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Be Sure of Your Target: Deer Hunters Reminded To Watch Out For Elk & Moose
While out in the woods for gun deer season Nov. 21 -29, hunters may encounter elk or moose. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters to take an extra second to be sure of your target before you shoot this season.
Be Smart Before You Start During Gun-Deer Season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters to ride safely when using all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility-terrain vehicles (UTVs) during their hunt this year.
DNR Seeks Public’s Help with Investigation of Horse Incident on Southern Kettle Moraine State Forest Trail
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) seeks the public’s help with information related to an incident involving a horse with a rider on a trail in the Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest during the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 28.
In-Person CWD Sampling Temporarily Suspended During Nine-Day Gun Deer Season
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff will not be available for in-person chronic wasting disease (CWD) sampling in southern Wisconsin during the 2020 nine-day gun deer season Nov. 21-29 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Waterfowl Hunters Reminded It’s Illegal To Shoot Trumpeter Swans And Other Protected Big White Birds
After the illegal shooting of a protected trumpeter swan near Hudson earlier this month, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters to be sure of their targets before firing overhead. With the waterfowl season underway and goose season open through early January, it’s critical for hunters to know the difference between waterfowl species legal to hunt and other big white birds that are not legal to hunt in Wisconsin.
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