Waterfowl Hunting Wisconsin
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4/17/2017 12:05:00 PMMADISON - Migratory game bird hunters in Wisconsin will have seasons for duck, geese, dove, woodcock and other migratory game birds that are nearly identical to the structure seen in 2016 under a rule approved by the state Natural Resources Board at its April 12, 2017 meeting in Madison.Seasons for duck, geese, dove, woodcock and other migratory ...
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4/5/2017 6:00:00 PMAs a Franklin Physical Education teacher for 32 years, I taught a lot of archery classes. Teaching 175 students a day, I was constantly dealing with a few students who had the potential to be unsafe. One day around 1990, during the same time as an archery class, the high school marching band was practicing on the football field. Our archery range w...
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3/28/2017 10:10:00 AMI have mentioned that I have been on hunting trips ranging from great to poor. The reader should be able to establish where this hunt fits into that great/poor spectrum. My son Nate and I wanted to extend our 2013 waterfowl hunting season so we researched spring, Snow Geese, guided hunts near the Yankton, South Dakota area. I had heard from several...
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3/22/2017 3:40:00 PMIn 1980, Iowa was king of the pheasant hunting world harvesting nearly 1.4 million pheasants. After researching 1980, I was wondering when pheasants were at their peak. I found that 1945 South Dakota had the highest harvest year on record with 7.5 million pheasants in the bag. This happened, after the conclusion of World War II wi...
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3/13/2017 2:20:00 PMThis column will be a little different than most as it is my satire on: “I haven’t shot ducks that well!” There, I’ve said it. I admit it: “And geese are bigger and probably slower than ducks and I’ve missed more than my share of those too.” Pheasant, now there’s a bird, I can shoot at ...
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3/7/2017 4:25:00 PMIn the next few weeks, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will finalize the annual federal waterfowl structure under which states within the Mississippi Flyway may establish waterfowl hunting seasons. These federal season proposals will be the subject of a series of public meetings throughout Wisconsin in mid-March. The 2017 migratory bird se...
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2/28/2017 10:05:00 PMLast week, I was driving east at a good pace on Walworth County’s Highway J, when suddenly a large hen turkey came out of nowhere and landed in front of my Ford 150. I had oncoming traffic on my left and I didn’t want to risk driving right into the ditch with many mature trees growing nearby, so hitting the turkey was my only alte...
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2/23/2017 7:50:00 PM135,307 permits issued for 2017 spring turkey hunt - remaining permits available beginning March 20 The 2017 spring turkey permit drawing has ended and 135,307 successful applicants will receive spring wild turkey permits. A total of 240,768 permits have been made available for the spring 2017 turkey season - remaining permits w...
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2/17/2017 10:15:00 AMComplete DNR Outdoor Report (Reports from conservation wardens, wildlife and fisheries staff and property managers from around the state) Warm weather returns putting winter back on its heals; ice anglers urged to remove shacks from lakes Warm weather has swung back around, putting winter back on its heels and bringing changes to the o...
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2/17/2017 10:05:00 AMIn the field, there were two times that by definition, I might not have been lost, but I sure didn’t know where I was. Please remember these occurred during the days before my flip phone could aid me with directions. In 2007, for the first time, my chocolate lab Hershey and I were hunting in the 1,160 acre Allenton Marsh Wildlife Area....
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2/17/2017 9:35:00 AMHORICON, Wis. -- Head to Horicon Marsh Saturday, March 4 for a Nest BoxSeminar and learn more about how to attract birds to your yard with nestboxes.[Wodd duck]Wood duck "jump day" is quite the event - head to Horicon March 4 and learnall you need to know about nest boxes.Photo Credit: Jeff BahlsActivities will be held at the Horicon Mars...
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2/13/2017 9:40:00 PMPreviously, I have written about some fond memories that I have regarding my father introducing me to hunting. He always tried to make my hunting experiences into positive adventures as I recall him constantly positioning me for the best shot. He was proud but silent, when I did harvest a squirrel or a pheasant. However, our relationship was not a...
