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5/31/2019 2:30:00 PMCHIPPEWA FALLS, WI (May 28, 2019): The Wisconsin Air Pistol club along with Westgate Sportsman’s Club is presenting a free air rifle competition for adults, and air pistol competition for youth and adults September 7 and 8 at the Wisconsin Game Fest. On-line registration and more information is now available for the competitions a...
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5/31/2019 2:25:00 PMFishing is really very good and improving daily. The bass and bluegills spawn is mere days away. Most fish are starting to move into the shallows in 1-2 ft of water. Boat traffic for this time of year is still very low due to the cool water temps. ...
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5/31/2019 2:25:00 PMThis has been one of the coldest springs I can recall. The smallmouth bass are just starting to spawn and most years they would be totally done by now. Overall fishing has been improving daily with the warmer weather. &nbs...
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5/31/2019 2:25:00 PMMay 27, 2019 Hayward Lakes Area Outdoor Report Steve Suman Memorial Day weekend ended with a cool, wet Monday, but the remainder of the week looks warm and sunny, a wonderful time to participate in any outdoor recreation! Wisconsin’s Free Fun Weekend is this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2, and the following outdoo...
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5/31/2019 2:20:00 PMOn Monday, May 20th, Fisheries Staff met with interested stakeholders to discuss the current status of the Lake Michigan fishery, answer questions and listen to comments. The presentations from this meeting are now available for viewing at https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Fishing/lakemichigan/LakeMichiganSalmonandTroutMeetings.html At this time, the dep...
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5/31/2019 2:20:00 PMCentral Wisconsin Outdoor Report This has to be one of the most unpredictable springs that I can remember. Between the constantly changing temperatures and weather conditions the spring fishing and hunting have been all over the map. Currently we are at minor flood stage on the Wisconsin River with rain forecasted for all day Friday.&n...
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5/31/2019 2:15:00 PMFree Fishing Weekend is right around the corner! Get ready to plan a fishing picnic at one of our state parks on June 1 & 2 when you can fish without a fishing license and we fling open the gates to our parks for open house. We're grateful to our partners for offering opportunities for you to give fishing a try. Many of our par...
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5/31/2019 2:15:00 PMBy Central Office May 24, 2019 Contact(s): Todd Schaller, Chief Warden – Bureau of Law Enforcement, 608-381-8927 POYNETTE, Wis. - The Columbia County Range at Mud Lake Wildlife Area will be closed starting June 3 for general maintenance, evaluation, repairs and updates, state officials announced today. Keith Warnke, team supervis...
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5/31/2019 2:15:00 PMThis year will go down as a memorable migration season for many Wisconsin birdwatchers. Warbler watching and backyard feeder activity have been fantastic in all but the far north, largely due to stagnant migration conditions holding birds in place and cool weather reducing availability of natural, insect-based food sources. Scarlet tanagers are sho...
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5/31/2019 2:15:00 PMPublished May 23, 2019 by the Central Office View current conditions for Wisconsin State Parks, Trails and ForestsCheck out the Wisconsin Department of Tourism (exit DNR). General | Northern Region | Northeast Region | Southeast Region | South Central Region | W...
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5/24/2019 8:55:00 AMWDNR hiring full-time conservation wardens to work at busiest parks, forests; part-time an option If you enjoy helping people and care about the future of the air you breathe, the water you drink and Wisconsin’s precious lands, apply to become a Dept. of Natural Resources’ conservation warden. The primary responsibility...
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5/24/2019 8:50:00 AMYES, that Willie Robertson! The star of Duck Dynasty and CEO of Duck and Buck Commander will highlight the 10th Anniversary DeerFest celebrity line-up. Willie will be joined by Lee & Tiffany Lakosky, and Bone Collectors Michael Waddell and Travis "T-Bone" Turner. "We promised everyone that our 10th anniversary event...
