OUTDOORS
Hodag Musky Challenge satisfies a variety of anglers
The 45th annual Hodag Musky Challenge welcomed 111 boats to Rhinelander area lakes Sept. 25-27. A total of 50 fish were caught, including three that were 45 inches or greater. Kevin Black and Tim Bremer won the challenge this year with three fish caught. Their fish were 39, 36 1/4, …
Hodag Hustle to bring hundreds of mountain bikers to Camp Tesomas this weekend
The Rhinelander Northwoods Composite Mountain Bike Team (RNC) hosts the third annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Cycling League (WICL) Hodag Hustle mountain bike festival at Tesomas Scout Camp in Pine Lake this weekend. It is also the third race of the year for the team.
Master Gardeners of the North to host John Bates for program on aquatic plants
Master Gardeners of the North will welcome author and naturalist John Bates for its monthly educational seminar on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. Bates’ presentation, “Diving In: The Biology and Benefits of Aquatic Plants,” will explore the ecological importance of aquatic plants and their role in healthy lakes, rivers, …
Duck season starts across the north
Wisconsin’s Northern Duck Zone — which includes the region of the state north of highways 10 and 41 — opens tomorrow, Sept. 26. The season starts a week before the Southern Duck Zone, and runs to Nov. 24.
Holmboe Conifer Forest Fall Volunteer Day is Oct. 3
Get outside to enjoy the beautiful fall colors and give back by volunteering with Northwoods Land Trust (NWLT) on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to noon at Holmboe Conifer Forest State Natural Area in Rhinelander. Volunteers will be working alongside NWLT staff to remove invasive plants.
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RNC mountain bike team races to season start
The Rhinelander Northwoods Composite Mountain Bike Team (RNC) welcomes another fall season with five scheduled competitions throughout the state, including one here in Rhinelander. The RNC is comprised of middle school and high school students from Rhinelander, Tomahawk, Lakeland, Northland Pines, Three Lakes, Crandon, and Phelps, the team’s Facebook page …
Friends of Town Line Lake Park fundraiser to be held Sept. 13
The Friends of Town Line Lake Park have finalized plans for their annual fundraiser, Music in the Bowl. This year’s event will be on Sunday, Sept. 13, from noon to 3 p.m. The event is held at Town Line Lake Park’s “Bowl.”
Trees For Tomorrow expands K-12 environmental education program access
Trees For Tomorrow is expanding access to outdoor learning opportunities for students across the region through enhanced scholarship support for its School Outdoor Learning Experiences (SOLE) program. The funding will help reduce financial barriers for schools and ensure more students can participate in hands-on environmental education.
Register for the 46th Annual Midwest Musky Classic in Phelps Oct. 2-4
Registration is open for the 46th Midwest Musky Classic fishing tournament held Oct. 2-4 in Phelps. Tournament fishing is on North and South Twin Lakes, Lac Vieux Desert, Big Sand Lake, and, new this year, also Long Lake and Kentuck Lake.
Hodag Challenge 2026 sees jump in shooters
The Hodag Sports Club pulled in shooters from across the midwest and beyond for the 2026 Hodag Challenge July 18 and 19. This years Hodag Challenge marked just the second time Rhinelander individually hosted the event. In the past, the club hosted it with the Wausau Skeet and Trap Club.
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Otto reflects on community relationships as a warden in the Northwoods
At the intersection of conversation and dead end roads, there are connections. Connections are what can build trust, and some may say they’re what brings dawn to the duck blind. Long-time Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) warden, Tim Otto, has driven down countless roads in nearly 27 years with …
RHS trap team shoots at Northwoods Invitational
HARSHAW — The Rhinelander High School trap team shot in the 17-team Northwoods Invitational May 15-17 in Harshaw and Minocqua. An event that offered opportunities for athletes to shoot trap singles, trap doubles, skeet, and sporting clays, the competition was split between the Harshaw Sports Club and the Minocqua Gun …
It’s tick season now: How to keep them off you and early signs of tick-borne disease
The snow is gone, the weather is warmer and ticks are back! They seem to be everywhere in the woods and the tiny vampires are just waiting to suck the blood of anything that walks by. Unfortunately, with tick bites also comes risk for tick-borne illness, the most notable being …
Aspirus Tick‑Borne Illness Center announces expanded therapeutic services
The Aspirus Tick-Borne Illness Center has expanded its clinical offerings to provide additional therapies intended to support patients managing complex tick‑borne diseases, according to a press release. The Center reports that tick‑borne illness can affect multiple systems in the body, influencing energy, mobility, and daily functioning, and that the expanded …
Deer management unit 116 CDAC meeting
With the statewide Citizen Deer Advisory Council (CDAC) meetings wrapping up, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Deer Advisory Committee will soon review CDAC harvest quota and season framework recommendations. Towards the end of May, the DNR administration will review harvest quota and season framework recommendations as well, before the …
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