OUTDOORS
Light show
Aurora Borealis, more commonly known as the Northern Lights, was on full display in the Northwoods earlier this week as geomagnetic activity provided opportunities to see the aurora on Sunday and Monday evenings. Pictured: Aurora on display over a pond in the town of Newbold on Sunday, Oct. 6.
Attendance down for Rod Gaskill Memorial Bass Tournament
The Rod Gaskill Memorial Bass Tournament saw attendance dip a bit this year, but almost 40 anglers took to Boom Lake in the hopes of bringing in the heaviest five bass of the day. Gaskill was an avid bass angler who moved to the Northwoods from Las Vegas, Nevada in …
The Lake Where You Live
September 28 Until I owned property here I could almost count my autumn fishing outings on the fingers of one hand. My vacation days were limited, I used up most of them in summer and at Christmas, and the stars seldom aligned so that I could make one last trip …
Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund helps fish and wildlife
National Resources Foundation Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund committee members are currently working on selecting grant winners for the program from a list of well-deserving applicants. This endowment provides a permanent source of funding for projects on the state’s public lands.
Experience nature after dark with guided night hike
From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 Trees For Tomorrow (TFT), in partnership with Tara Lila LLC, will host a free Outdoor Adventures informative night-time hike on one of Tara Lila’s beautiful forest trails near the city of Eagle River.
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A watershed moment in Oneida County
The Oneida County Land and Water Conservation Department (OCLW) reminds the public that land health and water health are deeply connected. Oneida County has over 1,100 lakes within 49 watersheds, defined as an area of land that drains or “sheds” water into a specific waterbody.
Fall is a good time to check for invasive species on aquatic gear
This is the time of year when lake property owners are spending time taking out their piers, swim rafts, and other equipment that has been in the lake since spring. It is time to get things winterized and cleaned up to be put back in next spring. It is also …
Fish Like a GIRL
Back in the 80s sometime, a band called REO Speedwagon had a song called “Time for me to Fly.” It was a good tune, and still is. If birds could choose any song to sing, this is the time of year they may choose that one.
The Lake Where You Live
They say a lake, though filled with an inanimate substance, is a living system. And in many ways that’s true. For example, your lake breathes. And right now it is about to take a great big, deep, cleansing breath.
Anglers compete in two-day Up/Down tournament
The Wisconsin Bass Team Trail hosts bass tournaments across the Northwoods and down into Central Wisconsin. Each year the trail organizes four qualifier tournaments where anglers compete not only for cash and prizes, but for a place in the two-day championship.
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Fish Like a GIRL
This column may be a bit more controversial than my columns usually are. But honestly, I don’t think it should be. Recently, Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua was locked down with a report of an armed intruder. Thankfully, it turned out to be a false alarm, thankfully. But other …
The Lake Where You Live
The other day, while preparing to put in the trash a few fugitive lead split shot, I dropped one on the kitchen floor. Bernie, our springer spaniel, was close by and has been known to eat almost anything that falls in front of him, and so I scrambled to recover …
2024 deer season outlook has some hunters feeling positive
Even with concerns still looming about the deer numbers in the Northwoods, the extremely mild winter last year have many hunters feeling positive about the opening of archery season.
Fish Like a GIRL
Anyone who knows me knows that I am all about preserving memories of times with family and friends. I seldom go anywhere without a camera, even though my cell phone holds likely more photos than is right. I take hundreds of photographs at every fishing tournament I attend or run. …
Will Northern Wisconsin see new deer management units next year?
According to Oneida County Deer Advisory Council (CDAC) chairman Ed Choinski, the Oneida CDAC has been asking for a change in deer management unit boundaries. When the CDACs were established, the old system of deer management units (DMUs) went by the wayside and deer herds were instead managed along county …
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