Wisconsin
Banquet/Fundraiser
March 19:_Lake County Longbeards NWTF Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Maravela’s. For more info call John Dalton, 847-561-3341. March 19:_New Berlin, Wisconsin Waterfowl Assoc. Banquet, 5 p.m., Sheraton Hotel. For more info call Larry Hougum, 414-477-4420. March
Stewardship land access rule hearing set
The Assembly Committee on Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on the Stewardship Fund land access rule on Wednesday, March 24 at 10 AM in 417 North (GAR Hall) of the State Capitol. The
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

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

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
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