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With Spring Turkey season just around the corner, Henry USA sent us a video now posted on our homepage that I know you’ll get a kick out of. The point is though, young hunters and smaller hunters won’t get a kick out of it at all. The wait for a gobbler can be too long to question whether or not you’re packing the right turkey load when he does show up (Dick Ellis Photo) Henry wanted to test the viability of their beautiful ...
CONTACT: Bill Cosh, agency spokesperson (608) 267-2773 http://dnr.wi.gov/news/BreakingNews_Lookup.asp?id=2494 MADISON – This afternoon Dane County Circuit Judge Peter C. Anderson issued a partial injunction involving the use of dogs for Wisconsin’s wolf season. Judge Anderson’s partial injunction makes it clear that Wiscon...
CONTACT: Bill Cosh, DNR Spokesman - 608-267-2773 http://dnr.wi.gov/news/BreakingNews_Lookup.asp?id=2493 Wisconsin Wolf Season Will Proceed MADISON – This afternoon Dane County Circuit Judge Peter Anderson issued a partial injunction involving the use of dogs for Wisconsin’s wolf season. Judge Anderson’s partial injunction...
August 29, 2012 Contact: Bill Cosh, agency spokesperson (608) 267-2773 MADISON – Following court proceedings taking place this morning, August 29, 2012, before Judge Peter C. Anderson, officials at the Department of Natural Resources are issuing the following statement. While the court did not act on the request for a temporary injunction ...
Contacts: Rob Bohmann, 262-498-4605 Kari Lee-Zimmermann, 608-266-0580 Racine, Wis. – Governor Scott Walker’s decision to suspend the 4-day October antlerless hunt within the Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone (CWD MZ) drew praise today from Wisconsin Conservation Congress chair Rob Bohmann. “The decision to cancel the ...
BY BILL THORNLEY SPOONER– One could almost feel the chill go through the hunting public last November, and it had nothing to do with the temperature – Chronic Wasting Disease, for the first time, had been discovered in Northwestern Wisconsin. A 3 1/2 year old whitetail doe, dispatched by a law enforcement officer near Shell Lake in Wa...
August 24, 2012 MADISON – Today the Wisconsin Hunters Rights Coalition (HRC) applauded Governor Scott Walker for suspending a proposed October Hunt in the Wisconsin’s CWD Zone. The Governor followed the recommendations from Wisconsin deer trustee Dr. Kroll and his team. In the report, they recommend taking a more relaxed ...
Frequently Asked Question Here is the answer to the recent most frequently asked law enforcement question taken this week by the DNR Call Center. The Call Center is staffed daily, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m., and offers bilingual service in Spanish and Hmong. The number is 1-888-936-7463. Question : When do the antlerless permits go on sale? Ho...
August 13, 2011 MADISON – Today the Wisconsin Hunters Rights Coalition (HRC) called upon Governor Scott Walker to stop a proposed October T-Zone Hunt in the Wisconsin’s CWD Zone. The request is based upon the recent report from Wisconsin deer trustee Dr. Kroll and his team. In the report, they recommend taking a more rela...
Weekly News article published: August 7, 2012 by the Central Office MADISON – As of Tuesday morning, August 7, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has sold 7,286 applications for wolf hunting permits. This included 7,150 that were purchased by Wisconsin residents and 136 purchased by nonresidents. Hunters and trappers interested i...
Elk restoration survey ready for you The Department of Natural Resources and its partners working on restoring the elk population want to hear from you about this effort. Why now? Well, the state's 12-year-old elk management plan is due for an update and a review by the Natural Resources Board. So, if you have something to say about it, now would ...
July 31, 2012 – MADISON – Today Wisconsin’s Hunters Right Coalition (HRC) applauded the quick action that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is taking to implement the findings of Dr. Kroll. Dr. Kroll was appointed by Governor Walker to conduct an independent review of deer management in the state. T...
July 31, 2012 – MADISON – On the eve of the wolf hunting application period start date, the Wisconsin Hunters Rights Coalition (HRC) today applauded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) leadership and staff, the Natural Resources Board (NRB), Wolf Management Act authors Representative Scott Suder and Senator Terry Moult...
Weekly News article published: July 31, 2012 by the Central Office MADISON -- In an ongoing effort involve the public in deer management and to effectively monitor and evaluate Wisconsin’s deer herd, people can record and report online all bucks, does, and fawns they see in the wild from August 1 through September 30. Summer deer observatio...
DATE: July 25, 2012 CONTACT: Scott Loomans - 608-267-2452 http://dnr.wi.gov/news/BreakingNews_Lookup.asp?id=2439 MADISON – Hunters and trappers interested in participating in Wisconsin’s inaugural wolf hunting and trapping season must apply for a permit between August 1 and August 31, 2012. The permit application fe...
By: Keith Warnke, DNR hunting and shooting sports coordinator Hunting for Sustainability: A course for novice hunters open for enrollment If you like to eat good food, support the environment and learn something about the state you call home, Hunting for Sustainability is the course for you. Natural resources conservation, sustainability and hun...
September 1 registration deadline set for landowners sponsoring event MADISON – Hunters with disabilities wanting to participate in a special October gun-deer hunt are encouraged to contact as soon as possible any landowner sponsoring an event to make arrangements. Landowners are required to submit their lists of participating hunters in th...
DATE: July 17, 2012 CONTACT: Bill Cosh, DNR spokesperson - 608-267-2773 STEVENS POINT -- The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has approved the 2012 wolf hunt quota, zones and rules for Wisconsin’s fall 2012 wolf hunting and trapping season. The emergency rule was approved on a unanimous vote.The Wisconsin Natural Resource...
July 12, 2012 CONTACTS: Rob Bohmann 608 235-5825 Kari Lee-Zimmermann 608 266-0580 MADISON—The Wisconsin Conservation Congress’ Big Game Committee is looking forward to reviewing and discussing the recently released report, by Dr...
MADISON -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has released its final proposal for Wisconsin’s fall 2012 wolf hunting and trapping season. The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board, the policy-making body for the Department of Natural Resources, will meet at 9 a.m. on July 17 in the Spruce/Sands room at the Holiday Inn Convention Center...
You are subscribed to the DNR's gray wolf depredation alert. On July 6th, Wildlife Services confirmed that wolves from the Atkins Lake pack killed two Plott hounds on private property in the Town of Crandon, Forest County. Both dogs were 5 years of age - one male and one female. This pack consisted of seven wolves last winter. Hunters and dog tra...
By Cathy Stepp, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources On Tuesday, we received the Wisconsin deer report from Deer Trustee, Dr. James Kroll and his team Dr. David Guynn and Dr. Gary Alt. This comprehensive report included a series of recommendations that will take some time to review. While changes won’t be immediate, my staff ...
We’re ready and willing to roll up our sleeves and review the work of Dr. Kroll and his team, and develop a game plan to address his findings. We haven’t had a chance yet to analyze the recommendations – we are looking forward to delving into them. We want the same thing that Dr. Kroll and his team wants – which is to have ...
“Today we received the Wisconsin deer herd report from Deer Trustee, Dr. James Kroll and his team Dr. David Guynn and Dr. Gary Alt. A comprehensive report such as this will take several weeks to review, but the Department of Natural Resources is ready, willing and eager to roll up our sleeves and get started. We look forward to working with ...
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