Anglers in 2007 continued their record setting ways, with Ettrick, population 1,879, grabbing more than its fair share as two anglers from the town set new records for fish caught with a bow and arrow...

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It didn’t take long for the first state record fish to fall in 2008...

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Chinook, or king salmon, once again reigned in Lake Michigan’s waters, with anglers reeling in a record-breaking harvest of 431,000 salmon in 2007, according to angler (creel) surveys...

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Spring officially begins today, and while signs of spring have been showing up in greater numbers across central and southern Wisconsin, winter was holding on in the north, with some areas receiving as much as 6 inches of new snow in the last week. Snow depths of up to two feet were still being reported in Vilas and Iron counties, and snowmobile trails were still being reported in fair to good conditions. Most state parks are reporting cross-country ski trails were now closed...

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Great food makes any experience better, and many outdoors enthusiasts believe that is especially true when the food is prepared and enjoyed in the outdoors...

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Some varieties of tree seedlings are still available from state tree nurseries for Wisconsin landowners who are interested in planting trees on their property this spring...

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A federally mandated transition from traditional, analog broadcasts to all-digital broadcasts is likely to result in many households replacing their current televisions with new digital TVs. State environmental officials are offering information on how people can recycle their electronic equipment in Wisconsin to avoid putting heavy metals in landfills and to recycle and reuse valuable metals...

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It has been 25 years since the loon silhouette first appeared on Wisconsin income tax forms and for a quarter of a century these donations have helped to protect more than 200 endangered and threatened animals and plants in our state including bald eagles, grey wolves and prairie white-fringed orchids...

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Outdoor enthusiasts are being cautioned that as warmer temperatures and spring showers move in, Wisconsin’s winter ice cover on lakes is beginning to move out. Lake ice that supported vehicles, fishing shelters and snowmobiles now is no longer trustworthy...

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Snow continues to blanket most of Wisconsin, but additional snowfall in the last week has been limited and conditions in southeast and west central parts of the state have deteriorated, with some locations reporting a couple of inches or less of snow. However, snow depths continue to range from one to two feet in many locations. Snowmobile trails are now...

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OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Each Spring, hundreds of volunteers guard sturgeon at their spawning sites on the Wolf River to protect the fish from poaching. This rich tradition and partnership with the public is directed by Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement staff and funded, in part, by Sturgeon for Tomorrow, a local sturgeon conservation organization...

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Despite record breaking snowfalls in southern Wisconsin and cold temperatures statewide, hunters and residents should not be alarmed about this winter’s impacts on wildlife, according to state wildlife officials...

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Fishing for steelhead can be one of the most exciting of Wisconsin’s many angling opportunities -- and some the best time for steelhead fishing is coming soon to Lake Michigan tributary streams...

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Anywhere from several inches to more than a foot of snow fell across Wisconsin in the last week, and snow depths now range from a low of 4 to 5 inches areas of southeaster, central and far northwestern Wisconsin, to more than 2 feet in far north central Wisconsin. Snowmobile trails were currently...

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The amount of land that needs to be managed to protect habitat for the Karner blue butterfly – a species listed as endangered federally, but that has one of its largest concentrations in Wisconsin – could be substantially reduced without harming conservation efforts for the species, according to state and federal officials...

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