Dean Bortz

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Dean Bortz

Anyone reading online chat rooms regarding the feasibility of using electric pickup trucks for hunting, fishing or trapping might wonder if the day could ever come where an electric rig could replace a good ol’ internal combustion engine breathing and burning a mixture of atmosphere and gasoline (or diesel) for reliable torque in sticky situations. The day of seriously considering an electric truck may be creeping closer for some sportsmen.

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Dean Bortz

Congratulations to Tommy Burr, of Eagle River, who received the first Youth Conservation Congress Delegate of the Year Award from the congress and Wisconsin DNR. I don’t know young Burr, but I’ve seen him working with Vilas County delegates when attending spring hearings and CDAC meetings. I remember thinking we have a solid Vilas County delegate coming up while watching young Burr in action during the April 14 in-person spring hearing. Good for him.

1 week ago | outdoornews.com | Dean Bortz

There’s a good chance most fishermen don’t know that volunteer members of Walleyes for Tomorrow (WfT) work in their behalf every spring and have been doing so for – what? – 12, 15 years now in Wisconsin? That spring “work” comes in the form of “walleye wagons,” portable fish hatcheries WfT members place on shores of lakes where local chapters have received permits from the DNR to net walleyes, collect eggs and milt, and hatch fry that go directly into the donor lakes.

3 weeks ago | outdoornews.com | Dean Bortz

After a quick check with our reporters who attended CDAC meetings, CDAC members and DNR personnel, it sounds as though the proposal for new numbered deer units – switching from county units to units with similar habitat – was fairly well received by CDAC members and hunters who attended the meetings. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com. If you are already an OutdoorNews.com subscriber, you can log in here.

4 weeks ago | outdoornews.com | Dean Bortz

A check with northern Wisconsin bait shops suggest anglers had a good start to the 2025 fishing season, even if it was bit chilly the morning of Saturday, May 3. It was 33 degrees in Oneida and Vilas counties that morning when I met my learn-to-hunt turkey mentees. Those temps didn’t improve until after 11 a.m. when clouds broke and the sun punched through. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com.