Investors should always be wary of ‘too good to be true’ sounding investment opportunities, but new opportunities in cryptocurrency can be particularly diffi cult to evaluate for risks. The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) caution consumers to watch out for scammers and thieves when they invest

It’s been nearly 20 years since chronic wasting disease was first discovered in Wisconsin’s wild white-tailed deer herd and, in that time, there are few areas of the state that have not been touched by the disease. Taylor County joined the list of CWDaffected counties in August when a positive case was discovered in a 6-year-old doe at Maple Hills Farm outside of Gilman and a three-year

“We will sell right around 220,000 licenses in that week prior to the nine-day gun deer season,” Lobner said. “This is the time for hunters to get out there, purchase their licenses and don’t wait to the last minute. They certainly can, our system is fantastic and it’s been doing excellent the last number of years. But certainly you don’t want to risk any sort of glitch in the system.

It’s something that most hunters have been through –– losing the animal they just shot on their hunt. In some cases, the animal only runs a few feet before dropping, others make it several hundred yards. Still others can cover long distances over days, and may, or may not, recover from the wound. That’s where Freed’s Deer Taxidermy and Recovery in Cadott comes in. Owner Tory Freed owns

Here is the list of CWD testing and deer carcass disposal options available to hunters as posted on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ CWD sampling website (https://dnr.wisconsin. gov/topic/WildlifeHabitat/registersample. html). The website is updated frequently, so hunters are encouraged to check it again before and during the nine-day gun season. Before dropping off a deer

briefing with state media that eating venison from CWD-positive deer is not recommended. “It is a recommendation even from the CDC and our state department of health as far as not consuming venison from a deer that tests positive. That is the same recommendation that we provide on our website as well.” In the Taylor County case, the western part of the county has become a new CWD surveillance

So, you want to go hunting? That means, first, you’ll need a gun. Second, you will need ammunition. Assuming you can pass a background check, obtaining a firearm is relatively easy. Getting ammo, however, can be harder. Shipments of ammunition boxes fly off the shelves of big box retail stores. Shortages abound. Dr. Chad MacMillan, Edgar, co-owner of MacMillans Arms, Marathon City, recommends

Stratford native Luke Hilgemann is the president and CEO of Hunter Nation, which is a national grassroots organization of hunters and sportsmen. Hilgemann, who now lives in Marshfield, also is the former CEO of Americans for Prosperity (AFP), which is a libertarian conservative political advocacy group. The Republican Party of Marathon County has announced that Hilgemann will be speaking at

ammo,” he said. “Hunters need to be more flexible.” MacMillan said Wisconsin hunters don’t need special ammunition to bag a deer. Regular ammunition will work. “Just sight in your rifle using generic ammunition,” he advised. “You’ll get your deer. I mean people have been shooting deer with regular ammunition for hundreds of years. They were successful shooting with a musket.