Important Timely News
Retired Rick
Nov 7, 2025
Wisconsin NRB/DATCP Joint Meeting Nov. 13
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB), in conjunction with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Board, will convene for a joint meeting.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13 in room 106, Prairie Oaks State Office Building, 2811 Agriculture Drive, Madison, Wisconsin. The agenda will consist of information items only; no action will be taken during the joint meeting. The DATCP Board will welcome public appearances and consider action items in the afternoon.
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Retired Rick
Nov 4, 2025
Wisconsins 2025 Nine-Day Gun Deer Season Opens Nov. 22
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters that the 2025 gun deer season opens on Saturday, Nov. 22, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 30.
Similar to last year, this years gun deer season runs later in the month. Fewer deer may be on the move relative to years with earlier openers. Other factors could create better deer hunting conditions, such as colder temperatures and snow cover.
Through Oct. 31, 2025, year-to-date sales for gun, bow, crossbow, sports and patron licenses reached 463,983. Of that total, 137,394 are for gun privileges only.
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Retired Rick
Nov 3, 2025
Know Your Target: Dont Accidentally Shoot Elk This Hunting Season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters to know their target and understand the difference between elk and white-tailed deer this hunting season.
Elk occasionally venture outside of Wisconsins two elk ranges (the Clam Lake and Black River ranges), especially during the fall breeding season. Positively identifying the target ensures the safety of other people and avoids accidental shooting of non-target animals.
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Retired Rick
Nov 3, 2025
Wisconsin DNR Launches Online Merchandise Store
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the launch of its official online merchandise store, featuring a variety of items celebrating the states fish, wildlife, plants, public lands and recreation traditions.
Consider DNR merchandise items for the nature lovers, hikers, hunters, anglers, birders, campers and parkgoers in your life this holiday season with gifts that give back: proceeds from DNR merchandise sales directly support conservation and environmental education and outreach initiatives across Wisconsin. Proceeds from Smokey Bear merchandise directly support the National Fire Prevention Program.
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Retired Rick
Oct 30, 2025
DNR Publishes Preliminary 2025 Bear Season Results
Editor's Note: The previous version of this release had a formatting issue that duplicated information related to license sales and preference points. That has been corrected below.
Natural Resources (DNR) today announced preliminary results for the 2025 bear season. This fall, bear hunters harvested 3,724 bears during the 35-day season, placing this season on par with the five-year average of about 3,800 bears annually.
This year's harvest was slightly below the overall harvest target of 4,075 bears, but within the expected range of harvest for this fall.
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Retired Rick
Oct 30, 2025
Hunters: Help Your Fellow Wisconsinites Experiencing Food Insecurity By Participating In Deer Donation Program
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages hunters to donate Wisconsin-harvested deer through the DNRs Deer Donation Program. The program helps stock food pantries and supports residents in need throughout the state.
"Community pantries all over Wisconsin are seeing a rising demand for food, especially as Wisconsinites lose access to food assistance due to the federal government shutdown, said DNR Secretary Karen Hyun. "Our Deer Donation Program helps provide nutrition-packed options like venison and we are optimistic hunters will continue their role in combating hunger in Wisconsin through this program."
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Retired Rick
Oct 23, 2025
SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN CWD, DEER AND PREDATOR STUDY
Investigating the relationships between deer, predators and disease
Fall 2016 marked the beginning of the largest and most comprehensive deer research project ever undertaken in Wisconsin: The Southwest Wisconsin Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), Deer and Predator Study.
The goal of this project is to comprehensively examine factors that could impact deer survival and deer population growth in southern Wisconsin. Those include CWD, predation, habitat suitability and hunter harvest. Simultaneous studies will take place in areas with differing rates of CWD infection, which will help the agency better understand how CWD may or may not be interacting with other factors that ultimately impact the deer herd. Uniquely, this study will directly estimate the abundance and distribution of deer predators (bobcats and coyotes) within the study areas and will examine their impact on deer survival and behavior.
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Retired Rick
Oct 22, 2025
DNR Highlights Importance Of State Revolving Fund Programs For Clean, Safe Water In Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) highlighted the importance of the State Revolving Fund programs at the Natural Resources Board meeting today. Financial assistance is available to municipalities throughout Wisconsin for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure projects that protect and improve public health and water quality.
The State Revolving Fund includes the Clean Water Fund and Safe Drinking Water Loan programs. Since 1991, those programs have provided over $7.3 billion in financial assistance to municipalities across Wisconsin for over 2,000 projects. There continues to be a high demand for financial assistance from communities across the state.
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Retired Rick
Oct 17, 2025
Partnerships Allow Release Of First Hatchery-Reared Endangered Spectaclecase Mussels
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that 177 endangered native spectaclecase mussels were released into the Chippewa River as part of an effort to reestablish a reproducing population.
The spectaclecase mussel (Cumberlandia monodonta) was once considered extirpated from the Chippewa River due to habitat degradation and decades without confirmed records. This native mussel is on both the federal and state endangered species list in Wisconsin. Staff from the Wisconsin DNR, Minnesota DNR and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service worked together as part of a broader, federal strategy focused on recovery, research and habitat restoration, aiming to restore self-sustaining spectaclecase populations throughout their historical range.
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Retired Rick
Oct 16, 2025
Purchase Your Sturgeon Spearing License By Oct. 31
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds all spearers interested in harvesting a lake sturgeon from Lake Winnebago during the 2026 sturgeon spearing season to purchase their license before Oct. 31, 2025.
There are an unlimited number of licenses available for Lake Winnebago, and both residents and nonresidents can purchase a license through the Go Wild system or at any license sales location.
All license holders must be a minimum of 12 years old. However, military personnel home on leave during the spearing season and youth who will turn 12 between Nov. 1, 2025, and the last day of the 2026 spearing season do not need to purchase their license by the Oct. 31 deadline.
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