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3/6/2013 1:05:00 PMEDITOR'S ADVISORY: This news release was previously issued to agricultural media. MADISON – The bumper crop of smallmouth bass produced in southwestern Wisconsin in 2012 is one more reason for farmers to keep up their good work in carefully spreading manure on fields so that it doesn’t run off into streams and kill fish, state water re...
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3/6/2013 12:50:00 PMMADISON – Remaining permits for the 2013 spring turkey hunting season will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis starting Monday, March 18. Designated zones will be sold each day, starting at 10 a.m. and continue through midnight or until all permits for that zone or time period are sold out. In total, 234,130 permits were available fo...
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3/6/2013 12:20:00 PMHunters need park-specific permit to hunt those parks; other parks are open to any hunters. MADISON – Turkey hunters interested in hunting in a Wisconsin state park during the 2013 Wisconsin spring turkey hunting season should note that the 16 state parks that were open to spring turkey hunting prior to 2013 are still designated as special t...
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3/6/2013 12:10:00 PMMADISON - Though the 2013 deer hunting season is months away, planning is underway with statewide Deer Hunter Forums being held by Department of Natural Resources during the last two weeks of March. The department has scheduled 34 meetings seeking public input representing all counties in the state. This is the first formal opportunity of the year...
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3/6/2013 11:40:00 AMOn Wisconsin Outdoors brings you weekly reports from the Department of Natural Resources.
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3/6/2013 10:40:00 AMThe DNR invites you to join an online chat this Thursday at noon to talk about implementation of the Deer Trustee Report. To participate, visit the DNR home page, dnr.wi.gov, and look for the advertisement to enter the chat, or search the phrase "ask the experts". The report contains 62 recommendations assembled by Dr. James Kroll, along with Drs....
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3/4/2013 11:35:00 AMExploring Streams: Stream Monitoring Curriculum Guide for Middle and High School Teachers and Students. Hands-on learning about streams within and outside the classroom. Streams are dynamic places to study! Middle and high school students will learn about at least six aspects of stream health when educators guide them through this Water Action Volu...
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3/4/2013 11:20:00 AMMarch 3, 2013 By: Bureau of Law Enforcement Stolen deer recovered, UTV fatality & a fishing clinic with an on-the-lake lunch among recent cases Calumet, Winnebago, Dodge, Fond du Lac and Outagamie counties Warden Ben Nadolski of Waupun took two students ice fishing on Little Green Lake as part of the Ripon High School Outdoors Club ice fish...
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3/4/2013 11:15:00 AMMarch 3, 2013 By: Joanne M. Haas/Bureau of Law Enforcement Warden: Weekend snowmobiler accidents in Iron, Rock counties DNR Conservation Warden and Snowmobile Safety Administrator Gary Eddy today reports two snowmobiler fatalities in Wisconsin this weekend – one in Iron County and the other in Rock County. Warden Eddy says both tragic eve...
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3/4/2013 10:30:00 AMNEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has released a major new report documenting the importance of hunting activities to the Wisconsin economy. NSSF is the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry. The report, Hunting in America: An Economic Force for Conservation, provides ...
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3/1/2013 10:00:00 AMThe 2012 Wisconsin Wolf Report is now available by visiting here
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2/28/2013 9:55:00 AMMADISON -- The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has appointed five members to the new Sporting Heritage Council, the first of its kind to advise Gov. Scott Walker, the Natural Resources Board and state legislature on fishing, hunting and trapping issues. The council, established by 2011 Wis. Act 168, will largely focus on recruitment, retention a...
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2/27/2013 2:35:00 PM
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2/26/2013 12:10:00 PMSturgeon guard volunteers Each spring, hundreds of volunteers have an opportunity to guard sturgeon at their spawning sites on the Wolf River and protect the fish from poaching. When the sturgeon are spawning along the rocky shorline of the Wolf River, they are fairly oblivious to nearby human activity and are very susceptible to illegal harvest. ...
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2/26/2013 11:45:00 AMFebruary 25, 2013 NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation's Shooting Sports Summit, set for June 10-12 in Springfield, Mass., has been postponed to June 9-11, 2014. "We have postponed the Shooting Sports Summit so we can fully focus our resources on the legislative and regulatory challenges our industry is facing," said Chris ...
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2/26/2013 11:30:00 AMFebruary 25, 2013 NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The employees and management of three Connecticut-based companies in the firearms industry speak out about their jobs and their combined economic impact on the state in a video released today by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry. Rel...
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2/26/2013 9:30:00 AMDear Fellow Patriot, WGO is facing dozens of battles in the Wisconsin legislature and congress this year, so we need to increase the size of our pro-gun army. To do that, we're giving away a free AR-15 rifle and accessories (package includes rifle, scope, sling, tactical light and carrying case) valued at an estimated $2400. The drawing for th...
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2/25/2013 4:50:00 PMNortheast Wisconsin Sport Fishin’ Show Moves to Players Choice in Appleton APPLETON –OUTDOORLIFE recently ranked Appleton, Wisconsin #1 in their annual feature “Best Towns For Sportsmen.” Coincidently, Northeast Wisconsin Sport Fishin’ Show is moving to Players Choice of the Fox Cities, located in Appleton. The...
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2/25/2013 2:50:00 PMThe 2013 sturgeon spear fishery on the Winnebago System is officially over, with very similar results to the 2012 fishery. A total of 12 fish (0 juvenile females, 7 adult females, and 5 males) were harvested from Lake Winnebago today. There were a total of 306 fish (30 juvenile females, 131 adult females, and 145 males) harvested from L...
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2/25/2013 2:35:00 PMThe 2013 sturgeon spearing season is really starting to wind down, only 3 more days left for spearers to pursue that fish of a lifetime! That is until next February when it all starts over again, but that is a long ways off. Harvest picked up slightly today, with a total of 14 fish (2 juvenile females, 6 adult females, and 6 mal...
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2/25/2013 2:15:00 PMFebruary 21, 2013 By: Joanne M. Haas/Bureau of Law Enforcement Snowmobiler deaths higher than 2012; Season-ending ice conditions pose risks There have been 14 fatalities among snowmobilers statewide this winter – a total Wisconsin’s snowmobile safety administrator says is 14 too many. “We’d like to work together, concent...
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2/25/2013 11:25:00 AMThe recently completed NAFA auction in Toronto Feb 21-23 saw some dramatic price increases in wild fur pelts. This reflects a combination of reduced animal populations due to the summer drought, cold winter weather and promotion of fur garments in China. Some articles like raccoon, muskrat and red foxes almost doubled in price. Even less desirable ...
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2/22/2013 9:00:00 AMNEWTOWN, Conn. -- In an extended interview with the PBS Frontline program, Steve Sanetti, president and CEO of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, emphatically says that the nation's firearms owners and firearms industry are not responsible for the criminal misuse of firearms and, consequently, should not be subjected to the severe restricti...
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2/22/2013 8:40:00 AMFebruary 21, 2013 Eric Lobner, DNR Deer Trustee Report Coordinator, 608-235-0860 MADISON - The public is invited to play an active role in the implementation of Wisconsin’s Deer Trustee Report through direct participation in a series of meetings hosted by the Department of Natural Resources, starting March 9, in Stevens Point. The meeting ...
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2/20/2013 12:20:00 PMFebruary 20, 2013 By: Bureau of Law Enforcement Warden cases from Clark, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Trempealeau and Jackson counties Clark County Warden Adam Hanna of Neillsville collected a red-phase screech owl, a barred owl, and a red-tailed hawk that were killed on Clark County roads in January. These raptors were transferred to a local educator...