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5/24/2019 8:50:00 AMThe webcast link to watch the Wednesday, May 22 Wisconsin Natural Resources Board meeting live on DNR TV has been posted to the agenda. Subscribe now for only $8.97. Help Nature. Plant Natives.Even adding a few plants can help. Learn more.Tom Koerner/USFWS Featured DNR Subscriptions ...
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5/24/2019 8:50:00 AMPublished - May 21, 2019 by the Central Office Free Fun Weekend is June 1-2 Wild Wisconsin - Off the Record podcast relaunches with new episodes on Wisconsin's outdoors Piping plovers arriving this spring to habitat help and nest protection Progress made across the state in repairing flood and storm damage DNR seek...
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5/24/2019 8:50:00 AMThe first Wisconsin Inland Trout Management Plan What do you think? Inland trout management in Wisconsin is a complex network of stakeholder desires and biological and ecological management. The new, draft plan begins the process to sort through the management program of inland tr...
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5/24/2019 8:45:00 AMBy Central Office May 22, 2019 Contact(s): Janet Brehm, Wildlife Biologist for Lincoln and Langlade counties, 715-409-3277; Jeremy Holtz, Wildlife Biologist for Oneida County, 715-365-8999 MERRILL, Wis. - About 1,500 deer were sampled and tested for chronic wasting disease in Lincoln, Langlade, Oneida, Forest and Vilas counties dur...
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5/24/2019 8:45:00 AMFishing Lake Michigan and Green Bay Check out the Lake Michigan Outdoor Fishing Report to read the latest creel clerk reports that tell you what's biting and where from northern and southern Lake Michigan and Green Bay!
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5/24/2019 8:40:00 AMMay 20, 2019 Steve Suman Monday and Tuesday started this week in fine fashion, possible rain showers through Friday, with a sunny Thursday, lows in the 40s, and highs in the 60s. Keep rainwear handy, though with some luck you will not have to use it! “May is surely the best fishing month,” says Pat at Happy Hooker, &ldquo...
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5/24/2019 8:40:00 AMThis is Finding Wild In Finding Wild, SOLO HNTR’s Tim Burnett shares a story crafted by years of the kind of hunts most of us only dream about. In the end, though, what connects us as hunters has little to do with how many floatplane mil...
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5/24/2019 8:40:00 AMAccording to my outdoor journals, in spite of increasingly cross looks and sour rumblings from my wife involving lawn-mower maintenance and dandelion removal in the yard – I’ve frittered away a grand total of 25 hours over the past two weeks wandering the forest bottoms and field edges of southern Wisconsin. Magnolia warbler “...
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5/24/2019 8:35:00 AMThis has been the hardest I have worked in May to catch fish I can remember. I’m not sure if it’s the weather or the tremendous amount of fishing pressure but every trip has been a struggle. &...
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5/24/2019 8:35:00 AMWith the weather patterns such that they are and the depth of Lake Geneva, the lake is still very cool. The most consistent fishing is in the 3-4 ft water depth range. Smallmouth bass have been sporadic. If you can find the bait fish, you will li...
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5/24/2019 8:30:00 AMBy John Luthens There is something inherently wild about a river island: A hiding place from the currents of the modern world, a sense of adventure that echoes along the swirling shoreline in the age-old voices of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. It doesn’t have to be big, and it needn’t be remote. It becomes that much more adventurou...
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5/24/2019 8:25:00 AMThings are finally starting to settle down here in central Wisconsin. The water temperatures are now in the mid to upper 60’s and the conditions are starting to stabilize on our rivers and streams. Walleye anglers are finding fish in both shallow and deep water locations and this is typical of post spawn fish. Walleyes typically scat...
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5/20/2019 9:55:00 AMWarbler migration is nearing peak in south and central Wisconsin after a big flight into the region on May 15: 28 species were reported in Milwaukee, 26 species at Bay Beach Sanctuary in Brown, 24 in Dunn, and similarly good numbers in Dane, Marathon, and elsewhere. The Northwoods saw only a trickle of new warblers until today, May 16, when the fir...