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Stewardship access rules scrutinized
Madison – Wrangling between conservation groups and land trusts over public access to future Stewardship Program lands continue as the issue heads to the Natural Resources Board (NRB) for a decision. One of the land
Wis. youth snatch up mentored hunting licenses
Madison, Wis. (AP) – State wildlife officials have sold more than 10,000 mentored hunting licenses. Wisconsin’s mentored hunting program allows 10- and 11-year-olds to hunt with an adult within arm’s reach. The program began on
Citizen tips help nab deer poachers across the state
Marinette, Wis. – Marinette County conservation warden Matt Meade of the DNR’s Crivitz office knows there’s a lot of illegal deer poaching activity going on in Wisconsin, but wardens can’t be everywhere. “Give us good
535 state residents revoked through violators’ compact
Madison – About 535 Wisconsin residents have had their hunting privileges revoked in Wisconsin and in 30 other states, as part of the Wildlife Violator Compact. DNR wildlife violator compact coordinator Kristin Turner told the
Trophy poachers worry Mont. wildlife officials
Kalispell, Mont. (AP) – The illegal shooting of an 800-pound grizzly bear is the latest of several cases of poachers killing a trophy animal and leaving its carcass to rot, Montana wildlife officials said. The
Outlook could be better for gun deer hunt
Madison – Back-to-back winters that stressed whitetails enough to negatively affect fawn production in parts of the state may play a role in what deer hunters see – or don’t see – from their stand
Idaho shutters wolf hunting in McCall-Weiser zone
Boise, Idaho (AP) – State wildlife officials are shutting down wolf hunting in another area of the state. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game closed the McCall-Weiser wolf zone Monday. The limit for the
Helena wants increase in deer culling quota
Helena, Mont. (AP) – Helena’s city manager said Tuesday he would like to see an increase in the number of mule deer the city can kill this winter. Ron Alles said he would not formally
