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Natural Resources Board hears update on plans to revisit Deer Management Units
At the August meeting of the Natural Resources Board, Scott Karel, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildlife policy specialist, asked the panel for approval of a public hearing notice regarding Deer Management Units (DMUs).
Fish Like a GIRL
Anniversaries are always fun as they are a time to look back on what has been accomplished and ahead at what is to come. There are a few big ones that are here and coming up. The Wisconsin Wildlife Federation turns 75 years old this year. I am an associate …
Upper Midwest Bass Challenge Series anglers take on Boom Lake in regular season finale
Twenty-nine teams took on Boom Lake on Aug. 11 in post-cold front conditions, all hoping to bring in the heaviest bag of five fish by the time weigh-in started at 3 p.m.
The Lake Where You Live
In 2023-24 we largely dispensed with winter. Hardly any snow fell. The snowmobile trails never opened. The ice here on Birch Lake never got much more than a foot thick. I fished on many days in temperatures above freezing. The ice went out on the middle of March — highly …
Tiny Home Project making progress
Tammy Javenkoski, a member of the Northwoods Veterans Homestead (NVH) Board of Directors, accepts a donation check from Aaron Schultz, owner of Big Daddy’s Bar in Rhinelander, for the Northwoods Veterans Homestead project.
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Fish Like a GIRL
The answer is yes. It is too hot for me to fish. However, fortunately for me, I have a tournament schedule that makes me get out on the water, no matter how hot it is.
YMCA holds annual fall plant sale
The YMCA of the Northwoods’ Active Older Adult Department is getting ready for its annual fall plant sale. Beautiful mums in 8” pots can be ordered for $14 and come in yellow, rust or purple variations along with a special tri-colored mum for $18, according to a YMCA press release. …
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.
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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.
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.
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