Wisconsin’s Knowles/Nelson Stewardship Program up for renewal in 2021 through state budget process
DNR will have to make funding request to Gov. Tony Evers.
Notes From Gobblers Ridge by Tim Eisele
Deer, small game, waterfowl, bear regs now combined in one booklet
Wisconsin DNR cutting printing cost of hunting regs pamphlet in half with new booklet to debut late August.
A hard-fought victory for conservation, recreation across U.S.
With the passing of the Great American Outdoors Act, the Land and Water Conservation Fund will now see $900 million a year from off-shore oil and gas drilling; maintenance backlog on public lands to see $9.5 billion over five years.
Wisconsin Natural Resources Board restores original antlerless quotas in four of 11 counties
Burnett, Douglas, Bayfield and Sawyer counties to return to original county recommendations.
Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board counters DNR on several 2020 antlerless deer options
NRB strikes holiday hunt in two counties, reduces antlerless deer quotas in 11 northern counties.
Board rejects DNR elk harvest recommendation of 6 bulls
Instead returns to 10 permits, as in each of the previous two seasons.
Wisconsin Natural Resources Board to meet ‘virtually’
Public comment will be limited during meetings, but may be delivered prior to meetings.
Culling all garlic mustard plants: Get 'em while you can
Now’s the time for Wisconsin landowners to pull garlic mustard plants.
Wisconsin celebrates 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22
People who hunt, trap and fish know about the special places. If you are a duck hunter, you know the magic of sunrise and sunset on your favorite duck marsh. The cattails, water and distant bluffs tell you that you…
Natural Resources Board approves 60-day duck hunt
Hen mallard daily bag limit increases to two per day for 2020 season.
Wisconsin CDAC meetings taking place as scheduled via phone conferences
Deer hunters listened in remotely and may now submit online comments regarding CDAC recommendations.
Wisconsin’s spring turkey, fishing seasons still on track
Wisconsin waters are open and people may fish if they have a license and abide by normal season regulations. In addition, all regulations apply for hunting and trapping.
Wisconsin fish and game spring hearing voting to take place online only
Conservation Congress and Wisconsin DNR decided to cancel in-person portion of spring hearing meetings scheduled April 13 due to coronavirus pandemic, but sportsmen may submit local rule resolutions through April 6.
Wisconsin’s newest Natural Resources Board member Marcy West makes first appearance
Green Bay native attended UW-Stevens Point and comes to NRB from Vernon County’s Kickapoo Valley Reserve.
Preston Cole finally confirmed as Wisconsin DNR secretary
Cole has served in that post since December 2018.
Eight potential deer hunting rule changes OK'd for public vote
Natural Resources Board members looking for shorter crossbow season, adding 10 days to gun season, statewide deer baiting ban and more.
Wisconsin waterfowl hunters may offer thoughts on season framework changes via online survey
More state duck hunters now looking at open-water hunting on Green Bay and Lake Michigan.
Is it time for big game and small game hunters to switch to non-toxic bullets?
Studies show that bullet fragments move through a dispatched animal carcass well beyond the wound channel.
Have Wisconsin senators bullied Preston Cole into a corner?
Senate rejection of DATCP secretary nominee Brad Pfaff may have DNR secretary designee Cole thinking twice.
Wisconsin DNR crossbow hunting report finds no sociological or biological reasons not to continue with season
Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board members still concerned about high crossbow buck harvest success rates.
Clark resigns from Natural Resources Board after six months
He cites possible conflict of interest in his role as executive director of Wisconsin Green Fire.
Wisconsin Senate committee votes unanimously to advance Cole as DNR secretary
Decision now moves to full Wisconsin Senate.
State waterfowl hunters meet with legislators to explain support of duck stamp hike
The state duck stamp has been the same cost since 1997, while inflation and higher costs of gasoline and equipment to “build” habitat eat away at its effectiveness.
Groups continue CWD conversation
The Wisconsin DNR, Conservation Congress, and Natural Resources Board held a joint press conference Tuesday, Sept. 3 to highlight activities to combat chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Wisconsin. Though few new actions were announced to reduce the prevalence of CWD…
Wisconsin woodland owners have new opportunity to talk to professional forester
The My Wisconsin Woods program, previously offered by the Aldo Leopold Foundation in southwest Wisconsin, is now available statewide. This program is geared especially for landowners who have never had a forester out to their land before. Landowners can go…
About This Blog
Tim Eisele is a freelance outdoor writer/photographer who lives in Madison. He has freelanced since 1969, with articles appearing in the Wisconsin State Journal, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Capital Times, Wisconsin Outdoor News, Woodland Management magazine and other publications. He is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of American and founding member and past president of the Wisconsin Outdoor Communicators Association. He is a native Wisconsinite who loves to hunt and fish, and manages land in western Wisconsin.
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