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  • 8/23/2013 9:15:00 AM
    DNR extends public comment period for preapplication process until Sept. 17 MADISON – While the public comment period for Gogebic Taconite’s bulk sampling activity ends September 3, the Department of Natural Resources has extended the deadline to submit comments on the preapplication process for the company’s potential mining pro...
  • 8/22/2013 9:40:00 AM
    MADISON – With cooler nights and Labor Day approaching, hunters may be thinking about the first fall hunting seasons, including early Canada good and mourning dove seasons. The early Canada goose season in Wisconsin runs Sept. 1 to Sept.15, statewide. The dove season runs Sept. 1 to Nov. 9, statewide. Early Canada goose season details and t...
  • 8/22/2013 9:25:00 AM
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  • 8/21/2013 1:40:00 PM
    Hunters planning to participate in the gun deer hunt for people with disabilities are reminded to take three actions before Sept. 1. Visit dnr.wi.gov and search keywords “disabled deer hunt,” to find a list of hunt sponsors. At least 90 sponsors have enrolled over 72,000 acres of property in 50 counties to date. Contact a participat...
  • 8/21/2013 9:35:00 AM
    Read Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Weekly News Updates for August 20, 2013
  • 8/21/2013 9:30:00 AM
    NEWTOWN, Conn. -- With its new "Proud to Be a Firearms Owner" pocket card, the National Shooting Sports Foundation® is arming the nation's 100 million gun owners with facts they can use to demonstrate they are law-abiding, safe, passionate in their defense of the Second Amendment and major supporters of conservation through their purchases of...
  • 8/21/2013 9:30:00 AM
    This fall, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources plans to release 75,000 pheasants on 92 public properties across the state.  This represents a significant increase from the 54,000 pheasants released on 70 public properties in 2012.  The increase in pheasant production is due to the popularity of the pheasant stocking program and ...
  • 8/20/2013 10:10:00 AM
    Wildlife Services has confirmed the 16th bear hound killed by wolves during this year's bear training season.  The latest depredations occurred on public lands in Ashland, Douglas, Bayfield and Lincoln counties.  Caution area maps and more information is available on the gray wolf webpage or by searching keyword "wolf management" on the D...
  • 8/19/2013 11:25:00 AM
    Posted on 8-16-2013: Wisconsin Natural Resources Board June brief of action. Briefs of action are summaries of motions and votes at each Board meeting. Note:As of March 2013 the Natural Resources Board discontinued its meeting minutes; each month's brief of action and webcast combined will serve as the official meeting record.
  • 8/19/2013 11:20:00 AM
    Posted on 8-16-2013: Wisconsin Natural Resources Board 2014 meeting calendar.
  • 8/19/2013 11:15:00 AM
    On August 14, Wildlife Services confirmed that wolves depredated a hound engaged in bear training activities.  A caution area map and more information is available on the gray wolf website or by going to the DNR website (dnr.wi.gov) and typing "wolf management" in the search box.
  • 8/19/2013 11:10:00 AM
    Lake Michigan anglers asked to aid chinook and lake trout research Anglers asked to save and donate heads of the chinook and lake trout they harvest MILWAUKEE – Anglers fishing Lake Michigan’s open waters and tributaries for chinook and lake trout are being asked to donate the heads of the fish they harvest to aid research critical to...
  • 8/15/2013 4:40:00 PM
    Cooler weather again makes for ideal outdoor recreation conditions Beautiful yet unseasonable weather has graced the state this week, with comfortable highs in the mid 70s and lows in the 40s and even upper 30s to the far north. With these cool nights have come cooler water temperatures. Most lake temperatures have been holding steady in the low t...
  • 8/15/2013 4:30:00 PM
    With shorter days and some cool northerly winds, southbound bird migration is kicking in statewide. Shorebirds continue to steal headlines as numbers build at mudflats, beaches, and flooded fields around the state. Horicon Marsh, Bong Recreation Area, and Lake Mills’ Zeloski Marsh have been especially active recently, though plenty of sites s...
  • 8/15/2013 3:05:00 PM
    MADISON - Today the state Natural Resources Board set the 2013 waterfowl seasons, which include a 60-day duck season and six- bird total bag limit. “With strong total duck populations and improved water conditions from last year, Wisconsin waterfowl hunters can expect a good season,” said Kent Van Horn, DNR waterfowl ecologist. “...
  • 8/14/2013 1:40:00 PM
    The waterfowl seasons were set earlier today by the Natural Resources Board.  A season summary is available online and complete 2013 Migratory Game Bird Regulations should be available shortly. http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/hunt/waterfowl.html
  • 8/14/2013 1:10:00 PM
    By: Joanne M. Haas/Bureau of Law Enforcement If you are planning to drive your all-terrain or utility-terrain vehicle this weekend on the Tri-County Trail in southwest Wisconsin, you’ll want to make time to have your vehicle’s sound level checked for free by the Department of Natural Resources conservation wardens who will be patrollin...
  • 8/14/2013 10:45:00 AM
    Location: Ashland WisconsinVenue: Chequamegon Bay/Lake SuperiorDate: September 13, 14, 15…2013Entry Fees: $100 per person, 2 anglers per boat Summer is still here but it is never too early to look ahead to a fun fishing tournament.Check this out…We are trying to “bait” you into a September fishing tournament one you won...
  • 8/13/2013 4:45:00 PM
    Check out the changes that have been made to the August edition of the Wildlife Management Report! New segments in the Featured Region section will allow you to learn more about specific properties within the region, and you can get to know more about Wildlife Management’s staff in the new Five Questions segment.  Among other topics, yo...
  • 8/13/2013 3:40:00 PM
    On August 10, wolves depredated a hound involved in bear training activities in Sawyer County.  A map of the caution area and other information is available on the gray wolf webpage or by going to the DNR website, dnr.wi.gov, and typing keyword "wolf management".
  • 8/13/2013 2:35:00 PM
    Read Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Weekly News Updates for August 13, 2013
  • 8/13/2013 2:25:00 PM
    A list of sunflower fields manged to provide additional dove hunting opportunities is now available online. http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/hunt/dove.html Remember- you must be HIP registered to hunt mourning doves and use a plugged shotgun capable of holding no more than 3 shells.  Non-toxic shot is also required when hunting doves on DNR managed l...
  • 8/13/2013 1:10:00 PM
    Ninth bear hound killed in Florence County Hunters are reminded to exercise caution during this year's bear training and hunting season after a ninth bear training hound was killed by wolves in Florence County.  Wildlife Services confirmed the depredation on August 12.  Two other hounds were killed in Lincoln County on August 10.  F...
  • 8/13/2013 11:50:00 AM
    Wisconsin’s fish consumption advice has been updated for some fish species from Lake Superior, the St. Louis River, Green Bay, the lower Fox River and the Milwaukee River. Advice also has been modified for eating fish from the Mississippi River and several northern lakes in Douglas, Monroe, Oneida, Polk, Price, Sawyer and Vilas counties. Re...
  • 8/13/2013 11:45:00 AM
    Updated on 8-12-2013: the information brief (green sheet) has been added for the following item on the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board August agenda: 3.B.1: rules related to establishing the 2013 migratory bird hunting seasons and regulations