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3/25/2024
DICK ELLIS Click here for full PDF Version from the March/April Issue. Seeking Wolf PhotosOWO’s informal census continuesOn Wisconsin Outdoors’ informal wolf census continues. Please send your trail cam photos of wolves in Wisconsin to: wolves@onwisconsinoutdoors.com. List the county where the photos were taken, the date, and verify the number of wolves visible in each photo. Your name will not be published. OWO publishers do not b...
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  • 3/18/2022 9:10:00 AM
    March 14, 2022 Steve Suman   A wonderful week ahead, if the forecast holds, with sunshine, blue skies, and some high temperatures pushing into the 50s. Spring begins this Sunday and it might actually look like it, but a bit early to rotate recreational equipment. Keep rubber boots handy, however! This past Sunday, March 13, Daylight S...
  • 3/18/2022 9:00:00 AM
    By John Crump. March 14, 2022 'Gun Control' has been signed into law by President Biden with the support of turncoat Republicans. In the middle of the night, the U.S. Senate passed the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA). Some gun rights groups raised alarm bells when this act passed the U.S. House of Representatives l...
  • 3/18/2022 8:55:00 AM
    Editor's Note: A previous press release provided an incorrect removal date for when all permanent ice shanties must be removed from all state waters. The deadline to remove ice shanties varies by body of water. MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that the remaining 2022 ice shanty rem...
  • 3/18/2022 8:50:00 AM
    Central Wisconsin Trout Unlimited (CWTU) will host its 50th annual conservation banquet on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Mt. Morris Camp and Retreat, W6016 Blackhawk Rd, Wautoma. Doors will open at 3 p.m., with dinner served at 5:30 p.m., catered by Rockman’s Catering. Open to the public, tickets for the event are $50 each for adults...
  • 3/11/2022 8:30:00 AM
    jerry kiesow It’s Steelhead Time It has been a long, cold winter, but the sun is warmer and the days are longer now, so the steelheads, Lake Michigan living Rainbow trout, are about ready to run out of the lake and into the streams that flow into it, to spawn (some have been in the rivers since winter began) - when the currents and temperat...
  • 3/8/2022 2:25:00 PM
      Like BIG Bucks? Us Too! Bring your trophy deer to enter in our Trophy Deer Contest and Scoring presented by Budweiser at the Wisconsin Dells Open Season Sportsman's Expo. We are excited to return to the Kalahari Resorts & Conventions Frida...
  • 3/8/2022 1:40:00 PM
    March 7, 2022 Steve Suman   “Looking like spring,” say some people, though technically spring begins March 20. This week’s forecast indicates subzero lows, upper teens to low 20s for highs, varying winds, and even a few rays of sunshine through Friday. Enjoy! It is that time again ‑ Daylight Saving Time beg...
  • 3/8/2022 1:40:00 PM
      NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Winter 2021 A gorgeous view from the 8th Annual DoubleCreek Lodge TN Rifle Deer Hunt in Hohenwald, Tennessee.Photo courtesy of WWIA Guide Matt Phillips.   ...
  • 3/8/2022 1:35:00 PM
    Rothschild, WI – On March 11th – 13th, the 12th annual Central Wisconsin RV &Camping Show will again fill the Central Wisconsin Convention & Expo Center inRothschild, WI. This indoor/outdoor show has become the place to discover andexplore the RV and camping lifestyle. It is also the place to purchase the RV, camper,motorhome or...
  • 3/8/2022 1:25:00 PM
    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Management Bureau welcomed fisheries biologists Margaret Stadig and Angelo Cozzola to the Lake Winnebago System fisheries management team on Monday, Feb. 14. “These are two very important positions that are critical to fish management for the entire Winnebago System, especially ou...
  • 3/8/2022 1:25:00 PM
    ATTENTION ICE ANGLERS: All permanent ice shanties must be removed from all state waters by the designated removal dates. Anglers may still use portable ice shanties, but they must remove them at the end of each day. Here are the upcoming deadlines: Inland waters south of Highway 64 after the first Sunday following March 1 Lake Michigan, Green...
  • 3/2/2022 9:30:00 AM
    Today was the final day of the 2022 sturgeon spearing season. The last day’s harvest on Lake Winnebago was similar to day 15 as 83 fish (11 juvenile females, 38 adult females, 34 males) were harvested.  In total, 1,518 fish were harvested on the Winnebago System, consisting of 203 juvenile females, 627 adult females, and 688 males. Of t...
