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It is finally starting to feel like fall in Wisconsin. With temperatures dipping well below freezing the morning, the frost has been hitting the trees hard leading to more leaf drop. The leaf drop is assisting archery and game bird hunters in finding their targets easier. In parts of northern Wisconsin snow has started to cover the ground, which helps in the pursuit of game. Whitetail scrapes and rubs are becoming more prevalent, and more deer movement is occurring during the day time hours.
Mixed success has been reported during the opening weekend of pheasant season. Some areas that received controlled burns in the spring made it a little harder to locate game birds. Wolf season is off to a much faster start compared to last year’s inaugural season. A second wolf was harvested in Columbia County this week, and one wolf was taken by bow and arrow in the northwoods. Wolf hunting and trapping Zone 2 is now closed, due to the zone reaching its quota. Do not forget that the Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing license deadline ends on October 31.
There will be several Halloween hikes occurring on state properties this weekend. On Saturday October 26 there will be Halloween hikes at Copper Falls State Park, Crex Meadows Wildlife Area, Devil's Lake State Park, Heritage Hill State Park, High Cliff State Park and Willow River State Park. The MacKenzie Center in Poynette will be hosting a haunted hay ride on Saturday as well. For more information on these events visit http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/getoutdoors/events.html.
Conifer, hardwood and shrub seedlings are available to purchase through the DNR nursery program beginning September 27, 2013. Landowners are required to purchase a minimum of 300 trees or shrubs and must use the stock for conservation plantings. An application is available online at http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/TreePlanting/, by calling 715-424-3700 or from your local DNR office. Nursery stock is sold at cost with variable prices depending on the species, age and quantity ordered. Cost sharing may be available to help defray the cost of nursery stock, site preparation and planting. Contact your local DNR forester for more information.
Cool, windy and wet weather (and even some snow) seemed to limit a lot of fishing activity in the northwoods in the last week. Water temperatures have now dropped into the low 50's and upper 40's, and the fall turnover is now completed on most lakes in the north. Musky anglers have continued to provide most of the fishing pressure on our northern lakes and their success has started to get inconsistent. Door County bass fishing remained hot from the county line to Washington Island. Fishing on Lake Wisconsin and the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway is also picking up due to lower water temperatures.
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