He was the right man, at the right place, at the right time.
He is George Meyer, past-secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and retired executive director of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation. Meyer, 78, has been fighting an unusual PSA negative metastatic prostate cancer for the past year, and since November has been treated through hospice.
For the first time since 2004, the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) held a joint meeting with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Board, Nov. 13, for perspective on how the two agencies work together.
Board members and secretaries have come and gone since then, but the current secretaries, Dr. Karen Hyun of the DNR and Randy Romanski of DATCP, now lead each agency, which have overlapping responsibilities for natural resources.
The Yahara Fishing Club (YFC), one of the oldest conservation groups in Wisconsin, celebrated its 80th anniversary Nov. 8.
Originally formed in 1945 as the Yahara Fisherman’s Club, the non-profit club has been an advocate for lakes around the Yahara River. Its longest active member is Jack Hurst, 92, of Madison. He joined the club in 1952 when he worked at the Gisholt Machine Company in Madison and soon learned about YFC.
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The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved the purchase of 427 acres in Adams County that will preserve working forest land and include a public “corridor” to help outdoor enthusiasts access adjacent public land.
Also at the board’s Oct. 22 meeting, the board accepted the donation of 196 acres in Grant County that will be open for public access.
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Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) members heard a tale of two different Great Lakes at its Oct. 22 meeting as news of the fishing, and backing from commercial fishermen, on Lake Superior came over the transom positively, while Lake Michigan’s situation was filled with concerns and questions.
Testing hunter-harvested deer is one of the best ways to know where chronic wasting disease (CWD) exists in Wisconsin, according to Erin Larson, who emphasized the need for hunters to have their deer tested for CWD.
“CWD testing is free and available to hunters statewide, however there are priority areas where we especially want to obtain more samples,” said Larson, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) herd health specialist.
Wisconsin DNR urges hunters to have harvested deer CWD tested Read More »
As attention turns more and more toward non-toxic ammunition, the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) learned more about a new ad hoc inter-agency team encouraging hunters to reduce exposure to lead.
The Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Jasmine Batten and Department of Health Services’ (DHS) Brian Weaver, brought their new effort to NRB members during the board’s Sept. 24 meeting.
Adam Eisele, of Fort Atkinson, won the WISCO Bass Fishing Crown Championship Tournament Sept. 14, and for the fifth straight year was named the WISCO Angler of the Year.
Eisele, 41, has been fishing tournaments for 22 years. In the early 2000s he helped start the UW-Whitewater fishing team.
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So, just when did the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) printed 2025 hunting regulations pamphlets reach the hunting public?
That was a question that Jamie Cleaver, a Wisconsin Outdoor News reader in West Salem, wanted to know when he couldn’t get pamphlets at his local stores. For many hunters who are accustomed to going to the DNR website and finding new hunting regulations during the summer, it may not be a big problem. But many other hunters prefer to pick up printed regulations pamphlet at their regular license vendor.
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