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4/28/2015 1:15:00 PMMADISON – You don’t have to know a lot about Wisconsin agriculture to enjoy the Alice in Dairyland final interview events. Even if you do know a lot about Wisconsin ag, you’re likely to learn something when you attend. Wisconsin’s 68th Alice in Dairyland will be selected May 9 in Manitowoc. Tickets are available f...
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4/28/2015 1:15:00 PMApril 2015 Resources Ammunition Under Attack Sporting Clays Tip Long Range Shooting Science Shooting the Snubnose Revolver Using Foam Earplugs Babes with Bullets: Ear Protection Collector's: Firearms History ...
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4/22/2015 11:30:00 AMFor fishing reports and to plan your visit, go to: http://www.washburncounty.org/news/what-to-do/171 Fishing & Outdoor Reports for Washburn County Fishing season dates 2014-2015 Download the fishing season dates for 2014-2015 [PDF} to plan your upcoming fishing trips. DNR site. For up to date river levels for the N...
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4/22/2015 11:30:00 AMBigger fish, better bag limits should set stage for strong season openerMADISON -- With less than two weeks to go until the general season fishing opener Saturday, May 2, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fisheries experts are reporting many reasons for optimism. - Read Full Article Wisconsin’s Coolest Fish...
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4/22/2015 11:30:00 AMThe ice went out of Chequamegon Bay on Saturday night, April 11, and the smelt run began the very next night. The smelt ran pretty well all last week, with a few hiccups here and there.The run did continue over the past weekend. On Sunday and Monday nights people were still getting some smelt, but Carolyn Swartz, co-ow...
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4/22/2015 11:30:00 AMDear Winnebago System Sturgeon Enthusiasts: As anticipated the 2015 sturgeon spawning run on the Winnebago System passed by very quickly. The first spawning activity was observed on the upper Fox River @ Eureka on the evening of April 14. However, spawning activity was very limited at that point. Spawning ...
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4/22/2015 11:30:00 AMRead our new newsletter The Natural Heritage Quarterly connects you with information and resources to care for your land Read the newsletter [PDF 3.5 MB] Wisconsin is rich in beautiful scenery, special places and unique native plants and animals. To help meet interest ...
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4/22/2015 11:25:00 AMThe ice went out of Chequamegon Bay on Saturday night, April 11, and the smelt run began the very next night. The smelt ran pretty well all last week, with a few hiccups here and there. Last Wednesday night the run was strong for awhile until the wind changed direction and started coming from the south, which blew the warmer wa...
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4/22/2015 11:25:00 AMBy Wayne Morgenthaler We had enough rain to bring streams up to almost normal levels. Catch and release is still in effect, so return the trout back into the creeks as quick as possible. Spin casting or fly casting has had good success. I prefer spinners in the small sizes. Gold or silver Panther Martins work the best on sm...
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4/22/2015 11:25:00 AMA week plus of June-like daytime temps took care of all ice (Trout out as of this weekend). Many smaller lakes had temps shoot up so quickly as to have had the walleyes finish up spawning. Sunday saw temps back down into April reality, but, with many lakes in the high 40’s already, spawning should continue, just not as quick...
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4/22/2015 11:25:00 AMUpdates about the Wisconsin Conservation Congress Spring Hearings. The Spring Hearings webpage has recently been updated and is now available with a summary of the citizen resolution results. Individual resolutions will be available for your review in the near future as we are able to get them posted.
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4/22/2015 11:25:00 AMUpdates on the Wisconsin Conservation Congress' positions and statements. This webpage has recently been updated with two recent media releases which are now available.
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4/22/2015 11:20:00 AMSteve Suman If you enjoyed last week’s weather, you will enjoy next week’s weather and the following week’s weather even more so. This week, probably not so much, as snow continues to show a presence in the forecast. Hang in there – high temperatures return to the upper 50s by the weekend, projected to be in the 50s for the...
