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Bowhunting Public Land — It’s Not a Competition

Bowhunting is inherently challenging, but the degree of difficulty increases on public land.
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Video: Large Ice Fishing Shanty Blows Across Frozen Lake

The owner of an unoccupied ice fishing shanty had to chase it for a few miles as it blew across Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago.
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Video: 177-Pound Sturgeon Speared on Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago

Each February thousands of anglers venture onto massive Lake Winnebago with hopes of spearing a massive sturgeon. On Feb. 14, 2023, James Gishkowsky harvested a 177-pounder, which ranks No. 7 all time on the lake.
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Video: 30-Pound November Muskie in Northern Wisconsin

Muskie fishing in mid-November in northern Wisconsin can be summed up in one word — brutal. But sometimes the reward is worth the pain.
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Wild Turkey Tip: Calling All Hens

The author guides a first-time turkey hunter to a Wisconsin gobbler, thanks in large part to a chatty hen.
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Video: Wisconsin Crossbow Hunter Frees Locked Whitetail Bucks

The hunter could legally have shot either buck, but instead he set them both free.
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Video: Giant Kayak Muskie

Wisconsin angler Nicole Lynn catches her biggest muskie yet, and she’s in a kayak!
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Celebrating Summer Whitetails

If you want to take an inventory of mature whitetail bucks in your area, then cover some ground in a vehicle during summer and glass green fields at sunset.
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Life of a Public Land Bowhunter — The Film

Bowhunting whitetails on public land is a challenge, and this well-done film takes you through all the single-season highs and lows.
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Wisconsin Wolf Season a Success

Badger State hunters/trappers culled more than 200 wolves during an abbreviated February season.
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Badger State Wolf Season Launched

The Wisconsin DNR plans to issue 4,000 licenses for a February 2021 gray wolf hunt.
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Wisconsin Says ‘Yes’ to Science-Based Wolf Management

Gray wolves might once again be fair game for Wisconsin hunters as early as this fall.
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Priest Harassed While Deer Hunting

As if 2020 couldn’t get any worse, Father Jordan Neeck, a priest in eastern Wisconsin, has been harassed while deer hunting this fall.