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Nelson Lake, Hayward area treat anglers well on Wisconsin’s fishing opener

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The 2026 inland fishing season dawned Saturday, May 2, over the Hayward area for the 60th Wisconsin Governor’s Fishing Opener, this year held on the 2,716-acre Nelson Lake in Sawyer County.
It was a distinctly chilly morning, but a sunny sky eventually greeted anglers for the opening weekend of the fishing season, and, since the event visited Nelson Lake, walleyes were not the chief target of many anglers. The lake is better known for its largemouth bass, northern pike, and panfish fishery, though it also holds walleyes.

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Wisconsin’s waterfowl bag limits set for 2026 season

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Taylor Finger, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) game bird specialist, told the Natural Resources Board (NRB) that spring waterfowl population surveys show slight increases the past five or six years; however, the reason may be that warmer spring weather may have included migrating birds in the surveys rather than just local populations.

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Open-water duck hunting rule kicked back to public by Wisconsin Natural Resources Board

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Wisconsin’s duck and goose hunters now know the potential hunting season regulations for the next five years; yet unknown is what the regulation framework from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will be for each of those years.
At the Natural Resources Board’s (NRB) April 15 meeting, the members approved most of a proposed emergency rule from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that includes options for season lengths and bag limits for 2026 through 2030. Taylor Finger, DNR migratory bird specialist, said this will eliminate the need for the DNR to come to the NRB with emergency rule proposals every year.

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Wisconsin DNR grouse group suggests longer season up north

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A slightly longer ruffed grouse hunting season could be on the horizon for northern Wisconsin.
Alaina Roth, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildlife biologist in Vilas County and ruffed grouse specialist, held a meeting of the DNR’s Ruffed Grouse Advisory Committee April 2. The committee expressed support for lengthening the Northern Zone season.

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Neil Payne, Bill Lunney enter Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame

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Neil Payne, retired UW-Stevens Point wildlife professor, and the late Bill Lunney, an advocate for wetlands and public parks, were inducted into the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame April 21.
Payne conducted research on more than 20 wildlife species and published extensively, including seven books on wildlife management. His work, focusing on habitat management, has influenced conservation practices in Wisconsin and beyond.

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Keith McCaffery, former state deer biologist, headed into Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame

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Keith McCaffery took his dad’s advice seriously.
When they were out fishing, his dad told the lad to look at what he enjoys doing in his spare time, and then try to find work doing that same thing.
“I did just that,” said McCaffery, now 86.

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Devil’s Lake State Park in Wisconsin adds 100 acres at $325k

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The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved the purchase of 100 acres for Devil’s Lake State Park and the Ice Age Trail at its Feb. 25 meeting “at a bargain sale price” of $325,000 from the Conservation Fund, while the appraised value of the property was $600,000.
Kaylin Helm, DNR real estate manager, said the purchase will be funded by the Warren Knowles/Gaylord Nelson Stewardship Program.

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Wisconsin DNR’s updated frog, turtle rules ban races, contests

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The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved updated rules for collecting reptiles and amphibians that now ban frog and turtle races and contests.
The new regulations were requested by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) at the board’s Feb. 25 meeting, primarily to clarify current rules and protect species from exposure to diseases.

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