Outdoors
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Minocqua Chain walleye catch-and-release regulation extension public hearing
Regulations proposed to extend until 2025 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a virtual public hearing to discuss extending the ... -
The value in doing nothing
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal Nothing is sometimes enough. Or, on second thought, doing nothing is sometimes enough. Doing nothing of ... -
Warm winter disrupts progression of seasons
Outdoor Adventure By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal I build a fire in a sense of ceremony; one step follows another in ... -
A small but real victory on a cold Northwoods day
Outdoor Adventure By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal The mourning doves came at sunrise, fast-winged, graceful, drifting out of shadows at the ... -
2021 Birkebeiner brings memories of better times
Outdoor Adventure By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal The 2020 American Birkebeiner was one for the ages. Picture-perfect conditions; deep snow under ... -
Springtime ritual provides solace, comfort
Outdoor Adventure By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal The wheels of season change have begun to turn. The end of winter sputters ... -
Wolf hunt to end Feb. 24
Star Journal Report The February Wisconsin wolf harvest season, which started Feb. 22, will end Wednesday, Feb. 24, according to the Department of Natural ... -
Turning lakes to ice takes time, but the ice always wins
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal In the beginning there is ice. Clear as crystal, hard as bone, elemental as stone. On ... -
Adding to the pack: A tie vote goes to the puppy
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal “He’s adorable. Don’t you think he’s adorable?” Sally hands me the phone. There is an image ... -
A dark, cold, windy November morning, but no ducks
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal The forecast is for rain and snow, wind and storm. I consider my options in the ...
