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Wisconsin Natural Resources Board accepts new elk plan

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Wisconsin has a new elk management plan that calls for new elk hunting regulations that could go into effect in 2025 with a new single season, new elk zones, and ag damage abatement plans.
The Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved the new 2024-34 plan at its Aug. 14 meeting, then approved new hunting regulations with a season from the Saturday nearest Oct. 15 through the Sunday nearest Dec. 15. The new plan also calls for issuing specific permits in 14 new units.

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Habitat-based deer management units in northern Wisconsin are one step closer

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Returning to more traditional deer management units (DMUs) in northern Wisconsin came a step closer to reality at the Natural Resources Board (NRB) meeting Aug. 14.
The board unanimously approved a scope statement that gives the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) authority to go ahead and draft proposed changes to DMUs in northern Wisconsin, gather public input, and hold a public hearing on proposed changes.

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Special report: Wisconsin DNR’s tight budget under scrutiny

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Back in January at the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) meeting, DNR officials reminded NRB members that the bulk of fisheries, wildlife, and law enforcement funding comes from the “conservation fund,” also known as the Fish and Wildlife Account, that’s fueled largely by hunting, fishing, and trapping license fees, along with special stamps required for some fish and wildlife species.
The fund normally “rotates” on a 10-year cycle, building funds early in those 10 years while paying for traditional conservation activities. The DNR “spends down” the fund later in the cycle when license fee increases have taken place in the past.

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Minnesota, Missouri use sales tax to fund conservation; should Wisconsin follow suit?

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Hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses have traditionally provided most of the funding for state natural resources departments, but as license buyer numbers fall and are expected to decrease even more, some states have made efforts to bring in support from more citizens – such as developing unique programs involving sales tax.
Minnesota and Missouri are two examples where a slight increase in state sales tax now funds conservation programs.

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Rose Wheeler donates Langlade County acres to Wisconsin DNR

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The Natural Resources Board (NRB) accepted the donation of 88 acres in Langlade County and approved land exchanges for property in Sauk and Green Lake counties at its June 26 meeting.
The donation of 88 acres, valued at $312,100, came from the estate of the late Rose Wheeler that includes 48 contiguous acres and 40 non-contiguous acres about 20 miles northeast of Antigo. The 48 acres are within the boundary of the Upper Wolf River Fishery Area.

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Fish, wildlife rule changes face scrutiny in Wisconsin

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Natural Resources Board (NRB) members learned the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will examine 11 DNR questions and 31 Conservation Congress questions that were approved by citizens at the spring meetings this past April.
The DNR fisheries bureau asked seven advisory questions in April and, according to Justine Hasz, DNR fisheries chief, DNR personnel are now discussing the results on each question and could bring back the proposals on the 2025 spring hearings as proposed rule changes.

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Tim Eisele: Ontario’s remote waters and walleyes were the perfect getaway

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It was the perfect Canadian fishing trip for a couple of first-time visitors.
Yes, indeed, as my youngest brother, Mike Eisele, and I drove the 725 miles up to Sturgeon Lake Lodge in northwest Ontario to satisfy our taste for walleyes, and celebrate Mike’s 65th birthday. The drive-in Canadian fishing adventure took on the feel of a remote fly-in trip, with access to several remote lakes, where nobody else was fishing and with no buildings or civilization around the lakes.

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Tornado hits Wisconsin pheasant supplier’s facilities

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It might be a pheasant hunter’s dream to be in the middle of thousands of loose pheasants, but that’s not what Bill MacFarlane wanted.
MacFarlane, owner and president of MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc. in Janesville, Wis., incurred Mother Nature’s wrath June 22 when an EF2 tornado ripped through the area, tearing the roof off brooder barns and destroying outdoor pheasant pens on the farm.

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Wisconsin Natural Resources Board seeking more input on wake boat issues

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Wake boats, and issues associated with their use, caught the attention of Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) members in May and will be on their agenda in June.
At the May 22 meeting, DNR Acting Secretary Steven Little told the board he would have the DNR provide a wake boat briefing at the June 26 meeting. Little said he wants solutions that are science- and thought-based to help reduce damage to Wisconsin’s lakes and lake users.

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