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WI: DNR asks for a $37 million hike in next budget

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – The DNR is requesting a budget that totals $583.4 million for 2011-12, and $583.2 million for 2012-13. The two-year total is about $37 million more than the two-year current budget for

WI: Young boy bags 737-pound bear

Antigo, Wis. – An 11-year-old Antigo boy with a transferred kill tag shot a 737-pound bear – on the ground in a corn field – that could end up being the heaviest “live weight” bear

WI: New state CWD plan now in place

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. — The state’s chronic wasting disease plan was adopted by the Natural Resources Board to lead the agency’s disease responses from now to 2025. The plan originally had been presented to the

WI: Bow license sales on a steady rise

Madison — The number of sportsmen and women who opt to hunt with bow and arrow continues to rise, according to figures provided by the DNR. Figures for 2002 show 150,784 resident archery licenses were

State rooster outlook could be better

Madison — Mention pheasants to most Wisconsinites and they don’t think of the railroad yards that run along the shores of Lake Superior in the city named for that big lake, but that’s where this

Poaching case corrals nine state hunters

Glasgow, Mont. — An array of illegal hunting charges in Montana lodged against nine Wisconsin residents, one North Dakota man, and two Montana residents will cost those defendants a little more than $17,000 in total

736-pound bear shot in Shawano County

Bowler, Wis. — Thanks to trail cameras, Chad Maves, of Bowler, knew an enormous Shawano County bear was frequenting one of his bait sites. Most of the summer, the bear would come for treats during

Duck hunting ’10: More water, and more options

By Dean Bortz Editor Madison – Duck numbers are one thing; the location of those ducks is quite another. And it’s locating those ducks that could stymie hunters this fall, despite the fact that state

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