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2021 Wisconsin Ring-Necked Pheasant Season Opens Oct. 16
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wishes hunters luck and safety during the upcoming 2021 pheasant hunting season. The season opens statewide at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16 and runs through Jan. 9, 2022.
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Help Slow The Spread Of CWD
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking deer hunters and the public to help slow the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) by following baiting and feeding bans and properly disposing of deer carcass waste this hunting season.
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Virtual CWD Response Plan Review Committee Meeting Oct. 11
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will host the second meeting of the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Response Plan Committee on Monday, Oct. 11 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. via Zoom.
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Hunters Reminded To Test Deer For CWD Before Consuming Venison
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource (DNR) and other state officials are encouraging hunters who harvest adult deer in counties affected by chronic wasting disease (CWD) to have the animal tested.
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DNR Confirms Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease In La Crosse County Deer
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms that a tissue sample collected from a deer in La Crosse County tested positive for the virus that causes epizootic hemorrhagic disease. The disease was detected after a landowner reported eight dead deer on a 200-acre property south of La Crosse.
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New Baiting And Feeding Ban In Effect For Outagamie And Calumet Counties Beginning Oct. 1
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received notification from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection that a farm-raised deer on a deer farm in Outagamie County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). With this new CWD detection, Outagamie County is now considered a CWD-affected county.
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Waterfowl Hunters: Wear Your Life Jackets
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding waterfowl hunters to follow best safety practices as they hit the water this upcoming season.
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DNR To Monitor CWD Samples In Northeastern Counties, Other Focus Areas
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking deer hunters to help monitor chronic wasting disease (CWD) in northeast Wisconsin and surrounding counties.
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DNR Reveals Season Outlook For Fall Wild Turkey, Ruffed Grouse And Woodcock Seasons
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the season outlook for ruffed grouse, woodcock and wild turkey, plus essential updates for hunters to be in the know ahead of the Sept. 18 and Sept. 25 season openers.
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Archery And Crossbow Deer Hunting Seasons Open Sept. 18
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding hunters of their first opportunity to deer hunting this fall for the 2021 archery and crossbow deer season openers. These seasons run concurrently statewide from Sept. 18 to Jan. 9, 2022. The archery and crossbow seasons extend to Jan. 31, 2022, in 27 Farmland Zone Deer Management Units and all metro sub-units.