Outdoors
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Become a citizen scientist
Help track Wisconsin’s deer population Courtesy WDNR MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to participate in Operation Deer ... -
Time drifts, creates memories at Duck Point
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal Time. People say it stands still, say it races or flies, moves slow or fast. But ... -
A new puppy to bring hope, optimism
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal We woke them from their naps, mid-afternoon on a hot July day. They came outside, eyes ... -
Slow – No Wake (much) more than a law
By Scott Eshelman Special to the Star Journal Even during these tumultuous times, we have ample reason to be grateful. We live in an ... -
An unexpected, momentary, heart-stopping gift
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal Come days of summer swelter I take to the bike for solace. I top two bottles ... -
DNR hunter safety classes resume July 13
Social distancing, in-class limits and room setup among new safety protocols MADISON – In-person hunter and recreational vehicle education classes will resume July 13 ... -
Boundary Waters offers brief break from reality
By Mitch Mode Special to the Star Journal In the time near midnight the sky went to haze and the stars, crystal-sharp at sundown, ... -
Photo captures first confirmed elk in U.P. Since 1800s
May be from distant Wisconsin herd By Ben Meyer/WXPR Wildlife biologists in Michigan have confirmed the first sighting of an elk in the Upper ... -
Fishing opener is Saturday; DNR asks anglers to fish close to home
The Wisconsin 2020-2021 game fish season opens Saturday, May 2. The DNR reminds anglers to fish close to home and practice social distancing whether ... -
DNR, conservation congress spring hearings online
In keeping with the guidelines from the Department of Health Services, the CDC and WHO, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) and the Wisconsin Department ...
