Hello friends, This week’s column is on my observations while watching my good friend Jody Bigalke trap for muskrats and raccoon on the Castle Rock Flowage. What is unique about this adventure is that Jody’s 12-year-old daughter, Tess and 15-year-old Noah Renner are active trappers and really know what they are doing.
Read MoreLast week the activities included Catholic communion, church with Grace Baptist, exercises, baking club, manicures, church with United Methodist, the monthly birthday party and sing-a-long with Jane and Friends, bingo with St. John’s, trick-or-treating, and the Fall Bazaar.
Read MoreMADISON—More than one million private acres classified as open for public use under a landowner-incentive program are easier for outdoor enthusiasts to find thanks to a new online state mapping tool unveiled today by Governor Scott Walker. Earlier this year, the Governor directed the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to develop a mapping system as…
Read MoreMADISON – State securities regulators are warning Wisconsin investors to beware of potential “Sandy scams” in the wake of the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy along the Eastern seaboard. “Scam artists have been known to try to profit in the wake of natural disasters,” said Patricia Struck, Administrator of the Division of Securities in…
Read MoreMADISON – With the recent rule change allowing for the hunting of coyotes statewide during the gun deer season, combined with the ongoing wolf hunt, the Department of Natural Resources has developed a new resource to help hunters identify and be sure of their target before shooting.
Read MoreMADISON – Hunters can again donate deer to help feed the hungry through a partnership that over the past 11 years has stocked food pantries across the state with 3.6 million pounds of ground venison, state wildlife officials say.
Read MoreMADISON — For Sally Kefer, it’s changed from how a community responds after the flood to what the community can do to prevent that flood. It’s about analyzing the long-term local damage leveled on private homes and businesses, expensive infrastructure and public waterways by the weather – and then taking Mother Nature’s hint to adapt…
Read MoreMADISON — It’s late in the day and a beautiful night is on the way. You’re in your tree stand and you realize you don’t have the hunting regulation pamphlet with you. You don’t know if it is still legal to shoot. Now what do you do? It’s very simple. The answer is in your…
Read MoreMADISON – Businesses and industries looking to build or expand in Wisconsin now have a new resource intended to provide enhanced and proactive business support to navigate through Department of Natural Resources rules, regulations and permitting, with the official launch of the DNR Office of Business Support and Sustainability.
Read MoreMenomonie The following babies were born at Family Birth Suites at Mayo Clinic Health System in Menomonie:
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