A mix of outdoors stories from Wisconsin, including information on the Lake Winnebago system 2026 sturgeon-spearing season.

The Wisconsin gun-deer season is just a few weeks away, and the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says there are a few things to look up before heading out into the woods and fields for ...

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is celebrating National Endangered Species Day (May 17, 2024) by offering a $25 rebate for new purchases of endangered resources ...

(WLUK) -- As the weather starts to get colder, wildlife officials are encouraging Wisconsinites to start thinking ahead on sturgeon spearing season. The Wisconsin DNR says all spearers interested in ...

Wisconsin fishing licenses for 2024-2025 expired on Monday, March 31. A 2025-2026 license is now required to fish inland waters, the DNR said. Wisconsin's 2025-2026 general inland fishing season opens ...

The Department of Natural Resources will issue 14% more black bear hunting licenses as part of a plan to hit a 6% higher kill goal for the species this year in Wisconsin. The DNR's bear hunting ...

SUNSHINE YOU CAN EXPECT COMING UP IN WEATHERWATCH 12. LET’S BRING IN 12 NEWS. EMILY POFAHL LIVE OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE IN MILWAUKEE. EMILY, NUMBERS SHOW A DROP IN HUNTING ...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The nine day gun deer season begins Saturday across Wisconsin and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding both hunters and non-hunters about the importance of ...

Due to concerns over a decline in the state's black bear population, the Department of Natural Resources will issue 10% fewer bear hunting licenses this year in Wisconsin. The agency will offer 11,500 ...