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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Creating a hunting season for sandhill cranes in Wisconsin drew support at a legislative hearing, with backers of the Republican proposal saying it could be properly managed and help farmers who say the birds are overpopulated and hurting their crops.
Creating a hunting season for sandhill cranes in Wisconsin drew support at a legislative hearing, with backers of the Republican proposal saying it could be properly managed and help farmers who say the birds are overpopulated and hurting their crops.
Antigo Times Download The Hunt Wild App In Time For Turkey Season FROM THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters heading out for turkey season beginning on April 17 to use the free Hunt Wild Wisconsin mobile app. The DNR’s Hunt Wild app provides hunters with the essential information they need afield, all in one place. Users can view property boundaries, check up-to-the-minute shooting hours, look up regulations, drop a pin on their hunting location and trac...
101 Shares This July 16, 2004, file photo, shows a gray wolf at the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, Minn. (Dawn Villella, AP Photo, File) MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin hunters and trappers killed nearly double the number of wolves that the state allotted for a weeklong season, and they did it so quickly that officials ended the hunt after less than three days, according to figures released in late February. Nontribal hunters and trappers registered 216 wolves as of Thursday afternoon, blowing past the state’s kill target of 119. The state Department of Natural Resources estimate...
Despite quota overage, DNR says population healthy By Eileen Persike MMC Staff The February wolf hunt in Wisconsin resulted in the taking of 216 animals in three days. The hunt was scheduled to take place Feb. 22-28, but was closed early by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) when the quota of 119 wolves in non-tribal areas was reached. A majority, 86%, was harvested using dogs; 5% were trapped and 9% were killed by “other” means. Per state law, hunters have 24 hours to report their kills, and also by state law, the DNR must give a 24-hour notice before […]