There are folks who I’m sure are a lot better at this than me. I know there are bone-sniffing dogs that are better at this, and that some of t…
DNR seeks award nominations
Sometimes I don’t want to know it, don’t want to see it, don’t want to hear about it. But it’s pretty hard to avoid when it’s literally in my …
A few weeks ago when I wrote about red-breasted nuthatches I mentioned that I was seeing far fewer birds around the neighborhood and at my fee…
Weekend offers free fishing
MADISON — Hunters, farmers, foresters and anyone else interested can help shape deer management in Wisconsin. Now through Wednesday, the publi…
When I finally made peace with the squirrels a peace came over me, the likes of which I’ve never known in bird feeding. Make that wildlife fee…
Last week I wrote about the adaptable great horned owl and focused on the basic facts and statistics around this North America favorite. There…
On the first snowshoe trek of the season, tracks following tracks began. When I veered off the wide trail used by snow vehicles, my winding pa…
EAU CLAIRE — With considerable trepidation, my shaking fingers unsnapped the leash and Darcy plunged into rows of thigh-high grasses and stand…
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I stand where I’ve been told to as dad starts the tractor. He backs it up to the wood wagon, which was a manure spreader and now stripped of g…
I’m not sure if it’s the unusually warm weather or the relative lack of snow cover, but there’s been very little activity at my bird feeders t…
It’s finally starting to resemble winter out there, and it’s about time — for the next couple of weeks we’ll be into the shortest days of the year.
Got up early this morning. Gemini shook me before 4 a.m., begging me to step into the cold to see the meteors it was spitting out of its const…
Wolf season date announced
This is a story about blue jays, corncobs, squirrels and a ruffed grouse. It began with my pursuit of a photo of a blue jay either in flight o…
Wintertime might not be the most comfortable or exciting time for birdwatching, especially in our climate. But for people who enjoy the snow, …
As I write this, it’s been exactly one year since the epic blizzard of 2019 descended upon the Northland and buried the area in up to three fe…
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will host a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss a proposed change to the wa…
So this is where I shifted gears, where I threw off autumn like the maples and birches let loose of their leaves. I reluctantly let go of autu…
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