New pricing structure set to go into effect at Wisconsin State Park System
MADISON — A new demand-based pricing structure for Wisconsin State Park System properties will go into effect on Feb. 15 that is intended to encourage use and manage capacity while providing funds for property improvements that directly enhance visitor experiences, the Wisconsin DNR said in a news release Friday, Jan. 12. There will be no
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DNR confirms cougar photos from Douglas County
It is unknown whether this cougar is the same animal photographed on multiple trail cameras in central Wisconsin between early August and late October 2017.Â
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DNR: Holiday hunt to help with antlerless harvest goals in select Farmland Zone units
The hunt will be an added opportunity to harvest antlerless deer to help reach antlerless harvest goals and the county deer population objective.
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Record number of walleye – nearly 900,000 – stocked in Wisconsin in 2017
In the last year before the launch of the Wisconsin Walleye Initiative, DNR stocked 142,121 extended growth walleye. Since the initiative began, DNR stocked 455,307 large fingerlings in 2013, 719,670 fish in 2014, 760,969 in 2015, 797,815 in 2016 and 881,977 in 2017.
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DNR to hunters: Be on lookout for deer that escaped from captive facility
Hunters asked to report ear-tagged deer in Trempealeau County. Two bucks are known to have escaped the captive deer facility in late October through an open gate. An unknown number of antlerless deer that were housed in the same facility may have escaped at the same time.
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DNR assessment: State’s lakes and rivers remain healthy
MADISON, Wis. — The majority of Wisconsin’s lakes and rivers recently assessed by the state DNR received a good bill of health, continuing a trend of improved surface water quality across the state, according to a DNR news release Wednesday, Nov. 15. At the same time the DNR is working to identify new waterways to
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Positive CWD detection prompts baiting, feeding ban
The one-year-old doe was harvested in Greenwood township and is the first confirmed positive in Vernon County.
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Nearly half-century-old fish caught and released during fish surveys on Lake Superior
The fish caught Nov. 2 had first been tagged in 1981 when it was 27.3 inches during a DNR spawning assessment on Gull Island Shoal of Lake Superior. The same fish was handled again in 2017 during the same spawning assessment and measured 35.5 inches.
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