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  1. DNR wants to increase wolf hunt limits

    • Jun. 19, 2013

    Hunters and trappers would be allowed to kill dozens more wolves during Wisconsin's second wolf hunt this fall, under new quotas released Tuesday by state wildlife officials.

  1. Public hearing on thinning Sheboygan deer herd scheduled

    • Jun. 17, 2013

  2. Hunters snag stags in New Zealand

    • Jun. 15, 2013

  1. Shared passions: Let dad's hobbies be the centerpiece of Father's Day celebrations Jun. 13, 2013

  2. Could CWD infect people? Center investigates question Jun. 14, 2013

  3. Natural Resources Board to set 2013-14 wolf hunt limits Jun. 14, 2013

  4. Hunting deer in De Pere? It could happen Jun. 13, 2013

  5. Kevin Naze shares his weekly outdoor almanac Jun. 12, 2013

  6. Progress reports delivered on deer plan May 16, 2013

  7. Wisconsin Senate OKs outdoor fees for Purple Heart vets Jun. 11, 2013

  1. Video round-up: Elk in Wisconsin, cycling at Nine Mile and the Deer Trustee Report meetings

    WAOW TV 9 reports on Wisconsin's elk population in the Clam Lake area.

    • Jun. 11, 2013
  2. James Kroll, right, along with Andy Pantzlaff, center, listen to a meeting attendee Saturday at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Laird Room before the deer trustee's meeting. B.C. Kowalski/For Wisconsinoutdoorfun.com

    Deer czar hopes to alleviate distrust of DNR (with video)

    There has been a lot of mistrust between the public and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

    • Jun. 9, 2013

  3. Patrick Durkin column: Wardens, officers who solved deer massacre case honored

    When Conservation Warden Ted Dremel studied the carnage where three men used snowmobiles to massacre six deer on a cold January night in 2009, he thought there was little chance of catching the criminals.

    • Jun. 9, 2013

  4. Government moves to wrap up gray wolf recovery

    Federal officials are declaring victory in their four-decade campaign to rescue the gray wolf, a predator the government once considered a nuisance and tried to exterminate.

    • Jun. 7, 2013

  5. Blogger Brian Otten visits ultimate 'hunting shack'

    My wife convinced the kids and I to join her in visiting an assortment of homes in the Wausau Area Builders Association's Parade of Homes yesterday. A steady diet of HGTV inspired my wife to participate in the annual event in which builders and new home buyers open their homes to the public.

    • Jun. 7, 2013

  6. These books could make your Father's Day

    If dad is a reader, check out excerpts from these Wisconsin-centric books.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  7. Deer researcher James Kroll will be on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus Saturday to give an update of the Deer Trustee Report. Contributed photo

    'Deer czar' to speak in Point on Saturday

    Deer researcher James Kroll will be on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus Saturday to give an update of the Deer Trustee Report.

    • Jun. 6, 2013

  8. Register for youth hunting events

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources promotes a number of Learn to Hunt events statewide.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
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    DNR: Hunters take 11 percent fewer turkeys

    Turkey hunters ran into poor hunting conditions during the first half of the spring turkey hunting season, resulting in a preliminary registration total of 37,804 turkeys, which according to Department of Natural Resources officials is an 11 percent decrease from the spring 2012 turkey season.

    • Jun. 5, 2013

  10. Kevin Naze shares his weekly outdoors almanac

    Chinooks create buzz on lakeshore Chinook salmon and a few lake, rainbow and brown trout are starting to show up in more coolers from Sheboygan to Sturgeon Bay.

    • Jun. 5, 2013
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    Author Mike Okray returns with another book on hunting

    Author Mike Okray shares a chapter from his humorous new book 'I Dream in Camo'.

    • Jun. 4, 2013
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    DNR sets meeting on deer report progress

    Wisconsin wildlife officials are planning a meeting to update the public on efforts to implement a Texas researcher's recommendations for improving deer hunting.

    • Jun. 3, 2013
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    Columnist reviews DNR's numbers for spring turkey hunt

    Paul A. Smith of JSOnline.com recaps Wisconsin spring turkey hunt in a recent article.

    • May 16, 2013
  14. This is a drawing of the Cabela's being built in Ashwaubenon. Submitted drawing

    Cabela's in Ashwaubenon to open July 25 (photos)

    Cabela’s will open its new store on Lombardi Avenue a day after the Green Bay Packers’ annual shareholders meeting and a day before training camp opens.

