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September 13, 2024

Brandon Smith named Wisconsin DNR’s 2023 Game Warden of the Year

Fishing, Hunting, National News, News, Wisconsin /

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Warden Brandon Smith was recognized as the Wisconsin DNR 2023 Conservation Warden of the Year.
Smith, a member of the DNR’s Racine/Kenosha warden team in the DNR’s Southeast Region, joined the DNR in 2006 and became a game warden in 2013. He was presented the Haskell Noyes Warden of the Year Award at a banquet  in September, attended by colleagues, past recipients, and the Noyes family.

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State Roundup: Wisconsin deer hunting begins, and more news on wolf delisting

Featured, Hunting, National Hunting, Opinion, Wisconsin /

Good luck to all archery deer hunters as that season gets underway in Wisconsin. As of the deadline for this issue, Sept. 12, my thermometer read 80 degrees. That doesn’t sound like bowhunting weather, but, hey, at least we’re not bracing for a blizzard.
I’m not even going to look at the thermometer the morning of Saturday, Sept. 14. I’m just going hunting.

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Sandhill crane group in Wisconsin seeks crop damage solutions

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

A review of crop damage reimbursement rules related to sandhill cranes in Wisconsin revealed that payments may not be made to farmers unless there is a sandhill crane season.
That’s the word received by members of the Legislative Council Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes during their second meeting held Sept. 4 in Madison. That meeting focused on crop damage done by sandhill cranes. About 180 sandhill crane crop damage complaints are received by Hirchert’s USDA Wildlife Services Wisconsin office every year.

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How will mild winter impact Wisconsin’s deer season as bowhunting opens Saturday?

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Archery deer hunters should see more deer in the woods this fall compared to 2023, but those sightings won’t necessarily translate into a higher buck kill in 2024.
That likely won’t happen until the 2025 bow season, when this year’s buck fawns start sporting antlers. That’s the word from Jeff Pritzl, the DNR’s deer program leader, during a media briefing held virtually last week.
So, will the 2024 bow and crossbow deer kill top the 2023 harvest that followed a severe winter and one of the craziest acorn drops ever?

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Steve Pollick: Amendment to wild hog bill in Ohio should allow some hunting

Featured, Hunting, Ohio, Opinion /

Ohio hunters would lose their opportunity to shoot “Hogzilla” under legislation that has passed the Ohio House of Representatives and which awaits action in the Senate when sessions resume this fall. Maybe that’s OK.
The legislation, House Bill 503, drops the hammer on feral swine or wild boar in Ohio, and it whistled through the House 89-0 – this in a statehouse that cannot agree on lunch. That alone can raise eyebrows in wondering what’s up with that.

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Mike Schoonveld: Some foreign fishing companies dodging excise taxes

4 Comments / Discussions, Featured, Fishing, Michigan, National Fishing /

Ask an angler the question, “Who pays for fisheries programs?” and he’s likely to say, “I do.” If you follow-up this question, asking “How do you pay?” The answer will be, “I buy a fishing license.”
He would be right, to a degree. The Michigan DNR sells well over a million fishing licenses each year, collecting almost $30 million this year. That’s a lot of money dedicated to fish management, surveys, stocking, and plenty of other “fishy” things.

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Commentary: Is it time to tweak the Ohio muzzleloader hunt?

Featured, Hunting, National Hunting, Ohio, Opinion /

Is it time for Ohio to consider an amendment to the muzzleloader season? Current muzzleloaders are hardly primitive, just narrowed down to one shot. What is the difference in weaponry other than the lack of a cartridge and the difficulty and expense of loading it?
It has been a few years since I have used a modern muzzleloading rifle to participate in the four-day season of early January. When I started, the first season occurred in the mid-70s, late October I believe. It was called primitive weapons season.

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