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Public comment taken until Nov. 20 on Wisconsin DNR’s turkey plan

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As turkey experts work through the next iteration of Wisconsin’s 10-year turkey plan, hunters shouldn’t expect many changes, although the group may take a look at moving the Dec. 10 application deadline.
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) normally updates management plans for game species every 10 years. The new turkey management plan will cover 2026 through 2036.

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Wisconsin DNR moves Madison office to Hill Farms

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is on the move, literally.
The DNR closed its main headquarters building in Madison, known as General Executive Facility II (GEF 2), on Webster Street in downtown Madison to the public on Sept. 30 and has been moving people and equipment to the Hill Farms State Office Building on Madison’s west side.

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Wisconsin DNR asking for $1.2 billion in next budget

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has submitted a proposed budget for the next biennium that will include a request to reauthorize the Knowles/Nelson Stewardship Program for 10 years.
The DNR told the Natural Resources Board (NRB) that, if approved by the governor and Legislature, the Knowles/Nelson Stewardship Program would be funded at $100 million a year. Details of how much money would be allowed for the program’s different funds would be determined by the next governor and Legislature.

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Wisconsin DNR reviews CWD, EHD situations as fall hunting seasons get going

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The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) received updates on the two biggest white-tailed deer health concerns – chronic wasting disease (CWD) and epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) – during a Sept. 22 briefing from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Erin Nelson, DNR herd health specialist, said the outbreak of EHD centers around southern Washington County.

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Wisconsin NRB OKs all three fisheries items on Sept. 23 docket

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The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved three rules involving fishing regulations, plus a Lake Superior scope statement, at its Sept. 23 meeting.
As was briefly described in a scope statement at the May board meeting, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposed a rule that would allow alternate walleye size and bag limits to help rehabilitate a local fishery. Kari Lee-Zimmermann, DNR fisheries and policy specialist, explained that this change allows the DNR to respond more quickly, rather than going through the normal, and slower, two-year process required to change a rule.

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Punt gun history brought to life at Wisconsin’s Waterfowl Hunters Expo

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Punt guns go boom in a very big way. Visitors to the Waterfowl Hunters Expo on Aug. 22 in Oshkosh, Wis., got to hear the big boom of a punt gun.
The huge single-shot firearm is so named because of the boat it was mounted on that market hunters, during the 1800s and early 1900s, used to sneak up on resting flocks of ducks on the water and shoot as many as they could with one shot.

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The Olympics of Wildfowl Art: Federal duck stamp judging set for Sept. 24-25

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The federal duck stamp contest: It’s called the Olympics of Wildfowl Art for a reason – and that’s because some of the nation’s best waterfowl artists submit their artwork for judging each year.
The judging of this year’s contest is set to take place Sept. 24-25 at the Ducks Unlimited national headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. Wisconsin waterfowlers don’t have to travel to Memphis to see the artwork or watch the contest. It will be streamed live by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s duck stamp office.

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Growing Vortex feels right at home in small Barneveld, Wis. community

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The fit seems just right for Vortex, a once-small Wisconsin company that has grown substantially but still feels comfortable in a small town in an outdoors-loving state.
The maker of high-quality optics is on the outskirts of Barneveld, an Iowa County town with a population of about 1,400 that sits 30 miles west of Madison. The complex is adjacent to the 1,000-acre prairie owned by the Nature Conservancy and nearby Southwest Wisconsin Grassland and Stream Conservation Area. Mickella Nofsinger, Vortex associate marketing communications manager, led a tour of writers attending the Outdoor Writers Association of America annual conference in Madison on a behind-the-scenes tour of the huge facility.

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Wisconsin Waterfowl Expo drew more families this year

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Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s (WWA) sixth annual Waterfowl Hunters’ Expo, that ran Aug. 21-22, was a big draw for families with husbands, wives, kids and their dogs roaming the grounds of the Sunnyview Expo Center.
Brad Heidel, WWA executive director, said that his wife, Karen, who helped with admissions, made the comment that she couldn’t believe how many families came through the gate. “It’s wonderful that there is so much for everyone to do here. It really is a family event,” she said.

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