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Wisconsin’s Waupaca County delegate suggests shooting hour changes for waterfowl, turkey hunting
A Waupaca County Conservation Congress delegate, Bob Peterson, thinks he can simplify shooting hours for waterfowl and turkey hunters by eliminating the current northern and southern zone hours, which he said can confuse hunters.
Peterson, of Waupaca, offered his idea in the form of a resolution April 14 at the county’s spring fish and wildlife hearings at Waupaca High School.

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Wisconsin’s Waupaca County delegate suggests shooting hour changes for waterfowl, turkey hunting
A Waupaca County Conservation Congress delegate, Bob Peterson, thinks he can simplify shooting hours for waterfowl and turkey hunters by eliminating the current northern and southern zone hours, which he said can confuse hunters.
Peterson, of Waupaca, offered his idea in the form of a resolution April 14 at the county’s spring fish and wildlife hearings at Waupaca High School.
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Wisconsin’s Waupaca County delegate suggests shooting hour changes for waterfowl, turkey hunting
A Waupaca County Conservation Congress delegate, Bob Peterson, thinks he can simplify shooting hours for

Washington County sees light turnout during Wisconsin spring hearings
A small crowd of 27 citizens registered at the Washington County spring hearing April 14.

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While the Waupaca County’s County Deer Advisory Council (CDAC) met May 1 for three hours
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