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May 16, 2023

Gov. Evers catches biggest walleye in history of Wisconsin’s Governor’s Fishing Opener

Wisconsin’s 2023 inland fishing season “officially” opened at the 57th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Fishing Opener in the Price County town of Phillips May 6.
Anglers and local tourism officials gathered to open the new fishing season on the Phillips Chain of Lakes under cloudy skies and intermittent periods of light rain and mist.

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Minnesota’s Opener 2023 provides ample chances to “Get the net!”

Something that’s often missing from articles and videos about “take a kid fishing” is the ability to successfully net a fish for your fishing buddy. Actually, that’s a skill most how-to fishing articles overlook, but it’s absolutely crucial.
You can have the best-equipped boat with all the latest gear sitting on a dream location with fish all over the place, but if you or your fishing buddy can’t get a fish in the net on the first scoop, it could be all for naught.

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Daiwa to introduce new Ardito muskie travel rods at Indiana Muskie Classic

Along with again supporting this weekend’s 25th annual Indiana Muskie Classic organized by the Muskies, Inc. Indiana Chapter, Daiwa’s on-site crew will also showcase its soon-to-be-available Ardito Muskie travel rods during evening activities at the tournament.

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Iowa DNR confirms 96 deer, including deer in three new counties, test positive for CWD during 2022

Chronic wasting disease was confirmed in 96 deer from Iowa that were tested during the 2022 monitoring season, including deer from three new counties – Jasper, Grundy, and Lucas. With the addition of Jasper County, chronic wasting disease has again come into central Iowa.

The Iowa DNR will be hosting public meetings in Newton and in Black Hawk County in the coming months to discuss chronic wasting disease, how hunters can help with the surveillance effort and what they can do to help prevent the spread of the disease.

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Iowa spring turkey hunters far exceed last year’s harvest totals as 2023 closes

Despite a rainy cold closing weekend across much of state, Iowa’s wild turkey hunters reported a harvest of more than 14,800 birds through the mandatory registration system, an increase of nearly 3,000 versus the 2022 harvest.
Iowa’s spring turkey seasons began April 7 with the youth season and ended on May 14. Hunters purchased nearly 54,500 spring turkey tags, an increase of 2,000 licenses from 2022. 

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Ample CWD chatter at Wisconsin’s Waupaca County meeting

It wasn’t an action item on the agenda, but chronic wasting disease (CWD) generated plenty of discussion May 2 at Waupaca County’s Deer Advisory Council meeting in Manawa.
The council met to recommend deer management goals for the county’s 2023 hunting seasons to the DNR. The council’s recommendations include setting an antlerless quota of 8,550 deer, offering three Farmland Zone permits per license, making 2,500 private land and 500 public land bonus antlerless permits available, and holding a holiday hunt, which will run Dec. 24 until Jan. 1, 2024.

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