WDNR Weekly News, January 26, 2010
Lake Winnebago system seasons open Feb. 13OSHKOSH - Spearers will have a better chance of harvesting a sturgeon -- and a really big sturgeon at that -- when the 78th consecutive spearing seasons get underway Feb.13 on the Lake Winnebago system....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1325149,000 permits issued for 2010 spring turkey huntMADISON -- More than 149,000 permits will be issued for the spring 2010 Wisconsin wild turkey season through the spring turkey preference drawing. Postcard notifications to successful applicants will be going out in the mail later in the week....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1324Leftover spring turkey permits go on sale in late MarchMADISON -- An estimated 76,636 remaining spring turkey permits will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis starting March 22. Procedures for leftover permit sales will be the same as last spring. Leftover permits will be first issued for sale by zone, one zone per day, with each zone having a designated sales date....
http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_article_Lookup.asp?id=1323Poll quizzes anglers about VHS fish diseaseMADISON - A recent statewide poll reeled in a mixed bag of results after asking anglers about state rules passed in 2008 to stop the spread of VHS fish disease....
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Pruning trees in winter can help reduce the spread of oak wiltMADISON - Winter is a good time for tree pruning, according state forestry specialists, who say winter pruning greatly reduces the likelihood of spreading oak wilt and other tree diseases,...
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