New smelt consumption advisory for Lake Superior
Wisconsin DNR Reports
January 20, 2021
Elevated levels of PFAs found in rainbow smelt.
Wisconsin DNR
For first time, CWD detected in wild deer in Wisconsin’s Shawano County
Wisconsin DNR Reports
January 12, 2021
Baiting and feeding ban renewed In Shawano and Waupaca counties.
Wisconsin Assembly, Senate committees schedule joint hearing on wolves for Jan. 13
Dean Bortz
January 12, 2021
State conservation groups asking hunters/trappers to ask legislators to support wolf season now.
Shaping the Wisconsin deer herd
Site Staff
January 6, 2021
Now through Jan. 13, 2021, the public is invited to comment on the Wisconsin DNR herd size objectives and deer management unit (DMU) boundaries for the next three years.
Wisconsin elk management: How you can add to next chapter of a conservation success story
Wisconsin DNR Reports
January 6, 2021
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin DNR is now accepting public input on an update to the state’s elk management plan through Jan. 23, 2021. The management plan outlines objectives and strategies to guide elk management
Pandemic grounds bald eagle count for 1st time in 50 years
Associated Press
December 30, 2020
State regulators say it’s one of the longest running surveys of its kind in the country.
New lake trout bag limit for Lake Michigan effective Jan. 1
Wisconsin DNR Reports
December 21, 2020
The open season will now run from Mar. 1 to Oct. 31 with a new daily bag limit of two lake trout. Previously, regulations included a year-round season with a daily bag limit of five
CWD detected in wild deer for first time in Washington County
Wisconsin DNR Reports
December 15, 2020
DNR will enact a new two-year ban on baiting and feeding in Ozaukee County and renew a three-year baiting and feeding ban in Washington County.
Wisconsin stocking up for holiday pheasant hunts
Wisconsin DNR Reports
December 8, 2020
Hunters looking to spend more time afield this holiday season will find eight properties in central and southern Wisconsin stocked with 1,440 pheasants during the week of Dec. 21.
