Trapping In Wisconsin
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2/20/2013 9:35:00 AMOP-ED by DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp I am taking this opportunity to set the record straight on our plans for the MacKenzie Environmental Education Center. Unfortunately, there has been a great deal of confusion about our intentions for the MacKenzie center in the days since we made our historic and exciting announcement about our plans for the futu...
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2/14/2013 1:55:00 PMFebruary 13, 2013 Contacts: Rob Bohmann, 262-235-5825 or Kari Lee-Zimmermann, 608-266-0580 Poynette, WI. – The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) is pleased to learn that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is exploring the creation of an outdoor skills recruitment and retention center which will focus o...
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2/14/2013 9:25:00 AMFebruary 12, 2013 – Today the Wisconsin Hunters Rights Coalition (HRC) applauded portions of a Dane County Judge’s ruling on the use of dogs to hunt wolves. Last month, Judge Anderson issued an encouraging oral ruling and has since released his written ruling. In the ruling, Judge Anderson vacated the temporary injunction blocking th...
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2/13/2013 5:40:00 PMFeb. 12, 2013 MADISON -- Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp issued the following statement on Tuesday’s filing of a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by The Humane Society of the United States and other groups, to restore federal protections for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region: When federall...
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2/13/2013 4:55:00 PMEDITOR'S ADVISORY: This news release has been updated with 2013 grant recipients. MADISON – Seven Wisconsin municipalities have been awarded an Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control grant to aid them in development and implementation of long-term management solutions for dealing with problems caused by white-tailed deer or Canada geese...
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2/6/2013 10:10:00 AMMADISON – Hunting continues to account for the largest number of adult white-tailed deer mortalities in Wisconsin, while predation accounts for the highest death of fawns, according to recent results from an ongoing deer mortality study. “Hunter harvest continues to be the greatest cause of death of both adult and yearling bucks,&rdquo...
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1/24/2013 9:10:00 AMBy Dick Ellis A large male cougar estimated to weigh up to 170 pounds was photographed in Sawyer County Saturday, January 19th after its track was discovered and the Tom was eventually treed by an experienced Wisconsin bear and bobcat hunter with his black and tan hounds. “I just came in and took the photos after they did all th...
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1/22/2013 3:55:00 PMIn The Fur Shed Once you have success in catching a few fur-bearing critters, then the real work begins: the fur handling (skinning, fleshing and drying). We American trappers like to catch things, but do not necessarily enjoy cleaning them. This is entirely different from our Canadian counterparts who are taught how to properly handle furs even...
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1/17/2013 2:20:00 PMJanuary 16, 2013 By: Bureau of Law EnforcementHere are answers to some recent most frequently asked law enforcement questions taken by the DNR Call Center. The Call Center is staffed daily, 7 a.m. - 10 p.m., and offers bilingual service in Spanish and Hmong. The number is 1-888-936-7463. Question 1: Is it legal to hunt coyote with full metal jac...
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1/15/2013 4:40:00 PMBABCOCK, Wis. – The Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center will sponsor two upcoming workshops for people interested in Wisconsin wildlife: a porcupine ecology clinic on Saturday, Feb. 2 and a timber wolf tracking and ecology clinic Feb. 9-10. Porcupine ecology on snowshoes During the porcupine ecology clinic skills center staff will discuss the re...
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1/7/2013 2:45:00 PMWe are pleased that Judge Anderson removed the injunction that banned the use of dogs for hunting wolves. However, we are disappointed with Judge Anderson’s decision to prohibit training of dogs to hunt wolves. We will continue to seek input from the public and from stakeholders – including tribes – as we continue to develop perm...
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1/4/2013 10:40:00 AMHound killed in Jackson County Wildlife Services confirmed that wolves killed a hound that was chasing coyotes on county forest lands in Komensky Township. It appears that 2-3 wolves attacked the hound. Killed was a 5 1/2 year old Plott hound. Two other dogs were uninjured. For more information and to view a caution area m...
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1/3/2013 2:55:00 PMRabbit & Coyote Hunts At the Marshall Lions Ice Fisheree Festival Five Person Coyote Hunt - January 18-19, 2013 One Two Person Rabbit Hunt - January 18-19, 2013 Details & Team Application at www.sightfirst.com Downloadble Entry Form PDF
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12/28/2012 1:00:00 PMThe Wisconsin Wolf Harvest season ended at 5 pm on December 23, 2012. A total of 117 wolves were harvested. Final breakdown by zone is below. Permit applications for next season will be available in early March. Zone Quota Harvest Status 1 32 32 CLOSED 2 20 19 CLOSED 3 18 19 CLOSED 4 5 5 CLOSED 5...
