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Wisconsin’s sturgeon spearing opener severely hampered by weather

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Unseasonable warm weather, rain, and high winds combined to create the worst ice conditions in memory for the sturgeon spearing season that opened Feb. 10 on Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes Poygan, Winneconne, and Butte des Morts.
DNR Warden Supervisor Christopher Shea said the spearing effort on opening weekend was around 10% to 15% of that in a normal season.

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Retired Wisconsin wardens want hunter education in-person field day, stress its importance

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An award-winning hunter safety instructor in Wisconsin is frustrated a bill that requires young persons to attend an in-person field day as a requirement for passing an online hunter education course is stalled in the state Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage.

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Wisconsin’s Waukesha, Washington county buck kills down 6% from ’22, but up from five-year average

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Hunters in Wisconsin’s Waukesha and Washington counties fared better then those in many other counties when it came to shooting bucks during the 2023 gun deer season, but the antlerless kill dropped dramatically from 2022 and the five-year average (2018-22).
The buck kill in the two counties dropped around 6% from 2022, but was up compared to the five-year average. The Waukesha County buck kill was up 6.1% over the five-year average; Washington County up 7.5%.

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Wisconsin DNR’s Deer Program Specialist says aging deer hunter scene concerning

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Orange is still the color linked to the gun deer season, but gray is solidly in second place. Gray, as in beards and hair color of aging hunters.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Deer Program Specialist Jeff Pritzl said the agency started collecting data on deer hunter ages in 2005. At that time, 43 was the year-of-age with the greatest number of hunters. Last year it was 60. He said in five years the year-of-age with the greatest number of hunters will likely be 65.
“This is not unique to Wisconsin,” Pritzl said. “Especially the eastern whitetail states. This is just showing the baby boomer generation washing ashore.”

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Outdoor News Contributing Editor Dan Small part of Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame’s 2024 class

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Radio show host, former TV show host, writer, and Wisconsin Outdoor News Contributing Editor Dan Small has been selected for induction into the 2024 class of the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward, Wis.
Small is one of six nationally known anglers who will move into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame in 2024. The five other inductees are Albert Gagliarducci of Massachusetts, Tim Huffman of Arkansas, Jerry Martin of Illinois, Bill Murphy of California and Roger Stegall of Mississippi.

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More water, cattail ‘burn’ on deck ahead of duck season at Theresa Marsh in Wisconsin

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Theresa Marsh will look a little different to waterfowl hunters this fall. The water level will be higher than the last four years and, if things go as planned, cattails in two areas will be burned before the regular duck season opens.
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Biologist Steffen Peterson is the property manager for Theresa Marsh Wildlife Area that covers 5,990 acres in northwest Washington and southeast Dodge counties. He said water levels were drawn down the last four years in April to encourage the growth of vegetation favorable for waterfowl.

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Doves, teal, goose openers on Sept. 1 in Wisconsin: What can hunters expect this year?

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It’s time to get the shotguns oiled, decoys dusted off and shell vests filled. Three of Wisconsin’s earliest fall hunting seasons open Sept. 1 for early goose, early teal, and mourning doves.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Migratory Game Bird Ecologist Taylor Finger said Wisconsin had excellent nesting conditions going into spring, but the brood rearing period for ducks and geese was unusually dry.
“I do believe that it may have had an impact on species like teal, mallards and wood ducks,” Finger said.

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Public participation needed to help track Wisconsin game birds via new phone app

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The Wisconsin DNR is asking for more citizens’ eyes on the roads in August to help with game bird brood surveys.
DNR Assistant Turkey and Pheasant Ecologist Alissa Kakatsch said monitoring game bird reproduction success is an important part of the DNR’s game bird management program. Last year, the DNR launched a free phone app, Survey123, that allows the public to record and submit observations of broods of turkeys, ruffed grouse, pheasants, and gray partridge during the month of August.

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