Column: Kevin Naze
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Wild Things: No Boat Ride for Bass in Sturgeon Bay Tournament
After a pandemic-driven one-year absence, the Sturgeon Bay Bass Tournament is back with a new, on-the-water weigh-in. Generous donations from John Hynes of West Shore Outfitters and Fisheries Forever of Green Bay, along with several smaller donations, provided money to purchase 105 Brecknell scales – the same type that the Major League Fishing and FLW […]
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Wild Things: Ideas on New Life for Old Line and Baits Could Net Thousands
Keeping waste fishing gear out of waters and landfills is important because line and baits that are disposed of improperly can harm fish and wildlife. If you’ve got a great idea for recycling old fishing line and soft baits, here’s your chance to reel in some serious cash: The BoatUS Foundation is looking for the […]
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Wild Things: Spring Fishing, Bird Migration Highlight Late March Outdoors
Spring’s arrival this weekend means that more fishing and birding opportunities are just around the corner. Lake Michigan tributary anglers are finding the first wave of spawn-minded rainbow trout in the deeper runs, and northern pike and walleyes are migrating toward Green Bay’s creek mouths and nearshore shallows. Brown trout and an occasional laker have […]
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Wild Things: COVID-19 Doesn’t Stop Shoppers but Guts Second Spring Hearing
For the second straight year, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have announced that the annual spring hearings will be online only because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With case numbers falling rapidly and big-box stores packed with hundreds of shoppers every hour, it’s hard for this writer to understand why a […]
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Wild Things: NRB Approves Short Window for Winter Wolf Hunt, Trapping
Will the legal battle over wolves ever end? The on-again, off-again plan to manage gray wolves has taken more twists and turns than the curvy section of Highway 42 near Northport. Wolves have been delisted and relisted as federally endangered species five times during this century alone, and none of them due to declining populations. […]
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Wild Things: Perch, Pike, Trout and ’Eyes
Whitefish not the only game in town Ice anglers have a smorgasbord of species to choose from when heading out onto the frozen waters of Green Bay. A terrific deep-water fishery for whitefish is the focus of many trips, but they’re certainly not the only possible catch. If you don’t mind sorting through smaller ones, […]
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Wild Things: DNR Reconsiders, Suggests Split of Door Deer-Management Units
Jeff Pritzl, the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Northeast District wildlife supervisor, said the wheels are in motion for Door County to be split into multiple deer-management units. “We know a lot of hunters wanted the split on the table, and now it is,” Pritzl said. The DNR’s Deer Advisory Committee – a group of […]
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Wild Things: DNR Misses the Boat on Dividing Door North-South
When it comes to deer and deer hunting, there’s no way to make season recommendations that will please everyone. But if you’re one of the more than 300 hunters who provided written comments on the Door County Deer Advisory Council’s (CDAC) preliminary three-year population objectives and unit boundaries, you might feel doubly frustrated this week. […]
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Wild Things: Free Fishing Weekend Jan. 16-17 Offers Cold, Hard Opportunity on Ice
A mostly mild start to January is expected to give way to more winter-like weather during the coming weeks, much to the delight of ice anglers and others who enjoy a walk on the wild side. This weekend will be Wisconsin’s annual Winter Free Fishing Weekend: an opportunity for both residents and nonresidents who don’t […]