    • Jun. 3, 2013
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    Columnist thinks deer hunting schedule looks familiar

    Paul A. Smith of JSOnline.com writes about the overall look of the 2013 deer hunting seasons in a recent article.

    • May 16, 2013
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    Yellowstone shooting range to close June 5 for upgrades

    The public shooting range at the Yellowstone Wildlife Area on County Highway F near Fayette in Lafayette County will be closed beginning June 5 for range safety improvements and addition of features that will provide accessible parking and shooting.

    • Jun. 1, 2013

  17. Kevin Naze shares his weekly outdoors almanac

    Green Bay walleyes and smallmouth bass fishing remains very good to excellent from Dyckesville to Door County on the east shore and from Geanos to Marinette on the west side.

    • May 29, 2013
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    Report: DNR recommends an increase in wolf hunt quota

    Paul A. Smith of JSOnline.com reports that the DNR is advocating for an increase in wolf hunt quotas.

    • May 16, 2013
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    Shooting ranges could be job creator in state

    Wisconsin Radio Network's Brian Moon reports that shooting ranges in Wisconsin may be future job creators.

    • May 28, 2013
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    Applications to host deer hunt for those with disabilities due June 1

    Sponsors and landowners interested in hosting a gun deer hunt for hunters with disabilities are encouraged to apply by June 1. Applications can now be submitted to the Department of Natural Resources online.

    • May 22, 2013
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    Committee to recommend wolf hunt quotas at meeting today

    Chuck Quirmbach of Wisconsin Public Radio reports that a meeting today in Wausau could determine wolf hunt quotas.

    • May 23, 2013
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    Ten disabled hunters enjoy turkey hunting in Clintonville

    Challenge The Outdoors partnered with Shadows on the Wolf, Clintonville Chapter to mentor and assist our hunters in their efforts to bag a tom turkey.

    • May 21, 2013
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    Upper Mich. residents say wolf hunt will control a killer

    John Koski grips the old blanket in knobby hands weathered from a lifetime of farming. He pulls it back to reveal the carcasses of two cows, or what's left of them. More than half of each is picked clean, the spine and rib bones almost a polished white, with no traces of flesh. Some of the rib bones are snapped and show evidence of being gnawed upon.

    • May 20, 2013
  24. From left: Joel DeBoer and Josh Huber hold up a crappie while Joe Szarkowitz looks on at a Kronenwetter house as they prepare for their fishing trip on Saturday afternoon. The fish was caught early Saturday morning. T'xer Zhon Kha/For Wisconsinoutdoorfun.com

    Hunting and fishing trips help wounded veterans recover physically, emotionally

    Matt Tennessen was nearly killed in Afghanistan on Easter Sunday in 2008.

    • May 18, 2013
  25. Crossbows make archery deer seasons more accessible to women, boys and girls who can't pull regular bows to full draw. This bowhunter, Jesse Winand, used a crossbow to shoot this doe in Maryland, which allows crossbows in its archery season. Submitted

    Patrick Durkin column: Freshman Czaja at point for crossbow law

    Rep. Mary Czaja, R-Irma, knew her bill to legalize crossbows for all bowhunters during Wisconsin's archery deer season was a winner when her hunter constituents in Lincoln and Langlade counties consistently sighed the same three-word reaction:

    • May 18, 2013

  26. Ripon club opens outdoor range

    As a public service, the Ripon Rifle and Pistol Club will be opening up our outdoor range to the public on Monday evenings from 6 p.m. until dusk, starting in June.

    • May 16, 2013

  27. Kevin Naze column: Crossbows for all coming to Wisconsin?

    It's not a done deal yet but a bill introduced last week with bipartisan support would allow crossbows for all in the archery deer hunting season.

    • May 16, 2013
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    DNR: 2013 deer season recommendations to be presented May 22

    Department of Natural Resources officials received input from over 700 people at a series of deer hunter forums held around the state in March and through more than 13,000 responses to an online survey on deer management issues. The collected public feedback was used in developing the 2013 deer hunting seasons that will be recommended to the Natural Resources Board, May 22, in Madison.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Committee bans night wolf hunting

    The Legislature's finance committee has quietly left a provision that would ban night wolf hunting in Gov. Scott Walker's budget.

    • May 16, 2013
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    Video round-up: Turkey hunting and spring fishing

    In a new installment in her series, WAOW.com's Lauren Magiera tries her hand at fishing on the Wisconsin River.

