Outdoor NewsA new CWD discovery in Oneida County has ramifications for hunters and local businesses alike. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reported a wild deer suffering from chronic wasting disease in Oneida County. This is the county’s first documented case of a CWD-positive deer. The discovery took place in the town of Crescent, just…
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(Wisconsin DNR photo)RUDOLPH, Wis. — Hoarfrost hung from the trees, fence wire and prairie grass. A school bus, pronounced by its blinking roof beacon, slowly headed west on Highway M just a few minutes before Carl Flaig could be heard to the northeast calling in his herd of 60 cows in a nearby paddock for…
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Two young gobblers (jakes) lock beaks.Turkeys seem to have a degree of repugnance for rain, wind, snow and cold only slightly below ours. However, the turkey mating season tends to wash away some of that fear, uncomforting feeling and intolerance of inclement weather much better than hunters. Many turkey hunters have never seen the book,…
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The DNR announced the state’s first modern-day elk hunt for the fall of 2018 via a press release Tuesday afternoon, March 13. Four of 10 tags will be distributed to Wisconsin resident hunters through a lottery drawing, with applications being made available on Tuesday, May 1. A fifth tag will go to a Wisconsin resident…
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