Wisconsin Letters to the Editor: Northern deer hunters tired of excuses? Let’s play bingo
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 13, 2024, edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
December 6, 2024
Female suspect receives $5K bond in tri-county poaching case from southeast Wisconsin
The adult female suspect in a widespread three-county poaching case in southeast Wisconsin left her initial appearance in Washington County Circuit Court Dec. 2 on a $5,000 signature bond with three stipulations:
• That the defendant does not attempt to obtain a hunting license;
• Does not participate in any hunting activity;
• And no firearms or weapons are permitted in her residence.
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Study shows Great Lakes wolf survival not linked to federal listing status
Researchers have found that humans account for 67% of wolf mortality, with poaching the dominant cause of wolf mortality despite the fact that wolves in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota have been mostly under some level of federal protection.
At this year’s Great Lakes Wolf Symposium at Northland College in Ashland, Wis., Alejandra Perez, a graduate student at Michigan State University’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, presented her work on how wolves in the Great Lakes Region are doing and how researchers evaluate changes in wolf survival and mortality over the years.
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Wisconsin’s statewide gun deer kill up a tad from 2023
There’s a lot less blaze orange in Wisconsin’s annual gun deer hunt, but the 553,652 license buyers were still able to bring home more venison than they did a year ago.
However, for the second straight year – the first time that’s happened in more than 40 years – the blaze orange army failed to register 100,000 whitetails on opening weekend. DNR Deer Program Specialist Jeff Pritzl said part of the reason goes to a shift in hunting pressure, with about half of the state’s deer hunters in the woods months before the November rifle season opener.
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Wisconsin’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Dec. 6, 2024
It is early and reports are light, but ice is forming. A look at the Wisconsin fishing and hunting report on Dec. 6, 2024.
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Nine new Forest Rangers graduate academy in New York
After completing six-month training academies, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is welcoming the newest class of both Forest Rangers and Environmental Conservation officers to its law enforcement ranks.
In a ceremony held Dec. 2 at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, nine new Forest Rangers graduated the academy and were set to begin careers in the DEC Division of Forest Protection.
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With today’s ice-fishing technology, accessing new areas and identifying fish locations has never been easier
Technology, in general, continues to change and evolve at a rapid pace.
These advancements not only make things easier, but arguably more enjoyable in many aspects of our lives. In the ice-fishing industry, technologies have changed immensely. Just a mere decade ago, things were dramatically different.
MN Daily Update: Make a move this muzzleloader season
Tim Lesmeister says there is one variable for muzzleloader deer
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Episode 517 – Ice and deer kill update, DNR Fisheries Chief, Tony Peterson on late deer hunting
Managing Editor Rob Drieslein kicks off the show with ice-making
