Hunting
Wisconsin DNR working with USFWS on lake sturgeon, with no update yet on possible ESL listing
The Wisconsin DNR has no idea just where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service might land on a decision to place lake sturgeon on the federal Endangered Species List (ESL).
That, in a nutshell,
Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers
Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden administration rule that will soon go
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: 2024 elk application period open through May 31, includes Black River Elk Range
The application period for the 2024 elk hunt is open through May 31. New this year, the Black River Elk Range will be open to hunting for the first time since elk were reintroduced to
Fond du Lac man in Wisconsin loses licenses to hunt, fish
Green Lake County District Attorney Gerise LaSpisa confirmed recently that a Fond du Lac man lost his DNR hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for three years upon conviction in Green Lake County Circuit Court for
First positive case of chronic wasting disease found in Indiana wild deer
The Indiana DNR has confirmed the state’s first positive case of chronic wasting disease in LaGrange County.
This positive case is adjacent to a region where CWD had previously been detected in Michigan. CWD
Wisconsin’s Central Elk Zone to see hunt this fall for the first time
A few lucky hunters will have the chance to hunt elk in the Central Elk Management Zone in 2024 for the first time this fall.
The Natural Resources Board (NRB) heard an update at
Wisconsin Waterfowl Association hires pair of wetland ecologists in effort to boost wetlands
A Wisconsin conservation group hopes that a pair of recently hired wetland restoration ecologists will make a positive difference for Wisconsin’s waterfowl hunters.
Anna Rzchowski and Mark Pfost joined the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA)
Joe Weiss, longtime Wisconsin Conservation Congress delegate, voted out in Washburn County
Washburn County’s Conservation Congress Chairman, Joe Weiss, has been part of the April spring hearings and delegate elections for decades. This year’s meeting will undoubtedly be the one he’ll remembers most. After being a Washburn
Minnesota DNR creates new bear permit area, opens permit lottery
Bear Permit Area 53 will be a new area outlining the Fond du Lac Band reservation
