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Fond du Lac County volunteers build ‘walleye wagon’ for Long Lake

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Fishing for walleyes in Fond du Lac County’s Long Lake has been a grueling effort lately, but anglers can take heart with some help on the way in the form of about 750,000 walleye fry that were stocked in the lake last week.
The fry were hatched in a new Walleyes For Tomorrow (WFT) hatchery trailer that was placed on the south end of the lake this spring. It is the first time a hatchery trailer has been used at Long Lake, which covers 423 acres in Fond du Lac and Sheboygan counties.

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Light attendance in Wisconsin’s Washington County spring hearing

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Only 26 sportsmen registered at the Washington County April 13 spring fish and game hearing. That compares to 95 attendees in 2019, the last pre-COVID in-person hearing.
After presentations from the DNR, an election was held for two positions on the Conservation Congress. Larry Wehrheim was unopposed and was re-elected to a three-year term. Tashina Peplinski was unopposed and was re-elected to a two-year term.

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Wisconsin DNR has process allowing transfer of bear ‘kill tags’

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued 15,245 bear harvest authorizations (kill tags) for the 2026 fall bear season. Some of those recipients are considering a transfer of their tag to a qualified person.
Qualified recipients include minors, defined as a person less than 18 years of age at the time of the transfer application. A tag may also be transferred to persons with a valid class A, B, C or D disability permit, a person serving on active military duty, or someone who has been awarded a Purple Heart Award.

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Sandhill crane season comes up short in Wisconsin

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The bill that would have created a sandhill crane hunting season in Wisconsin died quietly March 17 when the State Senate adjourned its last regular session without voting on the proposal.
Past votes in meetings, hearings, and a vote on the Assembly floor on bills that would have created a season (Senate Bill SB 112 and the Assembly Bill AB 117) passed on a partisan basis with Republicans in favor and Democrats against.

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Wisconsin’s sandhill crane hunt bill goes to Senate, while competing wake boat bills put on hold

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A bill to enact a Wisconsin sandhill crane season passed by voice vote in the State Assembly on
Feb. 19 and moves on to the State Senate for consideration, while two bills addressing wake boat operation died. 
It was a hectic and unpredictable day in the Assembly and Senate as a bill to create a sandhill crane season and bills regarding wake boat regulations – one favoring industry and one favoring local control – were debated and voted on.

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Wisconsin’s Hannah Stolz, sister of U.S. gold medalist Jordan Stolz, has talent of her own with taxidermy

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Hannah Stolz of the town of Wayne, Wis., in Washington County was judged to have the best mount at the 2023 National Taxidermists Association Convention held July 20-23 in Sioux falls, S.D.
The convention had 103 competitors from 25 states who entered a total of 245 mounts in the competition. Those numbers were better than the 2022 convention that had 85 competitors and 189 mounts. Stolz’s mount of a grey crowned crane, a species native to Africa, received awards for Breakthrough Best of Show, Best Bird in the Masters and North American Champion.
Stolz has practiced taxidermy for seven years. She is basically self-taught.

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Wisconsin Waterfowl Association lands $106K grant to ‘repair’ Jackson Marsh Wildlife Area

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The Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA) obtained a $106,000 grant from Fund for Lake Michigan to evaluate hydrology at Jackson Marsh in Washington County and to develop a restoration plan for habitat lost caused by high water levels on the property.
Fund for Lake Michigan was established in 2008 to resolve a conflict concerning the Oak Creek Power Plant and Elm Road Generating Station. The agreement from that dispute provides $4 million annually from 2011 through 2035 to fund water quality projects.

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Changing Wisconsin’s Oct. 31 sturgeon spearing tag deadline could increase the cost of license

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Moving the Oct. 31 Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing license deadline closer to the February season date could end up increasing the cost of the $20 tag by three, four or even five times.
Sturgeon enthusiasts have questioned the need for the early purchase deadline on-and-off over the years, with the topic coming up again recently by readers of this newspaper.

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Sandhill crane bill narrowly clears Wisconsin Senate hearing

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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.

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