3-4-14 DNR Weekly News Update
March 4, 2014
DNR seeks feedback on expanding trout seasons
MADISON – Moving the start of the early trout season to January 1 and expanding the early season to all inland waters to provide more fishing opportunities are among the options Wisconsin anglers can weigh in on during the 2014 Spring Fish and Wildlife Hearings held April 14 at sites in all Wisconsin counties. - Read Full Article
DNR and Wisconsin Conservation Congress to form Wisconsin Fisheries Advisory Council
MADISON – To increase and broaden public input on statewide fisheries issues and facilitate dialogue between various fisheries interests, the Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Conservation Congress are forming a new fisheries advisory group that meets for the first time on March 29. - Read Full Article
New DNR Annual Report: Investments in people and projects for the state’s good life
MADISON – In a new Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ Annual Report [PDF], DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp showcases successes that stem from working together with the people and businesses of Wisconsin, where making an investment in their DNR is generating results throughout the state. - Read Full Article
Leftover spring turkey permits available beginning week of March 17
MADISON -- Remaining permits for the 2014 spring turkey hunting season will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Monday, March 17. Designated zones will be sold each day, starting at 10 a.m. Sales will continue throughmidnight or until all permits for that zone or time period are sold out. - Read Full Article
New fishing, hunting licenses go on sale March 5
MADISON --Wisconsin hunting, fishing, trapping and other licenses for the 2014-15 seasons go on sale Wednesday, March 5. The new annual licenses are valid through March 31, 2015. Hunting and fishing licenses for the 2013-14 license year will expire March 31, 2014. - Read Full Article
Statewide permit and authorization for regularly occurring activities may result in the incidental take of rare species
MADISON – Common activities associated with stream bank stabilization, stream crossings and pipeline inspection and maintenance would be covered under a broad incidental take permit and authorization the Department of Natural Resources is proposing to issue. 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. the - Read Full Article