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October 3, 2023

Wisconsin DNR defends lack of population goal in wolf plan

Hunting, National News, News, Wisconsin /

Wisconsin wildlife officials defended their decision not to set a hard cap on the state’s wolf population in a new management plan in front of a Republican-controlled legislative committee saying a firm limit doesn’t reflect the complexities of wolf management.
The DNR’s Randy Johnson told the Senate’s sporting heritage committee that a lack of a hard limit gives the agency more flexibility to manage the species, allows packs to fluctuate and gives the population a better chance at maintaining wolf abundance for years to come.

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Minnesota DNR’s small-game survey shows declining hunters, fewer survey responses

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, Minnesota, National Hunting, National News, News /

The Minnesota DNR released the results of its annual small game survey on Oct. 2 that showed the number of small-game hunters in Minnesota in 2022 dropped by more than 5,700 license sales from the previous year and continued to trend below the 10-year average. 
A total of 228,143 small game licenses were sold for the 2022-23 hunting seasons. That’s compared to 233,901 small game licenses sold in 2021-22. Hunters who pursued waterfowl, grouse and pheasants had fairly similar success rates compared to the 10-year averages, according to the DNR’s small game hunter mail survey.

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Wisconsin DNR continues to investigate swan, heron shootings

Featured, National News, Nature Page & Night Sky, News, Wisconsin /

An investigation continues into the illegal shooting of three swans and a great blue heron at a state wildlife area in Shawano County.
Clark Delzer, a DNR conservation warden based in Shawano, is leading the investigation of the shootings, which were reported in late August at the Navarino Wildlife Area.
“We’re still working leads, still working on the investigation,” he told Wisconsin Outdoor News Sept. 15. “There’s not a lot that we can really disclose, as it is a pending investigation.”

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Wisconsin’s Lake Tomahawk hosts 47th World Musky Hunt

Featured, Fishing, National Fishing, News, Wisconsin /

The biggest fish caught during the 47th annual World Musky Hunt (WMH) went 47 1⁄2 inches for Kurt Brasser, but that didn’t mean Brasser made the winning team.
Nope, this year’s winning team was The Three Musky-Teers, made up of Ron Hartjes, William Wallace, and Amy Monday, with a total of 120 inches of muskellunge. Winning team members each received a trophy and a muskie rod and reel.

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Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Betsy Parker named Aldo Leopold Nature Center Executive Director

Nature Page & Night Sky, News, Wisconsin /

A former Aldo Leopold Nature Center environmental educator has been named the center’s new executive director.
Betsy Parker’s years of work at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center began in 2000, when she learned from her mentors that teaching children to connect with nature was best done by encouraging them to use their senses when observing their world.

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Unmodified crossbow permits progressing in New York

Hunting, National Hunting, New York, Opinion /

The New York State Department of Environment Conservation broke new ground late this summer when it announced that through a reasonable accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act, crossbow hunters may request to use an unmodified crossbow during the archery season.
Apparently, the applications for the permit are pouring in to DEC’s Special Permits office, although some hunters who are not computer savvy are unhappy that the entire process is now online. But that fact is that this is the likely reason that so many applicants are getting their permits within a few days, rather than the 45 days the application says it could possibly take.

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Commentary: New York missing the boat on federal marine resources funding

New York, Opinion /

In the U.S., 23 coastal states currently require a fee-based marine fishing license for recreational fishing. New York is one of three states that does not; the other two being New Jersey and Hawaii.
After years of discussion in 2009, a Marine Fishing License was established by the state legislature. It required all marine fishermen 16 years of age and older have a saltwater fishing license for a fee of $10.00. Confusion and opposition resulted in then Gov. Andrew Cuomo, convincing legislators to rescind the law in 2011. Three million dollars was returned to those New Yorkers who had purchased the license.

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