Mike Riggle sets example for legislators, DNR by putting resource first
Riggle calls for a Nov. 30 emergency closure to 2018 Zone A ruffed grouse season.
Wisconsin – Tim Eisele
Will Wisconsin grouse hunters see earlier end to pending season?
Wisconsin DNR and Natural Resources Board considering a Nov. 30 closure in northern and western counties.
What’s happening to ruffed grouse in the Upper Great Lakes states?
A number of factors could be impacting grouse numbers, but West Nile virus is being eyed as the biggest culprit.
Who is ‘the decider’ on the Wisconsin deer management landscape?
CDACs, DNR, Natural Resources Board, and individual hunters tugging on antlerless deer quota recommendations.
Alabama congressman threatening attempt to cut back Conservation Reserve Program
Rogers’ actions surface May 17 during discussion on Farm Bill renewal.
Too little, too late from Gov. Walker on Wisconsin CWD management efforts?
Governor calls for enhanced game farm fencing, limiting game farm deer movement, and wild deer carcass de-boning before movement of harvested venison.
Application period for historic Wisconsin elk hunt opens May 1 for four tags
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will raffle off a fifth bull elk tag.
Wisconsin’s 60-day duck season will open Sept. 29 in north, south zones; long-standing Horicon Marsh goose zone eliminated
Hunters will see several changes in the state’s 2018 Canada goose season. (Photo by Tim Eisele)Wisconsin waterfowl hunters will see some major changes in the 2018 seasons. The Natural Resources Board approved the seasons that include: A uniform statewide opening of the duck hunting season on Saturday, Sept. 29. Elimination of the Horicon goose zone. A Canada goose season in…
Purchasing leftover turkey permits through online system confusing, frustrating
Turkey hunters found errors in the dates listed for 2018 spring turkey seasons as they went through the online purchasing process.
Wisconsin DNR’s ability to manage natural resources in poorer hands now with Thiede’s departure to EPA
Kurt Thiede resigned to work for Cathy Stepp as her chief of staff at the EPA in Chicago. (Photo by Tim Eisele)Here we go again. When politicians play games with the DNR, we end up with agency leaders who do not have the mix of leadership skills, natural resource backgrounds, or natural resource management experience that Wisconsin sportsmen have seen…
Wisconsin DNR schedules four meetings beginning March 12 to discuss 2018 waterfowl season framework with 60-day season
A subject of some concern for some hunters is the early teal season.Waterfowl hunters have the opportunity to provide their input on the 2018 duck and goose seasons at four public hearings around the state. Taylor Finger, DNR waterfowl ecologist, will be presenting information on the 2017 waterfowl hunting season, results from the 2017 survey of 2,700 Wisconsin waterfowl hunters,…
Study’s early data shows 75% of Wisconsin deer infected with CWD die in first year
Feb. 28 was the 16th anniversary of the discovery of CWD in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin conservation groups join forces to raise awareness of legislation that could threaten state wetlands
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, Ducks Unlimited, Trout Unlimited, the Conservation Congress, Wisconsin Trappers Association, Wisconsin Waterfowl Association, and Pheasants Forever issued a joint press alert.
Natural Resources Board adds three news questions to spring hearing questionnaire mix
Terry Hilgenberg, board member from Shawano, was re-elected chair of the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board for 2018. (Photo by Tim Eisele)Besides re-electing the three officers of the Natural Resources Board (Terry Hilgenberg as chairman, Fred Prehn as vice-chairman, and Julie Anderson as secretary), the board added three new questions to the 2018 spring hearing questionnaire. Each year board members may…
UW-Madison Winter Enrichment series, founded by Aldo Leopold students, in its 50th year
To help prevent ticks from getting on your skin, tuck pant legs into socks and spray pants with Permethrine. (Photo by Tim Eisele)Winter may be time for some to “hibernate,” but in Madison, it is a time for learning. And quality of life is all about life-long learning. The UW-Madison Arboretum began its 50th annual Winter Enrichment series in January. The event began in…
New bill aims to loosen restrictions on developing Wisconsin-managed wetlands
Law change would not impact federally-owned wetlands under Corps of Engineers management.
Wisconsin citizens show up in force at hearings on legislature’s wetland bills
Sportsmen ask legislators to slow down, look for middle ground.
So what happened to promised action on CWD response plan?
Dan Meyer’s arrival as new Wisconsin DNR secretary cited as reason for delay.
Wisconsin’s Rep. Hebl airs frustrations over DNR’s refusal to comment on proposed legislative bills
His displeasure surfaces during legislative hearing on a bill that could curtail the DNR’s ability to regulate navigable streams.
Honoring members of the University of Wisconsin’s ‘Greatest Generation’ on Veterans Day
Karl Eisele, Jr. (center) was a cheerleader in the early 1940s.The attention of most outdoorsmen was probably on a favorite woodland where deer were in the peak of the rut, or on a marsh or field in search of game birds. But on this Veterans Day, 100 families participated in an event on the field in Camp Randall Stadium in…
Third Wisconsin waterfowl guide sentenced to $25,000 fine for violations in Mississippi River refuge
Sentence also includes two-year ban from guiding for fish or wildlife in the refuge.
Waterfowl guide Tony Toye fined $25,000 and kicked out of Mississippi River refuge for two years
Same sentence issued in previous federal case; one more guide to be sentenced Oct. 18.
Minnesota’s Bob Hautman wins his third federal duck stamp contest
UW-Stevens Point’s College of Natural Resource hosts Wisconsin’s first visit by the federal duck stamp contest.
Federal duck stamp contest making first visit to Wisconsin at UW-Stevens Point campus
Weekend includes state’s first decoy carving contest sponsored by Wisconsin Waterfowl Association.
Cathy Stepp preparing to leave Wisconsin DNR behind?
There are rumblings that she will resign as DNR secretary sometime after state budget passes.
Governor, DNR secretary slowly dismantling conservation agency
Decisions on the DNR magazine, forestry mill tax and the DNR’s presence – or lack thereof – at the state fair are the latest examples of Gov. Scott Walker’s intent.
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