Important Timely News
Retired Rick
Mar 27, 2023
FISH AND WILDLIFE SPRING HEARINGS HAPPENING VIRTUALLY APRIL 10-13
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invite the public to get involved in April during the annual spring hearing public input opportunity.
The WCC/DNR Spring Hearings focus on natural resource-related questions and proposed rule changes. They will again be held in a virtual format, as they have been since 2020. This years online questionnaire will be open from April 10 at noon through April 13 at noon via the Wisconsin Conservation Congress Spring Hearing webpage.
New this year will be open houses in each county to allow the public to ask questions and learn about resource management in their neck of the woods. Open houses will be held from April 3 through April 6. More details will be made available on the DNR's Events Calendar and Spring Hearing webpage as soon as details are finalized.
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Retired Rick
Mar 17, 2023
APPLY FOR THE 2023 ELK SEASON APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MAY 31
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters that the application period for the 2023 elk hunt is open until May 31.
Once widespread across North America, elk were eliminated from Wisconsin in the 1880s. Thanks to the support of many partners and the backing of Wisconsinites, the herd is back.
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Retired Rick
Mar 16, 2023
DNR ASKS PUBLIC FOR HELP WITH FROG AND TOAD CALLING SURVEYS
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks the public to participate in the annual Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey to help document frog and toad breeding calls throughout the state this spring and summer.
The Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey was formally launched in 1984 amid concerns about declining populations of several species of frogs. Since then, citizen scientists have helped DNR conservation biologists better define the distribution, status and population trends of all 12 frog and toad species in Wisconsin.
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Retired Rick
Mar 16, 2023
Bonus Harvest Authorizations For Spring Turkey Season Available Beginning March 20
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will begin selling 2023 bonus spring turkey harvest authorizations on Monday, March 20, with a designated sale date for each zone.
Previously known as leftover permits, bonus harvest authorizations are available for purchase through the DNR's online license portal at GoWild.Wi.Gov or at all license agents. Sales begin at 10 a.m. and run through midnight each day.
Hunters who want additional harvest authorizations or who missed the spring turkey drawing deadline last December can purchase bonus authorizations beginning March 20.
Hunters are encouraged to check the turkey zone map and the spring turkey bonus harvest authorization availability to see if harvest authorizations are available for the period and turkey zone they wish to hunt.
Bonus harvest authorizations are $10 for residents and $15 for non-residents. Both residents and non-residents will have equal opportunities for purchase. Hunters can purchase bonus authorizations at a rate of one per day until the zone and time period are sold out or until the season closes. Bonus harvest authorization purchases will not affect preference point status for future spring drawings.
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Retired Rick
Mar 16, 2023
CELEBRATE SPRING WITH THE LATEST ISSUE OF WISCONSIN NATURAL RESOURCES MAGAZINE
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Spring issue of Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine is now available in print and online.
The latest issue features a variety of stories to help everyone settle into a spring state of mind, including a deep dig into the importance of mud, tips for planning the perfect picnic and the sweet magic behind tapping maple syrup.
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Retired Rick
Mar 16, 2023
Hello,
Sad news regarding Dave Misterek's family. I am attaching a link to newspaper link saying his wife Christine had battled with pancreatic cancer for some time.
Dave Misterek Obituary
I will send a sympathy card from our retiree group.
Peggy Beaumier
Retired Rick
Mar 3, 2023
DNR SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT ON FALL MIGRATORY GAME BIRD HUNTING SEASON PROPOSALS
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the proposed 2023-2025 migratory game bird seasons. The proposal is open to public comment until March 10, 2023.
Highlights from the proposed season structure include:
60-day restrictive scaup bag limit that allows harvest of 2 scaup for 45 days and 1 scaup for 15 days.
Increased Canada goose bag limit to 5/day during South Zone Holiday Hunt.
Shift in Canada goose zone opening dates to provide more opportunity and consistency.
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Retired Rick
Feb 24, 2023
LAST CALL FOR COMMENTS: DNR SEEKING INPUT ON PROPOSED WOLF MANAGEMENT PLAN THROUGH FEB. 28
MADISON, Wis. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to provide input on the proposed Wolf Management Plan before the public review and comment period comes to an end on Feb. 28.
The proposed plan was developed in consideration of many factors, including public input, consultations with Wisconsin's tribal nations, scientific literature reviews, a study on current public attitudes towards wolves and potential outcomes of various management decisions.
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Retired Rick
Feb 15, 2023
WISCONSINITES INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN WI CONSERVATION CONGRESS RESOLUTION PROCESS
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) invites all Wisconsinites to take part in its annual spring hearing process.
The WCC is an independent organization of citizens that advises the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on how to responsibly manage Wisconsins natural resources.
Each year citizens have an opportunity to submit ideas as resolutions to the WCC. In mid-January, the WCC District Leadership Council agreed to support the annual Spring Hearings Resolution process via an online process.
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Retired Rick
Feb 14, 2023
Chronic wasting disease may transmit to humans.
The spread of chronic wasting disease in deer, elk and moose is rapidly increasing. Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a highly infectious and fatal neurological disease thats spreading through North American herds of elk, moose, mule and white-tailed deer, may be more transmissible to humans than previously thought.
Researchers in the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) have published a paper in Acta Neuropathologica that shows there is a risk of zoonotic transmission of the prion disease.
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