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Wisconsin’s 2024 Nine-Day Gun Deer Season Opens Nov. 23
It’s almost time for hunters across Wisconsin to head out for the 2024 nine-day gun deer season, opening Saturday, Nov. 23 and running through Sunday, Dec. 1. This is the latest nine-day window within which the season may occur, as established by state law.
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Grants From Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund Will Help Support Habitat Projects In Calumet, Dane, Florence, Sauk And Vilas Counties
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin (NRF) encourage hunters purchasing their licenses to consider donating to the Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund, which helps fund conservation projects around the state.
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Prepare For Hunting And Trapping Seasons Opening In November
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters and trappers to prepare for the opening of hunting and trapping seasons in November.
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DNR, WisDOT Partner To Add 420 Acres Of Restored Habitat To Turtle Valley Wildlife Area
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced the restoration of Jacobson Wetland Mitigation Bank, 420 acres of wetland habitat in the town of Richmond. The site has been added to Turtle Valley Wildlife Area for public use.
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DNR To Host Public Meetings On Smallmouth Bass Management In Green Bay And Northern Lake Michigan
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host two identical public meetings to present information and gather feedback on the future management of smallmouth bass in Green Bay and northern Lake Michigan.
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Purchase Your Sturgeon Spearing License By Oct. 31
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds all spearers interested in harvesting a lake sturgeon from Lake Winnebago during the 2025 sturgeon spearing season to buy their license by Oct. 31, 2024.
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Trail Planning Begins For Rib Mountain State Park
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that it has begun the conceptual trail planning process for a property-wide trail plan at Rib Mountain State Park.
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2024 Trapping Seasons Opening Around Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds trappers to prepare for the opening of many furbearer trapping seasons across the state. Wisconsin is home to many furbearer species, and the state’s highly regulated trapping seasons play an important role in the DNR’s efforts to sustainably manage those populations.
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Wisconsin's 2024 Pheasant Season Opens Saturday, Oct. 19
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters and the general public that the 2024 pheasant season opens at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, and runs through Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025.
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DNR Seeking Public Comment For Deer Management Unit Boundary Review
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking preliminary public input on proposed modifications to the state’s deer management unit boundaries. The comment period will run from Oct. 11 through Oct. 20, 2024.