Outdoor ReportPublished November 22, 2019
Most of the snow that fell last week in southern Wisconsin has melted.Photo credit: DNR
Outdoor Report is your weekly snapshot for all things outdoors from across the state. Here is a brief look at what Wisconsin has in store for you this week.
Excitement is in the air for the nine-day gun deer season opening Saturday. Hunters should still see some bucks pushing does around, but the rut appears to be winding down. Most snow that fell in the south has melted, and only the far north had snow remaining. Sunny days and above freezing daytime temps have softened the ice in low lying areas, making walking through swampy areas trickier.
Geese are now finding more picked cornfields, but field conditions are deplorable with the mud and standing water, making access difficult. Wild turkeys are grouping up into larger flocks and are being seen in recently harvested fields.
With the cold weather during the first half of November, anglers got an early start to ice fishing as many small lakes and bays of larger lakes made several inches of solid ice, but there is still a lot of open water on the bigger lakes.