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Madison A “one-buck-per-hunter” idea and possible new walleye size limits on the Wisconsin River highlight some of the statewide fish and wildlife issues that will be on the table on Monday, April 9 when the annual spring hearings convene. Each year on the second Monday in April, the DNR and Conservation Congress pull together proposed […]

May 28: Winchester Gun Club Wis. Pro Gun Benefit Shoot. For more info call 262-835-1112. Upcoming Events at the Mosquito Hill Nature Center. For more info call Mary Swifka at 920-779-6433. March 31: Green Bay Area Great Lakes Sport Fishermen will sponsor the 14th annual Fishing Special Olympics at the Green Bay National Guard armory

St. Paul The Minnesota DNR has delivered the state’s wolf management plan to Bill Hartwig, regional director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The federal agency will now decide whether the management outlined by the plan will ensure the long-term survival of wolves in Minnesota. The Minnesota wolf management plan, based on a wolf

April 6: “Walleye” By Terry Tuma Apr. 10: “Bass” By Roger Rucci Apr. 11: “Fish Locators” By Bill Diedrich Apr. 12: “River Fishing” By Scott Petersen Apr. 16: “Fly Fishing” By Gregg Thome Apr. 17: “Underwater Cameras” By Gary Gray Apr. 18: “Trolling Walleye Waters” By Sam Anderson Apr. 19: “Panfish” By Terry Tuma Apr.

March 31: RMEF Waupaca Chapter Banquet at 5 p.m. at Hahn-a-Lulu Resort, Fremont. For more info contact Denny Wandtke at 920-244-7971. March 31: North Branch Gobblers’ 13th Annual Banquet will be held at the Summit House. Tickets $60/person or $100/couple. Contact Dave or Becky Knull at 524-4798 for more info. April 2: Whitetails Unlimited Leathercamp

April 7: Kids’ Fishing Clinics. Call Cheryl Peterson at 414-263-8662 for more info. April 10 – May 8: Boating Skills and Seamanship Course offered by the US Coast Guard Auxiliary of Madison at the Maple Bluff Village Hall, 18 Oxford Place, Madison from 7-9 p.m. For more infor or to register call 608-798-4269.

Correspondent New Auburn, Wis. When Russ Jones saw a buck slipping through the tag alders on opening day of the 2000 gun deer season, he knew it was big. He just didn’t know how big. The 28-pointer could just be Wisconsin’s sixth largest non-typical buck ever. It was scored at 233 5/8 points at the

“We needed a big harvest,” said Bill Mytton, DNR deer ecologist. “We set the conditions for one by extending the gun and archery seasons and issuing free antlerless permits with each license sold.” Despite the high harvest, Wisconsin DNR biologists aren’t backing off the throttle much for 2001. In late February, wildlife officials announced that