DNR Report

Lansing — More than a dozen wildland firefighters from the Michigan DNR have been sent to California, Oregon, Washington and elsewhere to battle wildfires and to gain valuable firefighting experience. A crew of three firefighters has taken a DNR fire engine to help fight the vast and still raging Carr fire in northern California, said […]

Madison, Wis. — Lake Michigan boat anglers report catching good numbers of salmon and trout this summer and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has finished its first full year of implementing a new and enhanced stocking strategy to assure strong fish populations and fishing into the future. “We’re happy to see boat anglers are

Columbus — Changes to the 2019-2020 fishing season were among the regulations proposed to the Ohio Wildlife Council at its scheduled meeting on Wednesday, July 11. Several other changes that had been presented to the council earlier this year were voted on. These changes were approved and became effective in late July. Several changes were

Madison — Wisconsin’s spring waterfowl population surveys show stable to increased numbers of breeding pairs, as well as relatively good wetland conditions that should result in increased production this year across most of the state. Taylor Finger, DNR migratory bird ecologist, said that while fewer numbers of birds were observed than last year, an increase

St. Paul — Population counts showed good results for several species of ducks that nest in Minnesota, according to the results of the annual DNR spring waterfowl surveys. “Mallard, blue-winged teal, and Canada goose counts were all improved from last year,” said Steve Cordts, DNR waterfowl specialist. “The survey is designed for mallards, and our

Superior, Wis. — Heavy rains across northwestern Wisconsin June 15-18 flooded some roads and caused washouts on some highways, roads, state parks, forests and trails. According to the National Weather Service, these areas received 7 to 12 inches of rain from Friday, June 15 into Monday, June 18. There are several Wisconsin state park properties

Bay City, Mich. — Anglers on Michigan’s Saginaw Bay caught a record number of walleye during the 2017-2018 winter months. This record is attributed to three main factors: the increase to the daily possession limit, further increases in walleye population numbers, and good ice-fishing conditions in 2018. Anglers took 123,793 walleye, the most ever measured

Madison — Hunters and trappers harvested 548 bobcats in Wisconsin, according to preliminary harvest data for the 2017-18 bobcat seasons. Preliminary data combines state and tribal harvest information; final harvest numbers should be available by mid-June. With the addition of the southern management zone, 2017 marks the fourth year of statewide bobcat harvest by hunting

Lansing — A recent regulation change gives Michigan anglers the chance to use longer nets when fishing steelhead streams this spring. Recent legislation has simplified fishing regulations for anglers, particularly those pursuing steelhead on the state’s rivers and streams in the spring. The legislation removed a net size restriction for landing the fish that has