DNR Weekly News Update, September 24, 2013
September 24, 2013
Hunters will again be able to have adult deer tested for chronic wasting disease
MADISON – State wildlife officials will again be testing white-tail deer shot by hunters this fall for chronic wasting disease in a continuing effort to monitor the status and spread of the disease in Wisconsin. - Read Full Article
Cedarburg high school student wins the 2014 Wisconsin State Park sticker contest
MADISON -- The winning design for the 2014 Wisconsin State Parks admission sticker features a turtle and was designed by Ursula Reid, a junior at Cedarburg High School. The winning design was selected from 220 entries into the design contest. It will be printed on state park and forest annual vehicle admission stickers and displayed on more than 150,000 vehicles. - Read Full Article
Wisconsin’s Southern zone duck season opens Sept. 28
MADISON – Hunters looking forward to the opening of Wisconsin’s 2013 duck season in the Southern zone on Sept. 28should find good numbers of ducks, according to Department of Natural Resources officials. - Read Full Article
Proposal seeks to increase the number of fish habitat projects
MADISON – A quicker, less expensive permit process would allow lakefront property owners statewide to more quickly and easily create fish habitat near their shoreline under a state proposal. - Read Full Article
Participants of deer study come to learn about on-going research on deer mortality
MADISON -- More than 40 participants who have assisted Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologists in a deer mortality study met at Navarino Nature Center in mid-September to hear updates on a deer research program. DNR staff hosted the volunteer appreciation dinner to thank participants from Shawano and surrounding areas and to update them on the status of the projects. - Read Full Article
New land owner incentives program for spring turkey hunting
MADISON -- For hunters looking to take part in next spring’s turkey season, finding available land can be difficult. A new Department of Natural Resources program known as the Turkey Hunting Access Program, “THAP,” is aimed at making that easier. - Read Full Article
Sauk County stream bank stabilization project may result in the incidental take of rare frog
MADISON – A Sauk County stream bank stabilization project may result in the "incidental taking" of a rare frog under an authorization the Department of Natural Resources proposes to issue for the project. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does not put the overall population of the species at risk. - Read Full Article