    • May 16, 2013
  31. Deer feed in the back yard of a north side Sheboygan house in April 2012, at the end of South Eighth Street. An aerial census recently counted 86 deer on the city's north side. Photo by Bruce Halmo/Sheboygan Press Media

    City outlines deer-thinning plan

    Plans are moving forward for the city to begin its plan to control the deer population in the Sheboygan.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Columnist considers bill that would allow crossbows during bow season

    Paul A. Smith of JSOnline.com reviews the bill under consideration in the Wisconsin Legislature which would allow all hunters to use crossbows during the archery season.

    • May 16, 2013
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    State commission approves wolf hunt in Michigan

    Michigan now has a wolf hunting season after a board voted Thursday to allow hunters and trappers to kill up to 43 of the animals in selected parts of the state's Upper Peninsula.

    • May 9, 2013
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    Michigan governor OKs bill that could allow wolf hunt

    Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Wednesday that clears the way to schedule Michigan's first gray wolf hunting season since the resurgent predator, reviled by some as a menace to farm animals and beloved by others as a symbol of untamed wildness, was driven to the brink of extinction in the lower 48 states a half-century ago.

    • May 9, 2013

  35. Mr. Bluegill recaps his turkey hunt

    Troy Peterson shares a first turkey hunt and his three-bearded tom in a new video.

    • May 8, 2013
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    DNR: Wolf count indicates population has stabilized, slightly declined

    The 2013 Wisconsin wolf count indicates there are a minimum of 809 to 834 wolves in the state, including 215 packs and 15 lone wolves, according to Department of Natural Resources officials. This count compares to the 2012 count of a minimum of 815 to 880 wolves, including 213 packs and 20 lone wolves.

    • May 6, 2013

  37. Shawn Clark column: Small changes in turkey hunting regulations not enough

    Over the course of the last few years, the state of Wisconsin has taken some good strides in terms of making new laws for outdoorsmen.

    • Apr. 12, 2013

  38. Lueders: State gets passive as CWD spreads (column)

    You can practically feel Patrick Durkin's blood pressure rising, column after column.

    • May 3, 2013

  39. Listen to the newest episode of Gary Engberg's Outdoor Horizons Radio

    Blogger Gary Engberg hosts a radio show each weekend. The interview this week is with special guest Tony Roach.Tony is a great person and a great angler. The spring turkey season and spring river walleye fishing which has been so inconsistent is also discussed.

    • Jan. 10, 2013
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    Deer herd showing signs of stress from long winter

    Although winter did not arrive in some areas until well into February, it has persisted longer than normal and the impacts on individual deer are being seen in some areas.

    • Apr. 25, 2013

  41. Listen to the newest episode of Gary Engberg's Outdoor Horizons Radio

    Blogger Gary Engberg hosts a radio show each weekend. The interview this week is with Mark Courts. Court is a professional angler fishing both walleye and bass tournaments in Canada and the United States. Also hear spring river walleye tips and tips for hunting the spring turkey season.

    • Jan. 10, 2013
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    Elk Foundation to intervene in Great Lakes wolf lawsuit

    The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit by several animal rights groups seeking to return gray wolves in the Great Lakes region to the Endangered Species List. If granted, Judge Beryl A. Howell will consider RMEF positions in her U.S. District Court in Washington D.C.

    • Apr. 25, 2013

  43. Woodchuck hunting bill gets cold reception

    A handful of animal lovers tore into a bill that would establish a Wisconsin woodchuck hunting season, blasting the measure as unnecessary during a hearing Wednesday and calling it another sign that legislators are obsessed with killing wildlife.

    • Apr. 24, 2013
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    Wolf population in Wisconsin holds steady

    Outdoor columnist and reporter Paul Smith of jsonline.com reports that despite hunting and trapping in 2012, the state's wolf population has stayed about the same.

    • Apr. 12, 2013
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Badger Bass Open: The University of Wisconsin fishing team hosts this tournament on the Madison chain of lakes from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $160 per boat with a five fish limit. Contact Ryan Williams for more information at 715-701-0738 or rdwilliams180@gmail.com. More events | Events map

Musky tournament: The 33rd Annual Spring Classic of Champions Musky Tournament features great prizes and fun for participants and spectators. Contact the Eagle River Chamber of Commerce at 800-359-6315 or 715-479-6400 or visit http://www.eagleriver.org for more information. More events | Events map

Fishing clinic: The DNR invites those interested in learning how to fish to attend this event at Evergreen Campsites W5449 Archer Lane, Wild Rose. Cost is $5. For more information contact Tracy Schroeder at 920-622-3498. More events | Events map

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