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General Category => Wisconsin DNR Outdoor Reports and News => Topic started by: mudbrook on February 15, 2012, 11:42:40 AM
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Wisconsin DNR Weekly News February 14, 2012
Wisconsin leads nation in trophy whitetail bucks
MADISON -- The number of trophy bucks taken in Wisconsin has risen by 857 percent in 30 years, with a record-breaking 383 entries during the five years ending in 2010, according to historical records kept by the venerable Boone and Crockett Club...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2042
More spearing on point for the 2012 Lake Winnebago sturgeon season
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Improving ice conditions and a break in snowy weather should make for plenty of spearing opportunities for lake sturgeon this week on Lake Winnebago after a slow opening weekend...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2043
Retired Lake Michigan research boat for sale
MILWAUKEE -- For sale: a boatload of Lake Michigan history. The state has put up for sale a 75-year-old steel-hulled gill net boat that plied Lake Michigan waters for decades...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2044
Awards recognize urban and community forest friends
GREEN BAY -- The efforts of individuals and organizations to preserve, protect, expand and improve Wisconsin's urban and community forests have been recognized by the Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2045
Order seedlings now for spring 2012 planting
MADISON -- Winter allows landowners a chance to relax and enjoy their property as it is draped in a blanket of snow. It's also a great time for them to consider tree planting on their property ...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2046
February March Natural Resources Board meeting set
MADISON -- Wisconsin's Natural Resources Board, the policy making body for the Department of Natural Resources, will hold a joint meeting with the Wisconsin Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Board...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=2047