The Forest Service says the process to make Boundary Water reservations online will reopen on March 4. The website originally opened on Jan. 30 but crashed.
Sports anglers say they were left out of the state's negotiations with the Red Cliff and Bad River Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the tribes approved a Lake Superior Fishing Agreement last month, saying the new terms will protect the Lake Superior fishery.
The Wisconsin DNR board is scaling back black bear hunting permits for 2019. Whiel the number of permits statewide declines, more permits will be allowed in one northwestern Wisconsin zone.
The Wisconsin DNR paid out $808,241 in 2017 to landowners who filed wildlife damage claims, which was down from the previous year. Most of the damage was caused by deer.
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress plans to ask outdoor lovers whether the state should again offer bounties for deer infected with chronic wasting disease. People will have a chance to have their say at hearings in April.
Charging downhill on an ice course filled with sharp turns and elbow to elbow with other racers, may not be for everyone. It's for thrill-seekers who continue to showcase their skill and spread the sport of ice cross downhill.
As a part of the Winter Bike Week hosted in Duluth, Tuesday night was 'Ladies Night' as a group of women hit the trails circling around the Hartley Nature Center.