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1/28/2016 January Games-ice fishing and upland game
Dick Henske and English Setter Lucy work a January morning near Manitowish Waters for grouse. Although January’s severe cold weather has sent us running more and more for the tip-ups and the hardwater, we have not forgotten dog work and upland game. Grouse remains open in the north co... More
1/12/2016 The Nuts of Winter
And I thought I was a bit off my rocker for my January outdoor excursions, one of which you will read about to conclude this blog. Meet John Luthens and Jerry Kiesow, both trout fishing addicts and On Wisconsin Outdoors’ writers. So yes, to venture out in search of trout in January... More
12/28/2015 Thank you…and Help Wanted
Healthy New Year to our readers and your families. From December 2014 through November 2015 more than 326,700 unique visitors delivered 5,202,955 hits to our website at www.onwisconsinoutdoors.com. Six times annually, 50,000 copies of our print issues disappear from the shelves across the state, an... More
12/10/2015 Girls Win!
Schaffhauser niece Sophie with a beautiful doe taken in northwest Wisconsin. Okay, women win. Got that boys? It’s appropriate that some more deer photos came in with women and their kills with much of the gun and archery seasons complete; I just finished reading the column slated for the J... More
11/27/2015 Happy Thanksgiving. Go Pack
I am in the field deer hunting and will be sending a more detailed blog in the next few day. For now, things have been sparse hunting in the northland despite many hours in the field for our camp. The following trail wolf photos submitted by Peter Mikhael of Bayfield Coun... More
11/16/2015 More Nice Bucks!
OWO contributing writer and film man Jimmy Olsson (no relation to Superman) and bow hunters Karson Korth of Clintonville, Nate Baron of Ashland, Eric Biesek and Joe Jenz from central Wisconsin, and Ohioan Glen Sheetz all score big in the archery fields this week and send us the results. Jim Olss... More
11/5/2015 In A Rut…and Loving It
The later the better it seems to bowhunt northern Wisconsin prior to the gun deer season. For us, the best hunting in Vilas County has always been week two and three of November. In the hey-day of Wisconsin deer hunting meaning the 1990s and early 2000s, we routinely would not see any sc... More
10/26/2015 What to Chase?
Duck, grouse, pheasant, and deer have each been taking their share of our time in northern and southern Wisconsin and it has been, oh so fun. But for the next week, we’re so heavy into final production of the On Wisconsin Outdoors’ November-December issue that I personally am getti... More
10/9/2015 If I Could Only Shoot…..
No one with the exception of Micah would play with me last week for the opening weekend duck opener in the southern Zone, so we ushered in the season with a walk-in hunt in Sheboygan County Kettle Moraine country. The wood ducks were there…if I could only shoot. Better days. Jo... More
9/30/2015 Hunting and Fishing…Wisconsin Style
Continuing to make hay when the sun shines on the September Wisconsin hunting and fishing seasons, I landed on the Embarrass River Friday with Guide Gordy Pagel to target smallies during a 6-hour float trip. Gordy is a great guide and things went smoothly as expected on this beautiful Wolf River tri... More
9/15/2015 2600 Miles of Wisconsin Hunting & Fishing
Guide Ron Bergman shows another crappie caught on the Chippewa Flowage. The miles piled up on the odometer in recent weeks as the Wisconsin hunting seasons collided with the fishing seasons and the invitations came in from across Wisconsin to cover stories. I landed on the Chippewa Fl... More
8/28/2015 Now on Stands!
8th Anniversary Issue! The biggest and the best On Wisconsin Outdoors yet begins to be stocked throughout Wisconsin today. 50,000 copies of our 8th Anniversary issue will be distributed everywhere in Badgerland by the end of next week. If you want to make it easy on ... More
8/24/2015 Kwik Trip Contest Winners Appreciate Time with Top Guide
Lake Wausau, a 1,851 acre impoundment of the Wisconsin River, served as the perfect match recently to host the winners of the Kwik Trip-sponsored contest to fish a day with talented guide and On Wisconsin Outdoors’ columnist Phil Schweik. Marie Rose, Guide Phil Schweik and Dan Rose wa... More
8/10/2015 A Scents-able Approach to Hunting Bears
It’s always fun at this time of year to watch and listen as Mike Foss and Northern Wisconsin Outfitters close in on the bear season. Inevitably, the boys of Bayfield County are also closing in on some really big bears as they wind down on a spring and summer’s worth of baiting. Alo... More
7/31/2015 They’re Hereeeee….