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1/27/2017 10:15:00 AMFor most of my life, I have been fortunate that I have lived with dogs. Some of my earliest memories consist of me playing with Bassett Hound puppies in our kennel. I remember cuddling with our old Bassett, Daisy Lazy Mae, and then attempting to pull her in my wagon. When she was not in the kennel, I was instructed to always keep an eye...
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1/16/2017 1:35:00 PMDuring the summer of 2016, I reunited with seven of my college fraternity brothers that I haven’t seen or talked to since 1973. None of them were hunters and I tried to explain to them my love of the outdoors, our five Labradors and specifically game bird hunting. It was difficult for these golfing suburban Chicago men to relate to my p...
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1/8/2017 3:10:00 PMSome hunting trips are planned in great depth and some are off the cuff. Our worst hunting trip of our lives was a deeply researched and well planned 2014, spring, South Dakota, Snow Goose hunt. So one never knows how a hunt will turn out…it is called hunting! The year was 1965, when my dad enjoyed hanging around with his cronies at the Hal...
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1/8/2017 3:05:00 PM30th annual Bald Eagle Watching Days takes flight January 13-14 in Sauk PrairieMADISON - Bald eagle watching events take flight in January in several Wisconsin communities and continue into March, allowing people ample opportunities to watch eagles at their wintering sites and enjoy live raptor shows and other activities showcasing the ra...
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12/30/2016 10:30:00 AMDuring the 1950’s and 1960’s in Franklin, Wisconsin, growing up next to a river, made this young boy’s life just a whole lot better. Today, by definition, technically, it should be labeled a stream. The other boys in the neighborhood and I never called it a river or a stream. To us, it was the creek. Now, that word might loo...
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12/14/2016 9:00:00 AMI’m not looking for sympathy, but I wish to share my battles with Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML). Hopefully, I will present a unique perspective as an outdoorsman and a cancer battler. I was diagnosed in early 2013 with this rare form of Leukemia and with it came an average life expectancy of 34 months. For over three years, to...
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12/6/2016 4:35:00 PMDeadline to apply for black bear and spring wild turkey permits is Dec. 10MADISON -Wild turkey and black bear hunters have until Dec. 10 to submit an application for 2017 hunting season permits. - Read Full Article Upcoming four-day antlerless and holiday hunts give hunters an additional opportunity to enjoy the outdoorsMADISON...
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12/5/2016 12:00:00 PMI have been an outdoorsman for nearly all 65 years of my life, but I also was an athlete in high school (1969) and college (1973). Then my career started as a physical education teacher and coach and that continued until my retirement in 2006. So I believe I am safe to say I have/had that jock mentality. Now that is not necessarily a good trait. Be...
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11/30/2016 12:00:00 PMNear a wetland in the Kramer/Bottineau area of North Dakota, is where my most entertaining (for me) pheasant hunting anecdote took place. We were there for a five day duck hunt, but we did a little pheasant hunting on the side. This brief storyline, when I get to it, I have repeated it numerous times. It brings a smile to my face each a...
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11/16/2016 10:40:00 AMAfter too long of a drive, my son Nate and I found our destination and entered our Arkansas waterfowl hunting lodge. In front of the dimly lit fireplace, we encountered two, colorful, guitar playing old guys (my age), that very well could have been folk singers from the 1963-64 Hootenanny TV show. One player stopped his picking, and almost im...
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11/16/2016 10:30:00 AMComplete DNR Outdoor Report (Reports from conservation wardens, wildlife and fisheries staff and property managers from around the state) Unseasonably warm weather continues for outdoor recreation; white-tail deer rut continuing strong Most of the state has enjoyed beautiful weather over the past week and weekend. With no rain, sunny s...
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11/10/2016 12:05:00 PMDeep in thought, I was attempting to tally the number of times I have guided for pheasant hunters. After those extensive calculations, (not really) I estimated the number of my guided hunts to be in the 400’s. I have come up with a few memories that stand out, because …….well, you be the judge. Since 2009, I have be...