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WI: DNR seeking to improve sturgeon of the Wolf River

Oshkosh, Wis. – The DNR currently is working with the Menominee Indian tribe to establish a sturgeon population in the Wolf River above the Shawano dams. One of the most significant conservation success stories of

WI: Wolf-delisting bills pile up in Congress

Washington – Whether or not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removes gray wolves from the federal list of endangered species this year might just be rendered irrelevant by that time, should any of a

New Catch and Release Bass Season

Sometimes a person has to consider if the “means to an end” can justify “the end.” It can be a dangerous scenario. A bill is being considered right now authored by Rep. Joel Kleefisch of

WI: Wallenfang back as DNR’s big-game ecologist

Madison – Green Lake County native Kevin Wallenfang is back at the DNR after a 10-year absence, this time as the agency’s new big-game ecologist. In that role he’ll work with the DNR’s deer, elk,

WI: Uncased gun law approved

Earn-a-buck law repealed Madison – When the 2011 Wisconsin gun deer season opens on Saturday, Nov. 19, hunters no longer will have to case their guns while transporting them in a vehicle, nor shoot a

WI: Plans for Sandhill, Meadow Valley and Wood Co. tabled

Madison – The Natural Resources Board (NRB) voted to delay adopting the master plan for 90,000 acres comprising the Sandhill, Wood County and Meadow Valley wildlife areas at its Oct. 26 meeting. The Department of

WI: Fall turkey registration good, so far

Madison – The new call-in and online registration process for fall turkey hunting seems to be going smoothly, according to Sharon Fandel, DNR assistant upland game biologist. Phone calls and online entries are coming in

WI: Recruitment is aim of bill

Madison – Five Republican legislators and several co-sponsors introduced what they call the “Sportsman Heritage Bill,” AB 311, in October, a bill that would lower license costs for first-time hunters, give a $20 license rebate

WI: Federal charges brought in case of bear mauling

Green Bay, Wis. – Undercover wildlife officers who were with a bear-hunting group when a De Pere man was mauled by a wounded black bear helped bring wildlife charges against the group’s leader, John J.

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