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Fish Like a GIRL
A few weeks ago, I took a look forward into all the exciting things 2025 has to offer. This week, I thought I would take a look back at the past year and all of the ups and downs it had to offer. I of course cannot cover an entire …
RHS December Students of the month
The RHS December Student of the month ceremony was held at the RHS Library Thursday, Dec. 19. Guests and students enjoyed treats provided by Taher Food Service. The event was emceed by principal Shane Dornfeld.
The Lake Where You Live
It’s hard to envision a bleaker landscape than a frozen, snow-covered lake. And yet, under that expanse of white lies a world still teeming with life. You know that especially if you’ve ever drilled a hole in the ice, sent a jig down to near the bottom, felt a twitch …
Plan a winter free fishing weekend clinic, Jan. 18-19
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites clubs and organizations to host free fishing clinics on Winter Free Fishing Weekend, Jan. 18-19, 2025.
Natural Resources Board approves changes to Deer Management Assistance Program
The Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) is a program through the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that helps private land owners to manage their property for deer and other wildlife.
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Fish Like a GIRL
Last week I talked about field guides and journals as gifts or state park or state trail passes. This week, I wanted to go a little more “adventure-y,” if you will. A little more toward the survivalist-type of gear.
The Lake Where You Live
On Saturday morning Birch Lake lay covered in virginal white, not a mark on the fresh snow except a few hoofmarks of deer and a straight-line string tracks of what might have been a fox.
Snowmobile safety course offered in Rhinelander Jan. 6-7
The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and the School District of Rhinelander Community Education Program are co-sponsoring a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) certified Snowmobile Safety Course in January.
Fish Like a GIRL
I was thinking about Christmas, and what types of things are usually on the wish lists of outdoorsmen and women. A good friend of mine’s wife bought him a Garmin watch for Christmas. She gave it to him early. I guess, like me, maybe she has a hard time keeping …
The Lake Where You Live
Every year I watch the ice form here on Birch Lake, and every year it happens differently. Sometimes the ice gradually creeps out from the shoreline, and an entire sheet takes shape over several days.
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Statewide deer licenses, harvest totals up
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released its 2024 deer season summary update. Their data shows not only an uptick in license sales in the state, but also in hunter harvest. This data was newly updated on Dec. 1 and is now available on the DNR website.
Public invited to 4-H Youth Robotics Festival
The public is invited to attend the Oneida County 4-H Youth Robotics Festival from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Northwoods Center at Nicolet Area Technical College in Rhinelander.
Fish Like a GIRL
Readers may have seen the piece I wrote last week about opening weekend of the gun deer season. I had a discussion with Balie Strasburg of Strasburg’s North Country Taxidermy about how the weekend went. She was telling me how some hunters, especially younger hunters, were leveraging apps to find …
Wreaths Across America Day to be observed at Northwoods National Cemetery Dec. 14
This year, Saturday, Dec. 14, is National Wreaths Across America Day and the local observance will be conducted at the Northwoods National Cemetery at 4520 Lakewood Road in Harshaw.
Early ice is tempting, but caution is needed
Many “hard water” anglers wait patiently through the fall for ice to start forming on their favorite lake. The lure of “early ice” has been the downfall, literally, of more than one angler.
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