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12/21/2012 12:10:00 PMHappy Holidays everyone! As of today, Friday, December 21, 2012, 112 wolves have been harvested in Wisconsin. Breakdown by zone is below. Zone 6 closed December 14, Zone 5 closed December 12, Zone 1 closed December 2 and Zones 2 and 4 closed November 16. Zones 3 remains open to harvest. Wolf harvest bulletins will be sent every Friday.&...
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12/19/2012 11:35:00 AMIf you are a hunter, a trapper or an outdoor enthusiast of any kind, you need to know hunting and trapping will be allowed in most Wisconsin State Parks during certain periods next year. However, there are some smaller and urban parks that will remain closed to hunting and trapping. The Natural Resources Board met yesterday and made these decisions...
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12/19/2012 8:50:00 AMTRYING TO CATCH WILEY-E-COYOTE: NOV 10-16 THIS IS NOT THE SAME COYOTE OF OLD Of all the animal species that I trap, coyotes give me the most grief. Unlike animals like raccoons and muskrats which are creatures of habit, and can be caught the very next night, coyotes are quite unpredictable. I would put them on par with a trophy whitetail or bla...
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12/18/2012 4:20:00 PMAs of today, Friday, December 14, 2012, 108 wolves have been harvested in Wisconsin. Breakdown by zone is below. Zone 6 will be closing today, December 14, at 5 pm, Zone 5 closed December 12, Zone 1 closed December 2 and Zones 2 and 4 closed November 16. Zone 3 remains open to harvest. Wolf harvest bulletins will be sent every Friday. &...
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12/11/2012 2:55:00 PMMADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has closed Wolf Harvest Zone 5 to hunting and trapping of gray wolves effective 9 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Wolf Harvest Zone 5 is the fourth zone to be closed this season. The harvest of wolves currently remains open in two other zones. The department will continue to closely monitor t...
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12/11/2012 1:00:00 PMCATCHING A FEW BEAVERS: NOV 3rd - 9thBEAVER FUR AND WISCONSIN'S HERITAGE This week found me taking care of some beaver trapping opportunities. While the summer drought and hot temperatures greatly reduced the muskrat population, the beaver numbers actually increased. Beavers are a relative newcomer to present day Southern Wisconsin. ...
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12/11/2012 11:10:00 AMMADISON – The opening date for hunting and trapping would be moved back in certain parks with a high volume of late fall visitors and horseback riders, and areas around high winter use trail systems in some parks would be included in closed areas, under revisions the Department of Natural Resources State Parks Program is proposing to its orig...
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12/11/2012 10:40:00 AMAs of today, Friday, December 7, 2012, 104 wolves have been harvested in Wisconsin. Breakdown by zone is below. Zone 1 closed on Sunday, December 2 and Zones 2 and 4 closed November 16. Zones 3, 5 and 6 remain open to harvest. Wolf harvest bulletins will be sent every Friday. For daily updates of the harvest, please visit our webs...
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12/6/2012 9:25:00 AMDo you trap from canoe? Know someone who will be trapping from a canoe this season? Interested in starting to trap using a canoe? Fresh Air Educators, who hosts Wisconsin ATV, snowmobile, boater and hunter education online courses, has recently unveiled a FREE Paddle Safety Course. It only takes about an hour to complete, and you don’t have ...
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12/4/2012 11:05:00 AMOPENING WEEK FOR MUSKRAT TRAPPING IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN: OCT 27TH - NOV 2ND MORE MUSKRAT TRAPPERS THAN MUSKRATS My start as a muskrat trapper came in a more round about way from that of most outdoorsmen. As a youth I saw a flyer offering a $5.00 bounty for "chicken hawks" at the county building. This was a lot of money to a rural kid during the...
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12/4/2012 10:20:00 AMContact(s): Bill Cosh, (608) 267-2773 Tom Hauge, (608) 266-2193 MADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has closed Wolf Harvest Zone 1 to hunting and trapping of gray wolves effective 5 pm, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Wolf Harvest Zone 1 is the third zone to be closed this season. The harvest of wolves currently remains open in zones 3,...