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4/22/2015 11:15:00 AMBy John Luthens Trekking to southwestern Arkansas to mine for diamonds was measured in my mind against Klondike gold in northern Alaska. I’m not a prospector and had never been to either place. I only held visions of what it would be like. Thoughts of Alaska were easy. They garnered snow-capped mountains; Rushing streams splitting boulders,...
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4/22/2015 11:15:00 AMIt's no secret...Wisconsin's fishes are cool, but which fish is the coolest? Introducing Wisconsin's Coolest Fish Contest. We've extended March Madness into May. 64 fish want your consideration. Does a lake sturgeon beat a bowfin, a burbot beat a sauger or a southern redbelly dace beat an Iowa darter? You decide. For contest information,...
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4/22/2015 11:15:00 AMHenry Repeating Arms Honors Veterans, 1st Responders and an NRA Instructor at The NRA 2015 Annual Meetings & Exhibits on April 9, 2015. As a sponsor of the event, Anthony Imperato, President of Henry Repeating Arms, chose to recognize local heroes of the community who’ve proven to go above and beyond the call of duty by inviting them t...
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4/21/2015 4:55:00 PMLet's talk about bats! Online chat scheduled for Thursday, April 23 at 11:45 a.m. Little brown bats clustered together during hibernation. About the chat DNR experts will be on hand Thursday, April 21 to answer your questions about bats, white-nose syndrome and ways you can help protect Wisconsin's bats. Join the...
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4/20/2015 9:25:00 AMDear Winnebago System Sturgeon Enthusiasts: As anticipated, today was a big day for our fisheries crew on the Winnebago System. We had three crews working to tag sturgeon below the Shawano Dam and we were able to handle 700 fish. This was especially a productive day because we also collected and fertilized eggs for mu...
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4/18/2015 3:20:00 PMPrairie du Sac - Beginning in 2005, the Wisconsin DNR began offering Learnto Hunt Bear opportunities. The Learn to Hunt Bear Program (LTHB) is anopportunity to expose novice hunters to the hunting experience and recruitnew hunters into the sport. The Conservation Congress is one of thestatewide conservation organizations that are specif...
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4/18/2015 3:20:00 PMAttention Winnebago System Sturgeon Enthusiasts: The sturgeon spawning migration continues to progress on the Winnebago System and there are currently fish spawning at multiple sites throughout the watershed. Our DNR crew tagged fish at multiple sites today including the Sturgeon Trail in New London, Bamboo Bend in Shiocton, the Shawan...
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4/17/2015 12:20:00 PMWe have had great walleye action this past week in both Central Wisconsin and on Green Bay and its tributaries. The BIG Lake has been producing numbers of large fish that average 26 to 30 inches long!!! The river has been producing heavy numbers of fish in the 14 to 18 inch range with a few surpassing the 20 inch mark....
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4/17/2015 11:40:00 AMComplete DNR Outdoor Report (Reports from conservation wardens, wildlife and fisheries staff and property managers from around the state) Dry conditions cause extreme fire danger; sturgeon spawning begins Extremely dry conditions lead to very high fire danger this week, including a rare "red flag warning," where all outdoor burning is ...
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4/17/2015 11:30:00 AMAttention Winnebago System Sturgeon Enthusiasts: As I indicated this morning the lake sturgeon are now spawning on the Winnebago System. Our crew was able to capture and tag 52 fish at the Sturgeon Trail on County X in New London this morning, 7 fish at the Manawa Dam on the Little Wolf River and 12 fish at the Clintonville Dam on the ...
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4/17/2015 11:25:00 AMMADISON - County Deer Advisory Councils are set to prepare final antlerlessquota and permit recommendations during the last round of spring meetingsfrom April 20-23, and a public comment period open through April 15 willprovide an opportunity to submitfeedback<http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/hunt/cdacsurvey.html>.April CDAC meetings will provide...
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4/17/2015 11:25:00 AMIs burning waste worth the risk of starting a wildfire or compromising your health? MADISON – With fire danger currently elevated in Wisconsin, it’s even more important that people consider recycling and composting instead of burning waste and yard debris, which Department of Natural Resource officials caution may cause wildfires a...
