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RICE LAKE — Chai Vang, who was convicted of killing six hunters near Rice Lake in November 2004, has died.Â
Gazette outdoor columnist Ted Peck has some tips for adapting to the change in seasons in this week's column.Â
Thanksgiving is on a Thursday this year. Next month, Christmas Day will be on Dec. 25. There is no point in mentioning Wisconsin’s traditional nine-day firearm deer season kicks off Saturday.
The state Department of Natural Resources County Deer Advisory Councils will discuss upcoming deer hunting goals in virtual public meetings through April 1.
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Deer numbers and a harsh winter are likely causes of browsing damage in ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½.
The annual trek to the northwoods for the opening weekend of gun deer hunting season included roughly half as many hunters as usual in Gazette sports editor Eric Schmoldt's party. They made the most of it despite coming up empty.
Here in southern Wisconsin, odds are the dominant buck which rules the woods is a 4½-year-old bruiser—which has Chronic Wasting Disease.
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Nathan Olsen couldn't believe his luck when he found a pair of bucks who died after their antlers got locked during a fight. One of the deer could set a new record as the state's largest buck.
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More likely this gun deer season year, DNR officials said, is that hunters will be bumping elbows with farmers working the abnormally late harvest.
Hunting camps across the state will be buzzing with the opening of the gun deer season Saturday. Localized landmarks within many camps serve as rendezvous points and important fodder for camp stories.