OUTDOORS
RPD issues sex offender release notification
The Rhinelander Police Department has announced that convicted sex offender Matthew A. Walker, 32, will be released to Community Supervision, as administered by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, on Sept. 3.
DNR offers up fall hunting outlook
Each year the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) puts together a hunting season outlook. Those forecasts look at conditions for several animals and what hunters and trappers might expect going into the coming season.
The Lake Where You Live
We bought our pontoon boat used several years ago. The previous owners lived on a small no-wake lake, and so the boat had an electric motor.
Veterans on Water tournament forges friendships, honors veterans
On Saturday, July 29, 31 teams took on Lake Mohawksin for a bass tournament that was extra special for all involved. A normal bass tournament brings about excitement and a sense of camaraderie and family. But the Veterans on Water event, now in its eighth year, brings tournament anglers and …
Fish Tales
JoAnn Fiene of Oswego, Ill. caught and released this beautiful largemouth bass on Long Lake in Newbold. It came in at 21" and weighed between 5-6 lbs.
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Trout Lake Station celebrates 100 years with special open house
Each year, Trout Lake Station in Boulder Junction holds an open house. The open house gives grad students and undergrads a chance to talk with the public about all of the research they have been working on over the course of the field season. This year’s open house was extra …
The Lake Where You Live
I’m just back from five days at a lodge on a huge lake in Ontario. My companions and I enjoyed good fishing, but to find walleyes we had to feel our way around, using a map, advice from the lodge owner, our knowledge of fish behavior (such as it is), …
Upper Midwest Bass Challenge Series takes on a tough Lake Nokomis
Late last month the Upper Midwest Bass Challenge Series Central Division anglers took on Lake Nokomis in their third stop of regular season fishing.
Fish Like a GIRL
I am not sure where the summer went, but I did not expect to look at the calendar and see August starring back at me. I feel as though I have not fished enough, gardened enough, hiked enough, or done really anything enough for it to be this late in …
Fish Tales
Tegan Gannon caught a beautiful 33" Northern Pike (left) on a 1/2 oz. Silver Tinsel Tail spinner bait on Tom Doyle Lake in McNaughton on July 26. He also brought in a nice 17" Smallmouth Bass (below) on a 1/2 oz. chartreuse and white Chatterbait.
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The Lake Where You Live
Aging is an insidious thing, for people as well as pets. I remember clearly the moment I discovered I had, as they say in sports, lost a step.
Fish Like a GIRL
I write this column with a heavy heart. The fishing world has lost a true great — a kind and intelligent man who was beyond humble.
DMAP helps property owners manage their land for wildlife
While this is the time of year gardeners are thinking about gardening, and keeping deer out of their vegetable patches, this is also the time of year when hunters really start to focus on managing their land for deer populations as well as other wildlife.
The Lake Where You Live
None of us want invasive species in our lakes. But what happens when a non-native species that invaded becomes an integral part of the ecosystem?
Fish Like a GIRL
Ah, summer. I have been so happy watching my garden grow like crazy for the past couple of years, especially since we bought our house and Chet created my raised beds. It seems almost anything will grow in them.
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