New rule aims to reduce spread of invasive species in Wisconsin MADISON - Wisconsin's new invasive species rule, designed to contain new and existing invasive species, goes into effect Sept. 1, 2009. The new rule establishes a science-based classification and regulatory system for invasive species and addresses possession, sale, transportation and introduction of listed invasive species....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1184Now is a good time to report invasive wetland plants MADISON - Late summer is a good time to identify key invasive species threatening wetlands in Wisconsin, and people are encouraged to report sightings of three invaders - Japanese knotweed, purple loosestrife, and common reed grass also called phragmites....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1183Wisconsin fall hunting seasons forecast available MADISON - Flocking blackbirds, browning grasses, shorter days and cooler nights all are signs of fall's arrival and so is the publishing of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Fall Seasons Forecast. Published for the first time in an electronic magazine format?.
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=118250 places to fish from shore within 60 minutes of Milwaukee MADISON - Like clockwork, it's that time of year when trout and salmon begin staging in the river mouths and harbors - ready to run the course back to their spawning grounds. ...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1181Fall turkey season to be extended in five turkey management zones MADISON - Wisconsin's fall turkey hunting season will be extended in five turkey management zones this fall, under a two-year trial period that has passed legislative review. Turkey hunters in zones 1 through 5 will be able to take advantage of the late season this year....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1180New restrictions in place on movement of deer carcasses from CWD zone MADISON - New rules governing the transport of hunter-harvested and vehicle-killed deer from the chronic wasting disease - management zone (CWD-MZ) of southern Wisconsin take effect on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1179Rifle use for deer hunting expanded in two areas MADISON -- Areas in which rifles are allowed for deer hunting have been expanded this year to include all of Dunn County and that portion of Shawano County south of State Hwy. 29 and west of County Hwy. J...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1178What kind of tree stand hunter are you? Grounded or airborne MADISON -There are three kinds of hunters who use tree stands, according to Tim Lawhern, hunter education administrator for the Department of Natural Resources: ?The ones who have fallen from tree stands. The ones who will fall from tree stands, and the ones who may never fall because they know how to stay safe while perched above their prey....
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