Special Needs Picnic, DeerFest Arrive! The New Berlin Gobblin’ Longbeards and the Lakeview Rod & Gun Club will host a Wheelin’ Sportsmen Special Needs Picnic Sunday, August 2, at 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Lakeview Rod & Gun Club on Big Muskego Lake. This event is for peop... More
7/28/2015 BEC Recap, Saving Bambi, and More
As touched on last week, a 40 inch musky caught and released on Presque Isle by the father and son team of John and Dave Morten won the Bob Ellis Row Trolling Classic last week. Bill Beno came in second with a 30 inch fish, and several fish were lost during the no-money and plain fun... More
7/18/2015 Kids Fish
A great time was had by all at the Bob Ellis Classic last Saturday; a no-money, no worry, Vilas County row trolling musky tournament in honor of our late, great, Hall of Fame angling uncle who left us too early. We’ll have photos and complete results next week. I will say that the father-son t... More
7/7/2015 DeerFest, Special Needs Picnic Just Ahead
DeerFest, the nation’s largest all deer festival, returns to Washington County Fair Park in West Bend July 31 to August 2. Check out all the details at www.deerfest.com, and on the flyers below. Kwik Trip is the DeerFest Bag sponsor this year. Bags will be distributed to... More
6/30/2015 Letting the Cat Out of the Bag-O
No walleyes found on Winny We returned to Winnebago this week with visions of repeating the hot weather performance of 2013 when we murdered the July walleyes drifting and throwing crankbaits. Jim Olsson, Dave Gromowski and I found the hot weather, but that’s about it. If I lied a... More
6/20/2015 Welcome O’Reilly Auto Parts, Leinenkugels
With the July-August issue due off the presses on Friday, June 26, know that On Wisconsin Outdoors can now be picked up at no cost at any of 104 O’Reilly Auto Parts stores in Wisconsin (20 in northern Illinois) and the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company “Leinie Lodge” in Chippewa Fa... More
6/13/2015 Advice, Photos from Wisconsin’s Best Hunting, Fishing Guides
On Wisconsin Outdoors is fortunate to have some of the best hunting and fishing guides in the state working with us to bring you the latest information. You can review the tactics used throughout Wisconsin by the experts with photos of their catches on our website each week in places like “Inl... More
6/7/2015 Welcome Golden Eagle Log Homes
Welcome Golden Eagle Log Homes, DeerFest Returns, Special Needs Outdoor Day Set On Wisconsin Outdoors is pleased to welcome Golden Eagle Log Homes of Wisconsin Rapids as one of our many great advertisers who help bring our paper and website to you at no cost. Golden Eagle L... More
5/29/2015 The Ecstasy & The Agony
Luke Ellis brings the fish closer for release. An Oar-Some Experience. Troller Takes 1st Musky Luke Ellis ushered in the new Wisconsin musky season in fine fashion on Memorial Day weekend when he caught and released a 40-inch fish row trolling a Slammer 4-inch deep shad near Boulder Junctio... More
5/22/2015 Of Zombies, Pig Roasts & Shrooms
But first, remember the fallen vets who allow us to do whatever we choose this Memorial Day and every day. This is the one date dedicated to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. By the very nature of war, you have to think that 99 percent of the fallen were ages 18 to 30. That’s ... More
5/16/2015 Ashland – More than just a great place to fish
Part of the “work” each week keeping this website stocked with new information from throughout Wisconsin and preparing our bi-monthly print paper for publication is working with people like Candace Ferguson from the Ashland Chamber of Commerce; our very own information pipeline. Ca... More