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Sponsors of animal cruelty bill say hunters not affected

Madison – Hunters, farmers, and dog owners have watched with concern as Assembly Bill 747 and its companion, Senate Bill 555, have made their way through the Legislature. Whether they’ll get enough votes to pass

Deer research to reap rewards of extra P-R funds

Madison – The DNR will spend about $2 million of additional federal funding on new deer research projects regarding fawn mortality and buck “recovery rates” that are aimed at improving its ability to estimate herd

Uncased gun bill, relaxed ‘group’ rules are proposed

Madison – If the Assembly follows the Senate’s lead, big-game and small-game hunters may be able to carry uncased and unloaded long guns (bows and crossbows are included) in vehicles, and gun deer hunters may

Stewardship program land access rule may get hearing

Madison – State Rep. Scott Gunderson, R-Waterford, and five Assembly colleagues are calling for a public hearing on the DNR’s proposed Stewardship access rule, expressing concern the rule may be written in a way that

Turkey proposal sparks debate

Madison – Mike Rogers says it no longer matters whether it was legislators or hunters who came up with a proposal to drastically change the spring turkey season; now that the bill is out in

Debate over bear bill to expand hound hunting heats up

Madison – It remains to be seen just what the Senate Natural Resources Committee will do with a black bear bill that would expand hound hunting, but testimony last Thursday made it clear that many

Road kill bill on the move

Madison – A proposal to relax the rules on picking up road-killed bears, turkeys, and many small-game species recently passed the Assembly, and it could become a law by spring. Assembly Bill 548 would allow

DNR to NRB: CWD plan rewrite might take some time

Madison – The Natural Resources Board has given the DNR the board’s CWD report and has asked the DNR to come up with suggestions on how to better manage the disease. NRB CWD subcommittee chairman

Letter from senator stirs NRB deer discussion

Madison – A letter to the Natural Resources Board from Sen. Russ Decker threw board members into a fervent discussion about the need for more deer research and the possibility of using federal money to

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