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4/24/2014 10:00:00 PMMilwaukee, Racine and Waukesha counties now meet all federal standards MADISON, Wis. -- Sustained efforts by manufacturers, utilities and the transportation industry to reduce fine particle pollution achieved a long-sought victory Tuesday as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared Milwaukee, Racine and Waukesha ...
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4/24/2014 10:00:00 PMState wildlife biologists share why to ‘Keep Wildlife Wild’ MADISON -- Mother Nature's wildlife nursery will be swinging into high gear over the next two months, and state wildlife officials are reminding people that this nursery operates much differently than a human nursery. - Read Full Article Deer Managem...
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4/24/2014 10:00:00 PMMADISON - In response to annual tribal walleye harvest declarations from the Chippewa tribes for waters in the Ceded Territory covering the northern third of Wisconsin, DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp has issued the following statement: "Responding to Chippewa tribal declarations, the DNR is obligated to establish a one-walleye daily bag limit for...
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4/22/2014 2:00:00 PMBecause of the harsh winter we’ve had here in the northland, the ice still has not broken up on Chequamegon Bay, so the smelt have not started spawning. In fact, the Ashland area received another 6-8 inches of snow on Wednesday. The “smelt run” usually starts around the third or fourth week in April, shortly after ice-out on ...
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4/22/2014 2:00:00 PMAir to ground: Planes, trucks and boots all part of warden response The first thing Warden Supervisor Joe Jerich did when he found the shivering, wet missing 17-year-old canoeist in a remote area of Ozaukee County was think of what the teen’s worried mother needed. “I handed him my phone and told him to call his mom,” Jerich said...
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4/22/2014 1:55:00 PMFAQs: Special Edition - Deer Hunting Rule Changes; April 17, 2014 Welcome to Part 2 of the Warden Wire's FAQs: Special Edition - Deer Hunting Rule Changes for 2014. This is a periodic feature. These special edition FAQs were taken by the DNR Call Center, the Department of Natural Resources' conservation wardens an...
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4/17/2014 9:25:00 PMDenny Murawska It is that interface between the air world and the water world that we seek to penetrate. There be mysteries down there, and few things titillate the senses more than dipping our dimensional probes deep into the unseen fathoms of imagination. It is for this reason, and many others, that when given a choice, I prefer bottom fishing. ...
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4/17/2014 8:45:00 PMJust wanted to pass this along for successful first-time turkey hunters! Free DNR "First Turkey Certificate" new way to honor first-time turkey hunting success MADISON - More than 135,000 hunters take to the woods each year in Wisconsin to pursue the wild turkey, many for the first time. To help preserve these memories, the Departm...
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4/16/2014 12:55:00 PMMADISON - Over 7,000 people came out to participate in the 2014 Spring Fish and Wildlife Hearings and Wisconsin Conservation Congress county meetings that were held in every county statewide on Monday, April 14. The information hearings provide citizens with an opportunity to comment and indicate preference on a wide range of fish and wildli...
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4/16/2014 12:45:00 PMMay 3 inland fishing opener kicks off another exciting year of fishingNew this year: largemouth bass harvest available statewideEditor’s note: This and the trout stocking release are the first in a series of releases relating to the 2014 fishing season. Check back in coming weeks for stories on new informational tools available for anglers, f...
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4/16/2014 12:05:00 PMApril 14, 2014 Vol. 15 No. 14 Bipartisan Legislation Preserves, ProtectsAmerica's Hunting and Outdoor Traditions REACH OUT TO SENATORS, URGE CO-SPONSORSHIP OF BIPARTISAN SPORTSMEN'S ACT . . . U.S. senators will spend the next two weeks in their home states for the Eas...
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4/16/2014 12:00:00 PMBecause of our harsh winter here in the northland, the ice has not yet broken up on Chequamegon Bay so the smelt have not started spawning. The “smelt run” usually starts around the third week in April shortly after ice-out on the bay and lasts only 12-14 days. Visitors and locals alike love the short but sweet smelt season on ...
