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Wisconsin DNR seeking tips on illegal shooting of important bull elk for central herd

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking for the public’s help to gather information on the illegal killing of a bull elk in Jackson County.
DNR staff received and responded to a report of a dead elk on the morning of Tuesday, March 18. The elk was located off East Snow Creek Road and on private property north of the city of Black River Falls where department staff were conducting elk capture efforts to radio-collar and relocate a small group of elk.

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Minnesota DNR wraps up Madison Lake access project

The Minnesota DNR has completed upgrades at the Madison Lake Public Water Access, located on the east side of Madison Lake, east of the city of Mankato in Blue Earth County. The project is among the more than 40 public water access sites slated for large-scale modernization efforts thanks to the Get Out MORE (Modernize Outdoor Recreation Experiences) initiative.

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Well designed, actively managed CRP benefits pheasants and more

Smoke plumes on the horizon is evidence that its peak season for annual prescribed fire across Iowa.

Prescribed fire is the most cost-effective way to manage land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), providing ecological benefits to native plantings which in turn, benefit wildlife, and in particular, pheasants.

“Managing CRP is important in order to maintain quality habitat for pheasants, namely the brood rearing and nesting cover it provides,” said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

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How will Iowa turkey hunters follow up a record harvest from 2024?

A mild winter followed by timely spring rains has Iowa forests and woodlots leafing out ahead of spring turkey season, possibly tipping the playing field in favor of the gobblers, after a record harvest of more than 16,000 birds in 2024.
The first of Iowa’s four regular spring turkey seasons opens on April 14.

How will Iowa turkey hunters follow up a record harvest from 2024? Read More »

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