WDNR Weekly News Update 3.2.11

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WDNR Weekly News Update  3.2.11   

Deer Management Unit information forums to be held around state
MADISON - A series of deer management public information forums are scheduled across the state in March. These forums are for anyone interested in deer and the most up to date deer management unit information....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1684

Dozens of trout meetings set for March, April
MADISON -- Trout anglers can attend one of more than 30 meetings across the state in late March and early April to give feedback on inland trout fishing ...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1683

2011 Winnebago System spearing season
OSHKOSH -- A record number of fish weighing more than 100 pounds, a full 16-day season, and difficult travel conditions were the stories during the 2011 Winnebago System sturgeon spearing season ...
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1682

Deer captures to continue through March
MADISON - Wisconsin deer researchers have succeeded in capturing a total of 187 deer in two study areas as part of a multi-year effort designed to answer concerns hunters have voiced over population estimates that in part determine deer hunting season structure....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1681

Volunteers needed for bear population study
MADISON -- Are you knowledgeable about the outdoors? If so, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources needs your help with an upcoming bear population study....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1680

Public hearings set for commercial fishing trap net changes
MADISON - Proposed changes to rules governing when and where commercial fishers can set trap nets in southern Lake Michigan, and how such nets should be marked in that water as well as in Lake Superior, are the topic of public hearings in mid-March in Sheboygan and Bayfield....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1679

DNR wants to see you at the 71st Annual Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Show
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_Article_Lookup.asp?id=1685

WEST ALLIS, Wis. -- Outdoor enthusiasts will have an opportunity to meet one-on-one with staff from the Department of Natural Resources at the 71st Annual Milwaukee Journal Sports Show. The Sports Show opens Wednesday, March 9, and runs through Sunday, March 13, at the Wisconsin Exhibition Center at State Fair Park in West Allis.