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4/16/2014 12:00:00 PMFAQs: Special Edition (#1) - Deer Hunting Rule Changes for 2014 Welcome to another Warden Wire special edition series of Frequently Asked Questions. This series is dedicated to the deer hunting rule changes. The FAQs: Special Edition - Deer Hunting Rule Changes for 2014 will be a periodic feature. Today is the first installment...
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4/10/2014 3:40:00 PMKids 15 years and younger will mark the arrival of spring by attending the 30th Annual Kids’ Fishing Clinics this Saturday, April 12, at park ponds and lagoons in Milwaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington and Waukesha counties. The free clinics will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants will receive instruction ...
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4/10/2014 3:40:00 PMIf you haven’t weighed in on the 2014 deer season yet, there is still time! Every spring, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources offers you an opportunity to weigh in and provide input that is used in making recommendations that will affect deer management in Wisconsin. You can easily do so from the comfort of your...
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4/10/2014 3:40:00 PMComplete DNR Outdoor Report (Reports from conservation wardens, wildlife and fisheries staff and property managers from around the state) Spring finally springing in Wisconsin: spring wildfire season underway, spring fish and wildlife hearings next week, spring peepers peeping What a difference a week can make in the Northwoods. Last week pe...
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4/10/2014 3:20:00 PMMADISON - White-nose syndrome, a bat disease that has spread to 23 states and killed up to 5 million bats since 2006, has been confirmed in Wisconsin, state natural resources officials announced today. Results from visual inspection and genetic and tissue tests completed earlier this month showed that 2 percent of bats in a singl...
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4/10/2014 3:15:00 PMDear Wisconsin DNR Safety Instructor: This notice is to advise you that the optional field exercises have been permanently removed from the Department’s ATV and Snowmobile safety programs. The primary reason is the student operating an ATV or snowmobile during a course of operation cannot be controlled or reached if immediate co...
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4/10/2014 3:15:00 PMDES MOINES – The first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild Iowa deer has been confirmed. The deer was reported as harvested in Allamakee County during the first shotgun season in early December. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is currently working to obtain as much information as possible about the infected deer to imple...
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4/10/2014 3:10:00 PMMADISON -- A new accessible fishing pier will be constructed at Peninsula State Park, thanks to a $25,000 donation the state Natural Resources Board accepted at its April 9 meeting in Madison. The Alan Rheinschmidt Memorial Fund donated the $25,000, which will fund an accessible fishing pier at the Nicolet Bay boat launch area at P...
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4/10/2014 3:00:00 PMWisconsin’s first widespread risk of potentially severe fire weather of 2014 is predicted for today through Thursday as strong winds blow over the dry terrain of the west- and south-central counties, threatening to reignite smoldering embers from spring debris burns. “We have the ingredients for fire weather,” Departmen...
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4/8/2014 10:30:00 PMHave you visited Kwik Trip Outdoors on Facebook yet? Here’s a great way to do it; “Like” Kwik Trip Outdoors, and enter into their contest to win a $100 Kwik Trip gift card. Click here to enter! “We hope to have the Kwik Trip Outdoors Facebook page be a place where fans have the opp...
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4/8/2014 11:00:00 AMIt demands keen eye-hand coordination, a healthy load of guts and a sprinkling of good luck. This rocket launcher of the boating world goes where no other boat can. The only way to stop this screamer is a skater stop. That’s a 180 spin – on a dime. And the DNR wardens of the airboat unit are ready to do just that in the event yo...
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4/8/2014 11:00:00 AMMILWAUKEE - Kids 15 years and younger can mark the arrival of spring by attending free fishing clinics on Saturday, April 12, at several lagoons and ponds in Milwaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington and Waukesha counties. Clinics will be held every hour beginning at 9 a.m. with the last clinic starting at 2 p.m. "The...