Regional

Wisconsin’s nine-day gun-deer season runs Nov. 18-26.

DNR statistics show that Sauk County’s herd has been growing steadily since 2012 in forests. Since then, the deer population has risen from an estimated 18,700 to 34,400. Current prognostics show the herd could max out at 35,000 this year, despite hunting.

Wisconsin’s deer season opens Nov. 18 about 6:30 a.m., depending on where a hunter is standing ready. 

Before that time, as the light begins to appear, there is time to think, as well as look at shadows too dark to fully identify. 

Some of those thoughts might bump into hunter responsibilities.

A new development director has been hired at Habitat for Humanity of the Wisconsin River Area.

John Peruzzi has more than 10 years of experience with the nonprofit, which includes leading its ReStore programs.

The Sauk County Humane Society has unveiled its pets of the week, with comments from shelter staff. They are as follows.

The leaves and brown stalks in our yards are a sure sign of fall and a savior for Wisconsin’s resident birds.

Rethinking traditional fall yard care can help our feathered friends and let us enjoy more of the season.

Leave the leaves

The Sauk County Humane Society has unveiled its pets of the week, with comments from shelter staff. They are as follows.

The Alliant Energy Foundation raised $515,000 to support programs that fight hunger and food insecurity in Iowa and Wisconsin. The amount is the largest on record in the company’s 17 years of hosting the annual Drive Out Hunger event.  

Oliver is a domestic shorthair tabby cat that came to the shelter as a stray. He is about 4 years old. This HANDSOME boy is a favorite amongst the cat socializers. Oliver has it all! He comes to the front of his kennel to greet you and is very easy to pick up and carry.

Autumn is approaching; is here; and is leaving all at the same time. Fall is detected in the smell of decomposing leaves, by the sight of colored fruits, felt in the texture of chestnut burs, heard in the sounds of wind whistling through pine needles, and tasted in pumpkins grown during summer. 

On Oct. 12, a group of leaders from all corners of Sauk County descended upon the 6:8 Inc. facility in Sauk City. The group is part of the Sauk County Institute of Leadership (SCIL), facilitated by UW-Madison Sauk County Extension Educator Morgan McArthur.