Outdoors
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A hunter’s true bounty
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal In the beginning: Darkness. We drove into the vastness of pre-dawn; truck headlights a tunnel in ... -
October sunrise: A fleeting gift ‘best spent afield’
“Memories can be as elusive and as nebulous as morning fog but in the time of dawn they give us guidance.” By Mitch Mode ... -
Slow and steady, Thor continues a tradition
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal I never had dogs. Always liked dogs; never owned one. Hunted ducks and hunted grouse and ... -
Oneida County AIS team reaches out to waterfowl hunters
As Wisconsin’s hunters are taking to the water during the 2019 waterfowl hunting season, many will be utilizing Oneida County’s lakes, rivers, streams and ... -
A bird in the hand: Northwoods man continues lifelong passion
Story and photos by Lori Adler Many people might spend their retirement years pursuing more leisurely activities, but not Bruce Bacon of Mercer. A ... -
More to the hunt than the kill: ceremonial ritual plays out on a duck pond
“In art can be redemption but no more than in nature.” By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal If I had a schedule ... -
Hodag Musky Challenge winners announced
Star Journal Report Favorable fishing conditions Saturday yielded 37 registered musky during the 2019 Shoeders RV & Marine Hodag Musky Challenge in Rhinelander. That’s ... -
Warmth of a fallen tree
“A big tree standing holds potential and optimism and renewal. A big tree fallen holds loss and history and a finality.” By Mitch Mode ... -
Critter of the Month: Lake sturgeon
Known as the living dinosaur of the fish world, the Lake Sturgeon, or Rock Sturgeon, is the oldest and largest fish in the Great ... -
A nostalgic rite of summer passing
“The passage of the nighthawks carries the passage of summer and so I wait for them as the evening sky fades in shades of ...
