MADISON, Wis. — Wildlife experts say the number of bobcats is growing in Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that state DNR officials gave the department’s board a bobcat update Wednesday. Nathan Roberts is a furbearer research scientist with the department. He says the secretive felines are hard to observe …
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Outdoor Report for September 14, 2017
Published September 14, 2017 by the Central Office View current conditions for Wisconsin State Parks, Trails and ForestsCheck out the Wisconsin Department of Tourism (exit DNR). For current statewide information on statewide fall color, log onto the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s
Read More »September 23 Proclaimed Hunting & Fishing Day in Wisconsin – Weekly News
Contact(s): Jim Dick, DNR spokesperson, 608-267-2773 Public can share adventures on Wisconsin DNR Twitter and Facebook! MADISON – Gov. Scott Walker has declared Saturday September 23 as Hunting and Fishing Day in Wisconsin to coincide with National Hunting and Fishing Day across the country. Click on image for PDF This …
Read More »Wisconsin Outdoor News’ Kristen Monroe talks bait at World Match Fishing Tournament (video)
While competing at the World Match Fishing Tournament in Hungary last month, Wisconsin Outdoor News’ Kristen Monroe mixed up a batch of bait each day, a concoction that included “jokers.” What are “jokers?” Check out the above video for more on that and the tournament. Source link
Read More »Bluegrass Bow Buck Carries Plenty of Bone
In the span of just 60 minutes, the buck had aged considerably. Hunched over, it swayed on the edge of a small creek in Campbell County, Kentucky, oblivious to the two hunters pursuing it. Hoisting her Mathews Mission compound, Christy Allender was intent on ending the hunt. Her father Barry …
Read More »Reading Wisconsin deer registration online
Online viewing of deer registrations is back for another year. Kevin Wallenfang, DNR big game ecologist for bear, deer and elk, said the system will be structured exactly like it was last year. By clicking here, hunters can find out how many deer have been registered in each management unit within …
Read More »Outdoor Report for September 21, 2017
Published September 21, 2017 by the Central Office View current conditions for Wisconsin State Parks, Trails and ForestsCheck out the Wisconsin Department of Tourism (exit DNR). For current statewide information on statewide fall color, log onto the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s
Read More »New Wisconsin state budget eliminates carcass tags for deer and turkeys, registration of Canada geese
Motorists may now pick up road-killed turkeys with DNR authorization. Gov. Scott Walker’s Thursday, Sept. 21 signing of the state budget includes a number of changes for the DNR and Wisconsin sportsmen, with the perhaps the most noticeable change to sportsmen being the new tagging requirement, or lack thereof, for …
Read More »Madison’s man generosity to father-son hunters earns 2016 Wisconsin DNR Ethical Hunter Award – Weekly News
Contact(s): April Dombrowski, 608-852-9456 or Joanne Haas, 608-209-8147 MIDDLETON, Wis. — A Madison man who gave up a favorite hunting spot to a stranger who unknowingly scouted the same location for an opening day of the nine-day gun hunt with his 9-year-old son was honored recently with the 2016Wisconsin Department …
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