  • 2/28/2022 8:35:00 AM
    February 14, 2022 Steve Suman   Once again, the forecast indicates the only thing stable about the weather is its instability! During the next week (according to the current forecast), lows will range from -13 to 22 degrees, highs from 11 to 34 degrees, and winds from 5-15 mph, with gusts to 30 mph. Snow chances appear Tuesday, We...
  • 2/28/2022 8:35:00 AM
    February 21, 2022 Steve Suman   Those who perhaps had concerns about sufficient snow for this week’s American Birkebeiner events can rest easy ‑ there is no snow shortage in the Hayward area! Reports on accumulation are still out, but snow fell most of Monday and the forecast say it will continue through Tuesday night. This week, high...
  • 2/28/2022 8:30:00 AM
    Day eight was the halfway mark of sturgeon spearing season. Today, spearers saw increased activity as a total of 90 fish were harvested on Lake Winnebago.  The 90 fish harvested consist of 10 juvenile females, 37 adult females and 43 males.  As of today, 469 adult females have been harvested of the allotted 875 for the entire Winnebago ...
  • 2/28/2022 8:25:00 AM
    MADISON, Wis. – The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced Margaret Stadig and Angelo Cozzola are the new Lake Winnebago System fisheries biologists. Both Stadig and Cozzola started their new roles on Monday, Feb. 14. “These are two very important positions that are critical to fish management for the entire Wi...
  • 2/28/2022 8:25:00 AM
    Day 6 was another slow day for the sturgeon spearing season, but it was quite a day for big fish. The total harvest for Lake Winnebago was 47 fish, 27 of which were adult females, bringing the harvest total for Lake Winnebago to 673 fish (100 juvenile females, 312 adult females and 261 males). The Stockbridge registration station continues to see...
  • 2/28/2022 8:25:00 AM
    Day 9 of the sturgeon spearing season was a slow harvest day with only 46 fish harvested. This is most likely due to the high wind gusts around Lake Winnebago. Of the 46 fish harvested, 6 were juvenile females, 23 adult females and 17 were males.This brings the total on Lake Winnebago to 874 fish. Spearers have harvested a total of 1,223 fish on th...
  • 2/14/2022 5:15:00 PM
    On the second day of the 2022 spearing season, there were 285 fish speared. Although conditions were better today, the decrease in harvest is likely due to fewer spearers taking to the ice.  This season, the Wisconsin DNR sold 12,693 sturgeon spearing licenses – 480 for the Upriver Lakes and the other 1...
  • 2/14/2022 5:10:00 PM
    February 7, 2022 Steve Suman   According the current forecast, we have a weird weather week ahead! Lows range from -5 to 31 degrees, and highs from low 20s to 36 degrees. Some stiff winds return, with top end in the mid-20s. All that and “maybe” some sunshine on a couple days, too. Considering this is early February in the North...
  • 2/14/2022 5:10:00 PM
    OSHKOSH, Wis. – A giant among Wisconsin’s inland fresh water fishes, the bottom‐dwelling lake sturgeon is a living fossil – a relic from the Middle Ages of fish evolution. The Winnebago system is home to one of the largest lake sturgeon populations in North America and is one of only two locations where lake sturgeon can be h...
  • 2/14/2022 5:10:00 PM
    Tickets NOW Available for the Wisconsin Dells Open Season Sportsman's Expo  The Open Season Sportsman’s Expo will is excited to return to the Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Wisconsin Dells, WI for an outdoorsmen's paradise weekend!   Friday, March 25th - Sunday, March 27th, 202...
  • 2/4/2022 10:50:00 AM
    Water clarity is the strongest predictor of lake sturgeon harvest success on the Winnebago System (Figure 1; Line Graph). Several factors play a role in what the water clarity looks like leading up to the sturgeon spearing season; however, the main factor is ice conditions.     Figure 1. ...
  • 2/4/2022 10:50:00 AM
    Please join us!13th Annual WI Sport Show - Spring Edition   March 18, 19 and 20, 2022   Chippewa Valley Expo Center Eau Claire, WisconsinThis year's event features: ·         Wisconsin Buck and Bear Club Trophy Scoring ·       ...
  • 2/4/2022 10:50:00 AM
    MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a virtual media briefing on the upcoming sturgeon spearing season at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. The department will provide the most recent license numbers, water clarity information and a general overview of the upcoming season, which opens Saturday, F...