OUTDOORS
Natural Reaction
Oak trees are the epitome of strength. (subscriber access)
Natural Reaction
With a fast approaching winter that's already brought plenty of snow, bugs are probably the last thing on peoples' minds. (subscriber access)
A legendary love of deer hunting
Kay Nicklaus learned early on in her marriage to husband Ronald how powerful an influence deer hunting can be. (subscriber access)
Snowmobile update
With two major snowstorms hitting the Northwoods over the last week, snowmobilers are no doubt chomping at the bit to fire up their sleds and hit the trails. (subscriber access)
DNR reports drastic drop in deer harvest numbers
The preliminary harvest totals from Wisconsin's traditional nine-day gun deer hunt are in and they reveal the 2019 season was some tough hunting. (subscriber access)
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Opening weekend harvest numbers down
The preliminary harvest totals from opening weekend of the gun deer season are in and the numbers are down from a year ago. This year in Wisconsin, 90,286 deer were harvested by gun and registered during the opening weekend in comparison to 123,090 deer taken during the 2018 opener. (subscriber …
Natural Reaction
In 2017 a deer in Lincoln County, near the Oneida County border, tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). In 2018 two deer within two miles of that deer tested positive in Oneida County. (subscriber access)
Natural Reaction
In the fall of 2018 the departments of natural resources in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan began collecting samples of ruffed grouse from hunters in an effort to gauge the influence of West Nile virus (WNV) on the grouse population of the upper Midwest. (subscriber access)
Northwoods Wildlife Center accepting deer heart donations
Hunters who harvest a deer this year can show a little heart and donate their deer heart to the Northwoods Wildlife Center (NWC). (subscriber access)
first career deer
Kayla Cook shot her first deer Oct. 6 during the youth deer hunt. (subscriber access)
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50-inch musky
Eric Steffen caught and released this 50-inch musky on an area lake. The mammoth fish weighed 38 pounds. (subscriber access)
DNR completes evaluation of crossbow use in Wisconsin
At the request of the Natural Resources Board (NRB) in March, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) began a comprehensive evaluation of crossbow use in Wisconsin. (subscriber access)
One more year of closure on the Minocqua chain proposed at public meeting
There was a full house on hand at the Woodruff Town Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 23 to hear results from a 2019 spring walleye population estimate conducted on Lake Minocqua and Lake Kawaguesaga by members of the Headwaters Basin chapter of Walleyes for Tomorrow (WFT) and biologists from the Great …
Youth deer hunting success
The 2019 youth deer hunt was held last weekend and two area girls had great success. (subscriber access)
Last Gasp of Color
Fall colors are now past peak and fading fast, thanks to a recent cold and wet snap. (subscriber access)
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