DAN WILCOX
Wild Side: The one that got away
Joe Lewinski drove us through falling snow to the Minneapolis airport early in the morning on Feb. 15. Later that same day we were back again under the coconut palms in Belize with our friends Bill and Sue Smith and Sandy Linehan of River Falls. We enjoyed some cold Belikan beers and met some of our Belizean friends.
By Dan Wilcox, outdoor columnist , March 11, 2010
Wild Side: Bare bones show in winter 
It's often hard to see the forest for the trees in the summer. The shapes of the trees, shrubs and ground vegetation are hidden by the profusion of foliage.
By Dan Wilcox, outdoor columnist , February 25, 2010
Wild Side: River flowing through us
I’ve had a life-long fascination with water. My father took our family fishing on Lake Erie and canoeing in the Canadian wilderness when I was a boy.
By Dan Wilcox, outdoor columnist , February 10, 2010
Wild Side: Color and action in winter shades of gray
Big flakes of snow came down through the fog Sunday morning. It was the last day of a January thaw. Looking out across the valley, we could see only vague outlines of the trees. Cardinals perched like Christmas ornaments on a red osier dogwood bush next to the bird feeder lent color to the winter scene.
By Dan Wilcox, outdoor columnist , January 27, 2010
Wild Side: Is it cold enough for you?
A south wind blew in some 20-degree air last Sunday afternoon. It seemed absolutely balmy after a month that was about 15 degrees colder than average. It was a treat to be outside without my nose instantly freezing up and triggering a sneezing jag.
By Dan Wilcox, outdoor columnist , January 13, 2010
Wild Side: Why migrate from the Banana Belt?
Carol and I traveled through slushy snow into River Falls on Christmas Day to Pam and Fizz Kizer’s house on Roosevelt Street for another of their Christmas brunch gatherings.
By Dan Wilcox, outdoor columnist , January 05, 2010
Wild Side: Global climate change is not a myth
On Nov. 21 we were deer hunting south of Foster’s End in the Flambeau State Forest in Sawyer County. It was foggy at dawn. As the sun burned through the haze, frost rained from the trees and the temperature got up to about 50 degrees.
December 03, 2009
Wild Side: Flowing out of sight, not out of mind
In 1869 the German zoologist Ernst Haeckel defined ecology as the study of the “house” (based on the Greek oikos), as a body of knowledge about the economy of nature, the interactions between the organic and inorganic environments.
By Dan Wicox, outdoor columnist , November 05, 2009
Wild Side: Young hunters learn and bag some birds
On a foggy and cool Saturday morning in late September the Kinnickinnic Chapter of Pheasants Forever held the 20th annual dog trial at the Brian and Mary Hopp farm north of Beldenville.
By Dan Wilcox, outdoor columnist , October 09, 2009
Wild Side: A kettle of hawks?
The astronomical end of summer was Sept. 22. Soybean fields have turned yellow and maple trees are starting to show their fall colors. After several weeks of warm summer September weather, it’s finally cooling down a bit.
By Dan Wilcox, outdoor columnist , September 25, 2009
Wild Side: Buckets of rain for a change
Is global climate change affecting us here? A persistent North American jet stream pattern has given us an abnormal pattern of very dry conditions and unusually cool temperatures this summer. Rainfall has been less than 50 percent of normal in the northern half of the state.
By Dan Wilcox, columnist , August 12, 2009
Wild Side: Splendor rising from the ashes
After the recent hot and muggy spell, the cool dry northwest wind and clear blue sky last Sunday were a treat. I mowed our trails along the planted prairie on the hill. It was so pretty I had to walk back up there, look around and take some pictures.
By Dan Wilcox, columnist , July 02, 2009
Wild Side: Beware of black bears in the backyard
Many of us have seen black bears in the wild, mostly in the northern third of Wisconsin. The current estimate is that there about 12,000 bears in the state.
By Dan Wilcox, outdoor columnist , June 17, 2009
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