Important Timely News
Retired Rick
Feb 5, 2025
2025 Sturgeon Spearing Season Opens Feb. 8
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is preparing for the sturgeon spearing season that will open Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, on the Winnebago System.
With one of the largest lake sturgeon populations in North America, the Winnebago System supports an annual spearing season that runs for a maximum of 16 days (it closes Feb. 23) or until any of the predetermined harvest caps have been met.
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Retired Rick
Jan 27, 2025
DNR Announces Primary Results Of Southwest Wisconsin CWD, Deer And Predator Study
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today presented the primary results of the Southwest Wisconsin Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), Deer and Predator Study to the Natural Resources Board (NRB). A recording of the NRB meeting, including this presentation, is available on the DNR's YouTube channel.
The purpose of this study was to determine how CWD impacts deer populations. This involved estimating deer survival rates and how they were influenced by CWD.
Fieldwork for this project took place in northern Iowa, Dane and Grant counties. This area was selected for study as it is the region where CWD was first detected in Wisconsin in 2002 and has maintained a high CWD prevalence in the years since.
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Retired Rick
Jan 26, 2025
Wisconsin DNR: CWD Sinking Deer Herds in Disease-Endemic Areas
If youre seeing too few deer in southwestern Wisconsin for your hunting or viewing pleasure, its time to accept the obvious reason:
The culprit is chronic wasting disease, the always fatal sickness whose infectious prions now kill more female deer in highly contaminated areas than hunters kill with bullets and arrows. Roughly speaking, thats much of Iowa, Sauk and Richland counties, and western Dane County.
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Retired Rick
Jan 23, 2025
FIELD NOTES JANUARY 2025
HOW DOES CWD AFFECT WISCONSIN'S DEER POPULATION
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Retired Rick
Jan 13, 2025
DNR Wardens, Civilian Staff Honored For Heroic Acts Of Public Service
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that state officials recently lauded 16 DNR conservation wardens and one division staffer for lifesaving and heroic actions.
Family and friends joined Gov. Tony Evers, DNR assistant secretary Mark Aquino and DNR chief conservation warden Casey Krueger for the Jan. 10 Lifesaving, Valor & Meritorious Awards Ceremony at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
"The work of our conservation wardens affects the lives of folks across our state every day, from preserving and protecting our vital natural resources to showing up when Wisconsinites need them during an emergency," said Gov. Evers. "Im glad to be recognizing this important work making Wisconsin a safer, healthier and more vibrant place to live for all who call our great state home."
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Retired Rick
Jan 8, 2025
Wisconsin NRB Meeting Jan. 22
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person for the January meeting to consider proposed rulemaking documents and other matters.
The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in public meeting room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 South Webster Street, Madison, Wisconsin. The Board will act on items 1-4 and 7-8 as listed on the agenda.
The public is encouraged to watch the January meeting on the DNRs YouTube channel.
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Retired Rick
Jan 3, 2025
Applications For Wild Turkey, Pheasant And Waterfowl Stamp Funding Due Feb. 14
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting applications for Wild Turkey, Pheasant, and Waterfowl Stamp funding. Applications will be accepted through Feb. 14, 2025.
Stamp funds are available to nonprofit conservation organizations, tribes, academic institutions and government units focused on habitat management for wild turkeys, pheasants and waterfowl. For turkey and pheasant stamps, funds are also available for outreach, education and research. The funding for successful applicants will be available during the DNR's 2026 and 2027 fiscal years.
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Retired Rick
Jan 3, 2025
OutWiGo For Free Fishing Weekend Jan. 18-19
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting Free Fishing Weekend Jan. 18-19 to share the fun and excitement of winter fishing. During Free Fishing Weekend, anglers of all ages can wet a line in any Wisconsin waters open to fishing without a fishing license, trout stamp or salmon stamp.
All other 2024-2025 Hook and Line regulations including bag limits, size limits and species restrictions remain in effect. While most trout streams are open during the catch-and-release season on Free Fishing Weekend, there are trout streams, spring ponds and lakes that are closed to fishing. Please review the trout regulations or check with your local biologist if you have questions about specific waters. For trout streams that are open, only artificial lures are allowed, and anglers must release all trout caught.
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Retired Rick
Jan 2, 2025
DNR To Host Virtual Public Hearing On Proposed Deer Management Unit Rule
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a virtual public hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 5 p.m. to provide members of the public a formal comment opportunity on the draft rule that would change portions of the states deer management unit boundaries.
The DNR reviews deer management unit boundaries every few years, with this years review focusing on the management units in the Northern Forest Zone, the Metropolitan Sub-Units and the boundary lines between the Central Forest and Farmland Zones.
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