Category: Fishing and Hunting
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Wild Things: Some of the Best Fishing in Years
Walleye action on Green Bay has been phenomenal by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor A lot of Wisconsin anglers make annual walleye fishing trips to Lake Erie, but Lance Lavine of Howie’s Tackle & Archery Shop wonders whether they’re missing the boat. “The walleye fishing has been crazy good this spring,” Lavine said. “They’re […]
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Wild Things: Spring Birding to Heat Up Soon
Warm south winds will help to bring migrants north by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor With the last blast of winter-like cold and snow behind us, it’s time to look forward to the best birding of the year. Southerly winds and milder air will soon bring a large influx of colorful visitors to Kewaunee […]
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Wild Things: Carey Wants More Women Fishing
Charter captain third in annual Baileys Harbor trout tourney by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor A Sheboygan charter captain and founder of Wisconsin Women Fish, Barb Carey, placed third in the 35th Baileys Harbor Brown Trout Tournament April 13-16. “It was the only fish I caught all weekend,” Carey said. “It could have taken […]
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Wild Things: The Year of the Trophy Trout
Top 5 fish in tourney all more than 20 pounds by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor Ryan Younk’s 35-inch, 22.81-pound brown trout – one of five larger than 20 pounds – won the first-place prize of $1,000 in the 35th Baileys Harbor Brown Trout Tournament April 13-16. Younk, of Forestville, fished out of Algoma but […]
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Wild Things: Scientist Says Wolves Have Recovered
Former DNR, USFWS ecologist promotes delisting by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor A former state and federal wildlife research ecologist and scientist, Nathan M. Roberts, appeared recently before Congress regarding H.R. 764, a bill to delist wolves from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and return management to the states. The bill – known as […]
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Wild Things: Bundle Up for Trout Tournament April 13-16
More than $8,000 is on the line for anglers fishing in the bay and lake by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor Temperatures are expected to warm up next week, but it’ll still feel like winter on the water during the annual Baileys Harbor Brown Trout Tournament, set for April 13-16. Hundreds of anglers will […]
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Wild Things: Record Haul for Fish, Wildlife
Wisconsin nets $46.8 million from feds by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor For the second straight year, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will receive a record amount of funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The $46.8 million apportionment – about $3.2 million more than last year and $14.4 million […]
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Wild Things: Is a Record Smallmouth Bass Swimming in Door County Waters?
A Lake Erie 10-plus-pounder has anglers wondering and talking by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor Many die-hard bass anglers believe the waters of Green Bay offer the best chance at breaking Wisconsin’s 73-year-old state smallmouth record: a 9-pound, 1-ounce giant caught in Oneida County’s Indian Lake on June 21, 1950. The closest anyone has […]
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Wild Things: Splitting Door into Two Deer Units Proposed
DNR, Conservation Congress hosting open houses April 4-5 by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor Door and Kewaunee County citizens who are concerned about the outdoors are invited to a pair of open houses early next month. For the first time since 2019, members of the public will be able to gather to elect local […]
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Wild Things: Bonus Turkey Tags Go on Sale March 21
Zone 2 leftovers? More than 15,000 are available for the final two weeks by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor If you forgot to apply for a spring wild turkey hunting tag or want a second helping of leftovers, jot “March 21, 10 am” on your calendar. That’s when more than 15,000 Zone 2 bonus […]
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Wild Things: New Fishing Licenses Now on Sale
Current licenses expire April 1; new ones are valid immediately by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor Wisconsin’s 2023-24 fishing licenses went on sale this week. They’re good for the remainder of this month, as well as for the license year of April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024. First-time buyers – and those who haven’t […]
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Wild Things: Tupa Remains Sound Supporter of Science
Door County’s Wisconsin Conservation Congress open house is set for April 3 by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor David Tupa has served as a member of the Door County delegation to the Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) since 1995, and he’s seen a lot of changes during that time. “I’m not sure how many more […]
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Wild Things: Spring Hearing Vote April 10-13
Citizens may submit resolutions through March 1 by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor This year’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) spring fish and wildlife rules hearings and Conservation Congress meetings will feature a new twist. Although it will be the fourth-straight year for online-only voting – a 72-hour window from noon April 10 to […]
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Wild Things: Anglers Targeting Fish Closer to Shore
Ice-covered harbors, bays and marinas see increased pressure by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor “It is what it is.” Those words – and some much more colorful ones not suitable for print – have been uttered and muttered often this winter, one of the most frustrating seasons ever for local ice anglers. “I feel bad for […]
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Wild Things: PFAS in Fish? They’re in the Air, Water & Soil
Outdoor correspondent Kevin Naze believes the Kewaunee and Door County sport and commercial fishery could take a hit if fish eaters don’t read beyond the recent headlines. by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor If you watch the nightly news, listen to a local radio station or read the headlines online or in print, odds […]
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Wild Things: Two New Faces on Natural Resources Board
Chair Prehn steps down; Bruins leaves, too by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor Two new faces will fill seats on the state’s Natural Resources Board after a pair of former Gov. Scott Walker appointees – chair Fred Prehn and member Bill Bruins – resigned late last month. That ends a more-than-a-decade-long conservative majority on […]
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Wild Things: Giant Muskie Hooked on Green Bay
Hedsand caught 55-incher just prior to ice-up by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor Door County’s roller coaster of a winter continued this week as Mother Nature teased ice anglers with a few cold nights, followed by another mild spell. The 10-day forecast isn’t much better, with highs often above freezing and lows mainly in […]
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Wild Things: Same Old Story in a New Year?
Challenge yourself to be better in 2023 by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor New Year’s resolutions are made to be broken, or so it would seem. But while those plans, pledges and promises may not last forever, setting some goals for 2023 is a step in the right direction if we’re aiming to be […]
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Wild Things: There’s a New Kid in Town
Stangel takes over at Stephenson Pier by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor Some of Travis Stangel’s earliest fishing memories involve playing in the snow on the frozen waters of Green Bay and chasing tip-ups whenever a flag popped. “My dad had me out there when I was real young – three extra lines, you […]
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Wild Things: Extended Cold Streak Begins This Weekend
But it’s still way too early to walk on water in Door County by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected], Peninsula Pulse contributor Frigid air during the opening weekend of the gun deer hunt last month had anglers thinking this might finally be a year with an early start to the ice-fishing season, but even the most optimistic […]