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Is JFC action an access threat?

Madison – Sportsmen rallied last week to a call to arms, so to speak, from conservation leaders who claim that recent Joint Finance Committee action jeopardizes hunting, fishing, and trapping access to some future public

Firearms in the field: why wardens may ask for them

Madison – Does a conservation warden have the right to ask a hunter to turn over his or her firearm, and, if so, under what circumstances? Recent questions regarding conservation warden prerogatives in the field

Upper Miss Pool 6 drawdown in bit of limbo

Trempealeau, Wis. – State and federal officials have three times previously tried to draw down the Upper Mississippi River’s Pool 6 between Winona, Minn., and Trempealeau, but they’ve been sidetracked each time – by recreational

Volunteers want higher deer goals in some units

Stevens Point, Wis. – Finding consensus can often be an even more elusive quarry than a 12-point buck on public land, especially when several individuals representing diverse groups of stakeholders are making recommendations on deer

Deer hunters deliver strong message to the Legislature

Madison – If there was any misunderstanding about hunter sentiments regarding earn-a-buck rules and DNR management techniques, those doubts were put to rest at a joint legislative hearing at the Capitol on April 15. They

New passport requirement kicks in June 1

Washington – Following a series of delays prompted by backlogs of passport applicants, a new rule that will affect travelers to Canada lakes this summer is set to take effect. Another phase of the Western

No EAB outside CWD zone in ’09

West Bend, Wis. – The state Natural Resources Board took half of a day to come to a consensus on the 2009 deer season that removes “earn-a-buck” outside the CWD zone. The board went along

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