OUTDOORS
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.
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 …
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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 …
Fundamental focus for the RHS trap team
The Rhinelander High School trap team, now in its ninth season, is off and gunning on there weekly competitions at the Hodag Sports Club. The team has 30 shooters this spring, and they will conclude league shooting on May 28-30 when they travel to Minocqua for the Great North Trap …
Oneida County ATV/UTV trail system opens today
The Oneida County ATV/UTV Trail System (as administered by the Oneida County forestry, land and recreation department) will officially open for the 2026 spring/summer/fall season effective at noon, Friday, May 1.
‘Citizen Science 101’ class connects outdoor interest and scientific contribution
The School District of Rhinelander Community Education Program will host a hands-on learning opportunity, Citizen Science 101, on Monday, May 11, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom (CAVOC).
The Lake Where You Live
A person has to wonder sometimes whether loons are safer in their winter waters on the Atlantic or the Gulf of Mexico than in their breeding territory here in the north. True, while in the migratory phase they’ve faced calamities like botulism outbreaks and poisoning from oil spills. But here …
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Increased revenue in DNR Fish and Wildlife Account shows money is flowing – but to where?
Last year, representatives with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) came forward and said they were expecting a $16 million deficit in the Fish and Wildlife Account for the 2025-26 biennium. While some called for higher license fees, sighting fewer people taking part in pursuits such as deer hunting, …
Harshaw 100 Sport & Trap Shoot on Sept. 6
The Harshaw 100 Sport & Trap Shoot is Sept. 6 at the Harshaw Sports Club, 10047 Rocky Run Road. The registration is $70 to shoot 50 trap and 50 sporting clays. Currently, we have 37 sponsorships for any veteran who wants to shoot free of charge. This will be given …
Hunting season openings in September
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters to prepare for the opening of several hunting seasons in September. Hunters can once again head to Wisconsin’s wild spaces as these seasons open across the state.
The Lake Where You Live
Last evening, while fishing on a favorite lake, I was cranking in a swim bait after an unsatisfactory cast. This lake is known for smallmouth and largemouth bass, and that is what my companion and I were catching. At mid-retrieve, I felt a sharp strike; two seconds later another, and …
Early goose hunting season runs through Sept. 15
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters that the 2025 early goose season opened Sept. 1 and runs through Sept. 15. This early hunting opportunity is available to hunters throughout the state.
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