State officials hoping harvest picks up with rut kicking in, early start to gun hunt
A buck hangs at the edge of a woodlot and watches a group of does and fawns just outside of Medford on a mid-October evening. Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer hunt starts next weekend, running Nov. 18-26. The muzzleloader hunt Nov. 27-Dec. 6, the statewide antlerless hunt Dec. 7-10 and the archery/crossbow seasons that run through Jan. 7 are options for harvesting a late-fall deer.MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS A buck hangs at the edge of a woodlot and watches a group of does and fawns just outside of Medford on a mid-October evening. Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer hunt starts next weekend, running Nov. 18-26. The muzzleloader hunt Nov. 27-Dec. 6, the statewide antlerless hunt Dec. 7-10 and the archery/crossbow seasons that run through Jan. 7 are options for harvesting a late-fall deer.MATT FREY/THE STAR NEWS
BY MATT FREY
THE STAR NEWS
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Members of the Gilman School Board renewed teacher contracts and heard of staffing shortages within the district during a meeting on Monday, April 27. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS
Members of the Taylor County Coordinated Community Response/Sexual Assault Response Team (CCR/SART) gathered at Northcentral Technical College in Medford on Tuesday, April 28, where they observed two virtual presentations by Josephine A. Lauren of Incest AWARE. During the first session, Lauren educated on supporting survivors and their families by using the best language available and better understanding the basics about causes and consequences of this type of abuse. The second session brought to light the stigma surrounding difficult and taboo topics. Pictured are (l. to r.) Sam Jerome, initial assessment social worker with Taylor County Human Services; Sam Gehrke, Stepping Stones; Amy Riegert, Aspirus Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) coordinator; and Ashley Rourk, Stepping Stones. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS
Wind and soggy conditions couldn’t stop Medford Area Elementary Students from celebrating Arbor Day by planting a tree on Friday, April 24. The autumn blaze maple was donated by the city of Medford and presented by mayor Laura Holmes to a crowd of excited students. Principal Dan Miller (forefront) pointed out the trees bordering the area which were planted on previous Arbor Day celebrations by students that came before them. “That tree right there was planted in 2009,” Miller stated, pointing at a tree behind the children. “Why do we need trees?” Holmes (left) asked the students, who answered that trees produce the air that they breathe. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS
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