Wisconsin DNR

Republicans who control the state Senate’s sporting heritage committee voted Thursday against confirming four of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees to the Natural Resources Board, a move that could delay a board vote on the agency's contentious wolf management plan

CWD has slowly been making its way into deer herds in Northern Wisconsin.It’s now been found in wild deer in Vilas, Oneida, Forest, Langlade, and Lincoln County.

The leader of the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board signaled support Wednesday for the department's contentious new wolf management plan even though the document lacks a hard population cap that hunters and farmers have demanded

The Wisconsin DNR will be hosting two open houses to talk about wolf management in the state.The DNR has been working on creating a new wolf management plan.

The sludge was tested in July as a possible source of contamination for the high levels of PFAS being found in private wells in the Town of Stella in Oneida County.PFAS testing for sludge from the Ahlstrom Munksjo Papermill in Rhinelander shows 1.67 parts per billion [ppb] for PFOS and 0.342 ppb for PFOA.

The start of cooler weather also means the start of many hunting seasons in Wisconsin. WXPR's Katie Thoresen talks with Wisconsin DNR Conservation Warden Tim Otto about which hunting seasons are starting up and what non-hunters should know.

The Bow Deer Season in Wisconsin starts Saturday.As hunters prepare to hit the woods, the Wisconsin DNR shares some important reminders.

Wolf hunters in Wisconsin would have to register kills faster and have less time to train their dogs under new regulations being finalized by state wildlife officials.

You may imagine squirrels out in the woods gathering pine cones, but you might see people doing it too

A major condo and restaurant development in Eagle River is being met with some opposition.One part of the project involves placing piers in a narrow channel on the Eagle River Chain.