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4/22/2015 11:15:00 AMBy John Luthens Trekking to southwestern Arkansas to mine for diamonds was measured in my mind against Klondike gold in northern Alaska. I’m not a prospector and had never been to either place. I only held visions of what it would be like. Thoughts of Alaska were easy. They garnered snow-capped mountains; Rushing streams splitting boulders,...
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4/22/2015 11:15:00 AMIt's no secret...Wisconsin's fishes are cool, but which fish is the coolest? Introducing Wisconsin's Coolest Fish Contest. We've extended March Madness into May. 64 fish want your consideration. Does a lake sturgeon beat a bowfin, a burbot beat a sauger or a southern redbelly dace beat an Iowa darter? You decide. For contest information,...
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4/22/2015 11:15:00 AMHenry Repeating Arms Honors Veterans, 1st Responders and an NRA Instructor at The NRA 2015 Annual Meetings & Exhibits on April 9, 2015. As a sponsor of the event, Anthony Imperato, President of Henry Repeating Arms, chose to recognize local heroes of the community who’ve proven to go above and beyond the call of duty by inviting them t...
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4/21/2015 4:55:00 PMLet's talk about bats! Online chat scheduled for Thursday, April 23 at 11:45 a.m. Little brown bats clustered together during hibernation. About the chat DNR experts will be on hand Thursday, April 21 to answer your questions about bats, white-nose syndrome and ways you can help protect Wisconsin's bats. Join the...
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4/20/2015 9:25:00 AMDear Winnebago System Sturgeon Enthusiasts: As anticipated, today was a big day for our fisheries crew on the Winnebago System. We had three crews working to tag sturgeon below the Shawano Dam and we were able to handle 700 fish. This was especially a productive day because we also collected and fertilized eggs for mu...
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4/18/2015 3:20:00 PMPrairie du Sac - Beginning in 2005, the Wisconsin DNR began offering Learnto Hunt Bear opportunities. The Learn to Hunt Bear Program (LTHB) is anopportunity to expose novice hunters to the hunting experience and recruitnew hunters into the sport. The Conservation Congress is one of thestatewide conservation organizations that are specif...
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4/18/2015 3:20:00 PMAttention Winnebago System Sturgeon Enthusiasts: The sturgeon spawning migration continues to progress on the Winnebago System and there are currently fish spawning at multiple sites throughout the watershed. Our DNR crew tagged fish at multiple sites today including the Sturgeon Trail in New London, Bamboo Bend in Shiocton, the Shawan...
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4/17/2015 12:20:00 PMWe have had great walleye action this past week in both Central Wisconsin and on Green Bay and its tributaries. The BIG Lake has been producing numbers of large fish that average 26 to 30 inches long!!! The river has been producing heavy numbers of fish in the 14 to 18 inch range with a few surpassing the 20 inch mark....
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4/17/2015 11:40:00 AMComplete DNR Outdoor Report (Reports from conservation wardens, wildlife and fisheries staff and property managers from around the state) Dry conditions cause extreme fire danger; sturgeon spawning begins Extremely dry conditions lead to very high fire danger this week, including a rare "red flag warning," where all outdoor burning is ...
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4/17/2015 11:30:00 AMAttention Winnebago System Sturgeon Enthusiasts: As I indicated this morning the lake sturgeon are now spawning on the Winnebago System. Our crew was able to capture and tag 52 fish at the Sturgeon Trail on County X in New London this morning, 7 fish at the Manawa Dam on the Little Wolf River and 12 fish at the Clintonville Dam on the ...
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4/17/2015 11:25:00 AMMADISON - County Deer Advisory Councils are set to prepare final antlerlessquota and permit recommendations during the last round of spring meetingsfrom April 20-23, and a public comment period open through April 15 willprovide an opportunity to submitfeedback<http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/hunt/cdacsurvey.html>.April CDAC meetings will provide...