OUTDOORS
Things to do on hunting widows weekend
While more and more women are going out into the woods during deer season, many still stay behind and enjoy the proverbial “Widow’s Weekend.” But simply because the men are in the woods or at deer camp does not mean women need to stay home to “keep the home fires …
Feeding and baiting defined
As stated in the gun deer season outlook story on this page, baiting and feeding of deer in Oneida and Vilas counties is still banned. These bans are statutorily regulated.
Fish Like a GIRL
It is interesting how life works out sometimes. This week, I knew I wanted to write about Thanksgiving, as it’s just around the corner. It’s an important time to me, and one that marks the beginning of the holiday season. It includes gun deer season. It is a time of …
Preliminary deer harvest numbers available
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released preliminary deer season numbers on its website through October 29. In the Northern Forest Zone, the DNR website shows 6,680 deer had been registered.
Hunters can help stop the spread of terrestrial invasives this fall
As hunting season approaches, there is always an uptick in the number of people who are in the woods. Hunters hike to their stands breathing the crisp morning air, leaves crunching under their feet. If they are lucky, opening weekend may even bring a little “tracking snow.” But hunters should …
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Fish Like a GIRL
October brought the awarding of grants distributed by two organizations to which I belong. I sit on the Lumberjack Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council as the Vilas County representative and I an also on the Besadny Grant Committee as a member of the Natural Resources Foundation. Both of these …
The Lake Where You Live
Loons look so calm and dignified when we see them on our lakes that it’s hard to imagine the number of threats they are facing.
Fish Like a GIRL
Last month I attended the Great Lakes Wolf Symposium in Ashland. It was a three-day event packed with session after session on wolf research and various other tidbits. Admittedly, not all of us in the room had the same perception of wolves on the landscape.
Does large carnivore policy matter?
Does large carnivore policy matter? Erik Olson of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources posed this question with research he unveiled at last month’s Great Lakes Wolf Symposium in Ashland. He wondered whether large carnivore policy would build more tolerance for those who were somewhat intolerant to having a species …
Wolf conflicts in Wisconsin topic at Great Lakes Wolf Symposium
“You are in the area where wolves kill livestock,” said Dave Ruid, the USDA wildlife services northern region supervisor while speaking at the Great Lakes Wolf Symposium in Ashland earlier this month. He said there was a verified depredation just that morning, only a few miles from the symposium.
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Grouse louse fairly common
There have been reports of grouse louse being found in grouse harvested in the Northwoods this fall. The look of these flies can be a bit off-putting to grouse hunters, but there is no real cause for concern, according to Department of Natural Resources ruffed grouse specialist Alaina Roth.
Fish Like a GIRL
As many know, I used to call myself an accidental birder. I have always thought it was cool to watch birds at a feeder and to see them in the woods and whatnot. But in recent years, I have gotten into Project FeederWatch and have also done more reporting of …
The Lake Where You Live
In spring the lake ice melts mostly from the bottom up. First some ice melts along the shore. The sun shines through and heats up the bottom sediment. That warms the water, which goes to work on the ice from underneath. The warming accelerates until, one day, the lake lies …
LdF tribal council issues ultimatum in road dispute
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has issued the town of Lac du Flambeau an ultimatum in connection with the ongoing expired road easement dispute involving four town roads. According to an Oct. 18 letter from tribal president John Johnson, Sr. to town chairman Matt Gaulke, …
Oneida County lakes classification project continues
The Oneida County land and water conservation department is working on a project to classify all 451 named lakes in the county. The primary goal of the project is to keep the county’s high quality waters at their current state.
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