Wisconsin’s Driftless Area features some of the finest trout fishing in the Midwest. LEN HARRIS
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Fly fishing in the Driftless Area JIM SCHMIEDESKAMP
SPRING 2022, VOLUME 46, NUMBER 1
CONTENTS
FEATURES 8
Keep wildlife wild
DEPARTMENTS 22
MOLLY MEISTER
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Ojibwe spring harvest season
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SARAH HOYE
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JOSHUA MORRIS
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Fire protection for your property KATHRYN A. KAHLER
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Meet the women in forestry
Milwaukee day trips KATIE GRANT
Cover Story
Wildfire watch
Your map guide to accessible outdoors
‘Weeds’ that do a garden good KATHRYN A. KAHLER
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Get outdoors with the Natural Resources Foundation ANDREA ZANI
HOWARD HARDEE
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From the Secretary PRESTON D. COLE
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News You Can Use
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Letters to the Editor
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Facebook Q&A
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Culinary Spotlight
Talking wild turkey KATIE GRANT
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Kids Corner
Felt fishing activity KATIE GRANT
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Highlights Hidden Pictures
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Back in the Day
Wisconsin’s fish fry history KATHRYN A. KAHLER
COVER PHOTO: AERIAL VIEW OF MENOMONEE FALLS WILDFIRE, APRIL 2, 2021, BY WISCONSIN DNR/JOHN JORGENSEN
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New York Times Crossword
Spring 2022
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