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Friday: Outdoors

Deer hunter discovers rare subtropical wood stork in the wilds of Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — A very rare and apparently very confused subtropical wood stork somehow found its way to the wilds of Wisconsin. A hunter scouting for deer first sighted the bird Sunday in a remote section of the Mud Lake Wildlife Area in Columbia County, about 35 miles northeast of ...

Outdoors North: The only constant is change

“And later as I was driving, and the sky was getting light, and the sun came through the trees, I had a fine memory, such a fine memory,” – Bob Seger For those unaware, the first signs of autumn have already appeared in our skies with the southward flights of thousands upon thousands of ...

DNR weekly fishing report

Ontonagon River: The river saw a fair amount of fishing effort. Anglers reported that walleye were caught in fair numbers by those trolling and jigging alike. Anglers had the best luck finding fish in the early morning hours. Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Angling efforts in Ontonagon were ...

Outdoors North: A mysterious magic created through the senses

“It seems to be a reverie, you’re here with me…whenever you’re on my mind, I leave the world behind,” – Marshall Crenshaw With the day beginning to fade, they started – one after another – tumbling and hooking, carving slices out of the gray, clouded sky with the pointed ends ...

Lake Superior paddleboarding rescue underscores water safety

Two paddleboarders drifting far from shore on Lake Superior were recently rescued with quick action by two Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers in Ontonagon County. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 8, Conservation Officer Ethen Mapes received a call from Negaunee ...

Outdoors North: Travelers on the long and winding road

“Take me back down where cool water flow, ya’ll, let me remember the things I love,” – John Fogerty Turning off the big highway onto the white-graveled road, my heart lifts off the bottom of my chest. Not only was I trading tourist traffic and pavement for a backwoods byway this road ...