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General Category => Wisconsin DNR Outdoor Reports and News => Topic started by: mudbrook on August 17, 2010, 01:12:53 PM
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Wisconsin DNR Weekly News August 17, 2010
DNA analysis confirms four cougars in state within last two years
MADISON -- A few drops of blood, preserved by an alert warden, proves that while one male cougar was tracking through St. Croix and Dunn counties this past December, another male cougar was moving near the Flambeau River, 125 miles to the north....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1506
2010 hook and line sturgeon season opens Sept. 4
MADISON - High water in many of the rivers that open Sept. 4 for the 2010 hook and line sturgeon season means that fishing prospects for the state's oldest and largest fish are murky three weeks out but that one thing is clear: bring bug spray....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1505
Wild turkey, pheasant, waterfowl stamp contest entries and winners on display Aug. 28
MADISON -The public is invited to view an estimated 50 pieces of original wildlife art submitted to the 2011 Wisconsin Wild Turkey, Pheasant, and Waterfowl Stamp Design Contests at the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center in Baraboo, Wisconsin, on Saturday, August 28...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1504
Wisconsin; Michigan agree to work together on climate change issues
MADISON - Wisconsin and Michigan share common borders and adjacent Great Lakes shorelines, and soon they will share common goals focused on climate change adaptation and mitigation....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1503
Owners of large piers have until April 1, 2011 to register piers
MADISON - The clock is winding down for owners of large piers to register those structures to secure their future under a free, one-time registration process....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1502
Nonresident seniors now allowed to use crossbows to hunt turkey, bear
MADISON - Beginning this fall, non-resident senior citizens will have the same privileges as Wisconsin residents for hunting a number of game species with a crossbow....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1501
Wild Plants: Food, Medicine, Survival Clinic Offered
BABCOCK, Wis. - People interested in learning about what types of wild plants can be consumed for food or medicine can join plant expert and survivalist Jason Faunce for a wild plants clinic at the Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center on Saturday, September 11...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1500