The “winter finches” have begun showing up. “Winter finches” is the common term among birdwatchers for a number of species known to occur primarily in the winter months, and usually only certain years when conditions are right. These birds are not so much north-south migrants in ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer season opens today with the forecast calling for wind gusts as high as 30 mph and a high temperature in the low 20s, pushing wind chill values to near zero. There’s a chance of snow today while Sunday should be cold, clear and still windy, ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The head of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is retiring after four years on the job, Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday. Preston Cole has served as secretary of the department since Evers took office in 2019. Cole will retire Wednesday, giving Evers an ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials on Thursday released their first new wolf management plan in almost a quarter-century but the document doesn't establish a new statewide population goal, a number that has become a flashpoint in the fight over hunting quotas. The Department ...
LANSING — To ensure a safe deer hunting season, Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers are sharing best practices and tips to avoid the most common violations and mistakes they see every year. “Most of the violations conservation officers encounter during firearm ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Deer hunting will soon take center stage, but warmer weather has helped keep anglers on the water. Bass and northern pike action has been good, while walleye action has picked up with mostly smaller catches reported, said Fay Whisler at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, ...