Your Daily Wisconsin Outdoor News Update – Nov. 28, 2019
An alert for fall hunters.
An alert for fall hunters.
Zebra mussels crop up in popular fishery.
Season Dates Dec. 5: Second firearms deer season opens (tentative) Dec. 8: Second firearms deer season closes (tentative) Banquets/Fundraisers Jan. 18, 2020: Illinois Wabash Valley WTU Banquet, 4 p.m., Stoney Ridge Event Center, Robinson. For more info call Kyle Bailey, 618-562-0407. Jan. 18, 2020: Bureau Creek Gobblers, 5 p.m., Cider Mill Banquet Room, Princeton. For
Northwest Zone – Captain Laura Petreikis In Carroll County, CPOs Palumbo and Hoftender, along with CPOT Kiprono, conducted a waterfowl enforcement detail. Several boat blinds were checked, and multiple citations and written warnings were issued for waterfowl and boating violations. Two federal referrals were also submitted to US Fish and Wildlife Refuge officers for two
Season Dates Nov. 29: Fall turkey season closes (Suffolk County) Nov. 30: Fisher and marten trapping season closes (portions of Northern Zone) Nov. 30: Muskellunge season closes Nov. 30: Bass season closes (statewide, general regulations) Nov. 30: Striped bass season closes (north of George Washington Bridge) Nov. 30: Hickory shad season closes Nov. 30: Canada
(Editor’s note: A criminal charge is merely an allegation that a defendant has committed a violation of the criminal law, and it is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the state of New York’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable
NORTHERN REGION Spooner Team Wardens Chris Spaight and Dustin Gabrielson, both of Burnett County, investigated a report of an illegally harvested turkey in October. They determined the suspect bought his license after he harvested the turkey. The hunter had also not registered the turkey, as required, and then did so after he was contacted by
Banquets/Fundraisers Nov. 30: WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., All Star Lanes Banquet Hall, La Crosse. For more info call Jim Wiltinger, 608-689-2234. Dec. 5: Waukesha WWA Banquet, Delafield Brew House, Delafield. For more info call Don Patzfahl, 262-719-0235. Dec. 14: Wisconsin South WTU Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Voyager Inn & Conference Center, Reedsburg. For more info call
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) checked hunters on the final weekend of the deer season. Violations for the week included failure to register deer, illegal purchase of venison, driving while intoxicated, and a buck overlimit. CO Eric Benjamin (Warroad) reports multiple trespass complaints were handled during the past week. In case