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February 17, 2023

Poor ice conditions in New York prove fatal in some instances

Poor ice conditions across New York and the entire Northeast have resulted in numerous incidents involving anglers and non-anglers alike, with some ending tragically. 
Ice anglers, snowmobilers and people simply recreating on the ice have fallen victim to submersion, and organizers of numerous winter events centered on ice, including ice fishing tournaments, have canceled their events as a result.

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Wisconsin’s 2022 deer harvest numbers presented to Natural Resources Board

Wisconsin’s 2022 deer harvest was up at least 8.8% from 2021, according to preliminary numbers released in mid-February by the Department of Natural Resources.
Jeff Pritzl, DNR deer program specialist, told the Natural Resources Board (NRB) at its
Jan. 25 meeting that last year was the third consecutive year without a bucks-only season in the northern forest counties.

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Wisconsin could switch to ‘numbered’ deer units

Wisconsin hunters may soon see a switch from managing deer by county units with no population goals to using numbered units bounded by areas of similar habitat that would have population goals. That’s the same system Wisconsin used prior to the arrival of Dr. James Kroll in 2011 and his 2014 Deer Trustee Report (DTR) that brought in county deer units and county deer advisory committees.

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