Larry Polenske

A proposal to establish a sandhill crane hunting season in Wisconsin moved a couple steps forward recently in the state Senate and Assembly.
On Jan. 6, the Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage held a public hearing on Assembly Bill 117 that would establish a sandhill crane season. Rep. Treig Pronschinske (R-Mondovi) is chairman of the committee. Rep. Paul Tittl (R-Manitowoc) is vice-chairman.

Brad Heidel, the new executive director of Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA), is excited to carry on the momentum retired WWA Executive Director Bruce Ross brought to the group during his seven-year tenure.
Heidel is a Wisconsin native.

The Greenhead Hunting Club has closed its Greenhead boat launch on the east side of the state-managed part of Horicon Marsh in Dodge County, Wis.
A temporary launch has been established by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and plans are being made for a permanent replacement. The Greenhead Hunting Club launch has been open to the public for decades going back to the 1940s. It is listed on some DNR maps and literature as a public launch, and many people assumed it was owned by the DNR.

The water at Wisconsin’s Theresa Marsh should be at normal fall level by opening day of early teal season.
Navigation in the marsh was difficult last year because the water level was kept low to accommodate repairs done to the main dike on both sides of the dam on the west side of the marsh. Those repairs are complete and there are no other projects that require keeping the water level low.