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Stewardship land access rules process under way

Madison – Developing rules for access to land bought with public funds from the reauthorized Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship Program began with the first meeting of the Stewardship Fund Citizens Advisory Committee on July 24.

Duck hunt to feature change in scaup regs

Madison – There remain a couple of steps before the Wisconsin duck-hunting season is set Aug. 13 by the Natural Resources Board, but federal officials last week dealt the state the hand with which it

Archery deer hunt appears promising

Madison – Wisconsin’s archery deer hunters can expect to have a better-than-average hunting season in most areas of the state, but they probably should not expect to surpass last year’s statewide bow kill of 116,010

Pool 6 drawdown a ‘no go’

Winona, Minn. – When dealing with something as fickle as nature, it can be difficult to make definitive plans. This summer, federal officials had planned a drawdown of Pool 6 of the Mississippi River, something

New proposal could reduce forest travel

Park Falls, Wis. – The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public input on a project that will close 55 percent of the existing roads and trails on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest to motorized vehicles. Under

No changes in store for Chequamegon Bay pike

Bayfield, Wis. – Chequamegon Bay northern pike minimum size limits and bag limits will not change – at least for now – say local DNR fisheries biologists after receiving angler requests to increase pike size

Okauchee access fate up to the NRB

Waupaca, Wis. – The fate of an expanded Okauchee Lake access site – and the $660,000 it will take to buy the site – should be determined July 10 when the Natural Resources Board convenes

Supreme Court affirms guns for self-defense

Washington (AP) – Silent on central questions of gun control for two centuries, the U.S. Supreme Court found its voice last week in a decision that affirms the right to have guns in the home

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