Column: Kevin Naze
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Wild Things: Birders Flock to Algoma Celebration
Hundreds of bird enthusiasts are expected to migrate to Algoma High School on April 27 for a World Migratory Bird Day Celebration. There’s no admission charge for the 9 am – 2 pm event, but there will be items available for purchase from vendors. In addition, the Steel Belly BBQ food truck will offer a […]
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Wild Things: April Fish Tales Start to Grow
An April snowstorm and the heavy rain that preceded it Tuesday was just what the fish doctor ordered for Great Lakes water levels. Lake Michigan and Green Bay tributaries got a boost, as did the wetlands so vital to more than 100 species of birds, amphibians and other creatures large and small. Green Bay has […]
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Wild Things: Sturgeon Bay Guide Just Misses 300K Payday
Sturgeon Bay fishing guide and professional angler Adam Rasmussen hooked a $50,000 payday last weekend, landing second place in the Bassmaster Classic in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Fishing on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees, Rasmussen’s three-day total on 15 largemouth bass – five were allowed daily – was 55 pounds, four ounces, nearly five pounds ahead of […]
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Wild Things: Governor Signs Bill Allowing Airguns
Governor Tony Evers signed more than a dozen bills into law last week, including one that will allow hunters to use airguns for big game hunting. Senate Bill 586, now known as Wisconsin Act 115, establishes that airguns – firearms that propel projectiles by the expansion of compressed air – can be used during an […]
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Wild Things: New Fishing, Hunting Licenses Ready
Hunters and anglers can now purchase 2024-25 licenses via the state’s Go Wild site (gowild.wi.gov/), or in-person at one of 16 locations in Door and Kewaunee counties. Door County businesses that offer in-person license buying include the Forestville One Stop Mobil; Brussels General Store; PJ’s of Door County; JP Express near Carlsville; and Howie’s Tackle […]
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Wild Things: Wisconsin For The Win
Door County is known across North America for its giant smallmouth bass, and the anglers who know how to catch them. One of those who’s very good at it, guide Adam Rasmussen of Sturgeon Bay, topped a field of 151 pros to win the Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Lake Eufaula in Alabama earlier this […]
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Early Start to Open Water Fishing
Look to hook up in Green Bay, Lake Michigan or tributaries If weeks of warnings weren’t enough to deter anglers hungry to hunt offshore whitefish,three separate rescues carried out on lower Green Bay’s east shore Thursday should getthe word out to stay off the ice.Brown County and Coast Guard airboats were used to get nine […]
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WILD THINGS: Going, Going, Gone?
High temperatures well above freezing this week are expected to stick around into early February, potentially spoiling any chance for a deep-water ice fishery this winter. The January thaw – exacerbated by a late freeze-up, strong winds during a below-zero stretch mid-month, and ongoing ice-breaking operations – may be enough to spoil the opportunity to […]
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WILD THINGS: Long Wait for ‘Safe’ Ice
Our first below-zero low temperatures of the season are expected Sunday through Tuesday, but ice anglers shouldn’t celebrate just yet. That’s because the brutal cold snap is expected to be accompanied by very strong west winds that’ll prevent good ice formation in the deep water, instead creating large waves and strong currents that will bust […]
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WILD THINGS: Winter’s Coming, But Only on Calendar
Winter is coming Thursday, Dec. 21, but only on the calendar. If the long-term forecast is accurate, those of us who love ice fishing, skating, sledding, skiing, snowshoeing or snowmobiling will need to be patient. Highs in the low 40s late this week and mid- to upper 30s the next seven days or so mean […]