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4/17/2015 11:25:00 AMhttp://dnr.wi.gov/news/releases/article/?id=3574 MADISON - Proposals to simplify Wisconsin's inland trout fishing regulations and to improve panfish populations on 100 lakes statewide received overwhelming support by voters at the 2015 Spring Fish and Wildlife Hearings and Wisconsin Conservation Congress county meetings that were held in every cou...
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4/17/2015 11:25:00 AMThe famed Wisconsin fishing opener is two and half weeks away. Boats and equipment are starting to come out of storage, the walleyes are starting the spring spawn, and preparing your gear early is going to give you a jump on this year’s fishing season. This week’s article is not going to cover how and where to catch fish, but I'm going ...
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4/17/2015 11:10:00 AMGreat fishing in northern Wisconsin’s beautiful Iron County awaits your family from Island Lake right out the back door, or the Gile or Turtle Flambeau flowages just an easy drive away. For more information on this spacious cabin rental, see ad below.
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4/14/2015 12:25:00 PMSteve Suman The forecast for this week should bring a smile to anyone in Hayward and the North Woods – warm and sunny, highs in the mid 60s, and a few minimal chances for rain showers. This is an excellent week to prepare for the May 2 fishing opener! “Open water spurred some panfish anglers to get on the lakes,” says Pat at&nbs...
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4/14/2015 12:20:00 PMThis Kirtland's warbler, 5-6 days old when shown banded in central Wisconsin in 2014, was recently found in the Bahamas. Plucky Wisconsin bird beats the odds A Kirtland’s warbler hatched in Wisconsin last summer and weighing less than half an ounce beat the odds to make a 1,500-mile journey to the Bahamas, where it was identifi...
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4/14/2015 12:05:00 PMGrant Ellis, with largemouth bass taken and released, and Tate Ellis, with crappie taken and eaten along with a bunch of other unfortunates, both great-nephews of the OWO publisher, are being watched closely by the authorities for, as quoted from the complaint, “obvious potential to decimate both species.
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4/14/2015 11:55:00 AMBy Mike Yurkbassinmajor@yahoo.com Spring came early this year after the last two years of long and lingering winters. Easter was also early this year and the Monday after Easter we were on our way to the Mississippi River. The weathermen on television said to expect rain and as I pulled out of my driveway in Hudson, Wisconsin a light dribble of ra...
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4/14/2015 11:55:00 AM~ Fishing guides Roger LaPenter and Luke Kavajecz from Anglers All, 715/682-5754 (http://www.anglersallwisconsin.com), report the following: This report is about the Ashland side of Chequamegon Bay. Anglers are anxiously awaiting ice-out on the bay and the start of open-water fishing. In the meantime, some people have been taking ...
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4/13/2015 7:05:00 PMNearly all lakes and flowages in northwestern Wisconsin became ice free in the last week and ice-out is progressing fast on waters in northcentral and northeast Wisconsin and all waters should be fully open by the middle of next week. With the open water, DNR fisheries crews have begun their spring surveys of walleye and northern pike populations....
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4/13/2015 7:05:00 PMBELGIUM, Wis. -- Harrington Beach State Park is seeking volunteers to serve as campground hosts during the months of June and August 2015. Individuals and/or teams (such as husband and wife) at least 18 years old are eligible to apply. Hosts serve for one month and are eligible to receive a campsite at no cost. Hosts are park ambassadors and model...
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4/13/2015 7:05:00 PMDear Winnebago Fisheries Enthusiasts: Our Oshkosh fisheries staff has been fielding quite a few questions about the progress of the walleye spawn and the impacts of lower water on this year’s spawn. As a result, Adam Nickel (walleye biologists) drafted the following response for distribution Hello Winnebago Enthusiasts...
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4/13/2015 7:00:00 PMWOODRUFF, Wis. - The public has an opportunity to review and comment on a proposed amendment to the master plan of the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest that will allow exclusive use of an additional 225 acres in the forest to provide accessible trails and hunting opportunities for veterans.Camp American Legion was established in 1925 ...