Mixed Bag: Wisconsin republicans float bill to designate an official state rifle
Staff Report
April 4, 2023
Outdoor news items from across Wisconsin published in the April 7, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
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Beyond Wisconsin: Minnesota house bill would transfer state park to Upper Sioux Community
Staff Report
April 4, 2023
A look at outdoor news items from beyond Wisconsin published in the April 7, 2023 edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
Pike spearing? Earlier gun deer hunt? A look at Wisconsin’s Conservation Congress advisory questions
Dean Bortz
April 4, 2023
Wisconsin sportsmen and sportswomen will find 37 advisory questions from the various Conservation Congress committees on this year’s spring hearing agenda when the virtual-only voting system goes live at noon on Monday, April 10.
Wisconsin’s bobcats faring well, license sales up
Patrick Durkin
April 3, 2023
Wisconsin’s bobcat population has grown steadily this century, expanding its range and numbers while triggering explosive interest among hunters and trappers.
In response, the DNR issued 3,645 bobcat tags in 2022, the highest total
Wisconsin’s conservation open houses set for April 3-6 with virtual spring hearings coming up
Dean Bortz
April 1, 2023
The DNR and Conservation Congress will unveil a new concept in public interaction in preparation for the annual spring fish and game hearings with 72 open houses – one in each county – the week
Wisconsin Hall of Fame fishing guide Dave Dorazio remembered after death at age 69
Steve Heiting
March 31, 2023
One of Wisconsin’s most legendary places, the Chippewa Flowage near Hayward, lost a little of its luster with the passing of famed fishing guide Dave Dorazio.
Dorazio grew up at what was known as
Tagging, tracking fish helps biologists understand fish movement in Upper Mississippi River
USFWS Reports
March 30, 2023
Biologists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (FWCO) and Wisconsin partners rely on telemetry technology to help understand how fish move around in the Upper Mississippi River watershed. We can answer lots of
Wisconsin wardens ‘team train’ during sturgeon season
Jerry Davis
March 24, 2023
When it comes to legally spearing lake sturgeon during a bonafide season, Wisconsin is the place to go for the 16-day season on Lake Winnebago and three upriver lakes that make up the Winnebago system.<br
Wisconsin Stewardship program reviewed for Natural Resources Board members
Tim Eisele
March 21, 2023
Wisconsin’s Knowles/Nelson Stewardship Program will expire in 2026, and the Natural Resources Board (NRB) was briefed on the fund’s history and how the fund is used at the board’s Feb. 22 meeting.
