Leopold wrote, “And when the dawn wind stirs through the ancient cottonwoods, and the gray light steals down from the hills over the old river sliding softly past its wide brown sand bars — what if there be no more goose music?”
DNR: Elevated fire danger continues across Wisconsin
Outside of rain earlier this week, very little precipitation is forecasted for the Northwoods over the course of the next several days.
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Governor vetoes bucks-only bill for Northern hunters
With last fall’s deer harvest down almost 30% in the Northern Forest from 2022 and over 19% from the five-year average, many hunters in the Northwoods have expressed grave concern about the deer herd.
The Lake Where You Live
One way to observe Easter Sunday is by going to church to celebrate the Resurrection. I have another ritual of renewal that I have observed for many years, no matter where we’ve lived.
DNR needs volunteer hunter education instructors
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking volunteers passionate about promoting safe, responsible and ethical hunting practices to serve as hunter education instructors. Volunteer opportunities are available in all parts of the state, the agency announced in a press release.
Fish Like a GIRL
Last week I met with the advisory committee looking to assist in creating a classification system for all of Oneida County’s lakes. I am truly enjoying working on this committee and being a part of a project that seems daunting to say the least. The more we talked in the …
The Lake Where You Live
The ice on Birch Lake went out on March 14. Eight days later we woke to a new skin of ice over nearly the entire surface.
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DNR accepting poetry contest entries
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting entries from third to fifth graders for the Air, Air, Everywhere poetry contest.
DNR deer advisory committee looks at previous season, long-term trends
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) deer advisory committee held a fairly lengthy meeting March 12 focused on the 2023-24 deer season.
The Lake Where You Live
When I snorkel on Birch and a few other lakes I am struck by the amount of litter — as in there is none. I can’t remember the last time I saw a stray bottle or can or other bit of trash on the bottom of a lake.
Evers signs hunting, fishing bills into law
As the legislature left its recent session, several bills sat on Gov. Tony Evers desk, waiting for him to sign them into law. Not surprisingly, several of those had to do with hunting and fishing in the state.
Fish Like a GIRL
As many readers know, we bought a house in the late summer of 2022 as Chet was recovering from a pretty major heart attack. Caring for his medical needs at the time meant I did not get much done in the way of gardening or, really, settling into the house …
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