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 | • Bear hunters – does your bear suffer from “ground shrinkage?” • Harbor action for big kings on Lake Michigan is picking up. • Lake Superior bass and salmon action is hotter than ever. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | • Jeff reports on an exciting and potentially dangerous event on a recent charter trip. • Dan spots a rare fisher in the Kettle Moraine State Forest. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This week's drawing is for DVD Hunting Marsh Bucks, by Blood Brothers Outdoors  Call 1-414-297-7554 leave your name and telephone number. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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RESULTS ► POLL s534 Should cougars remain protected in Wisconsin? YES 100% | NO 0% | MAYBE 0% | UNDECIDED 0% | OTHER 0% IMPRESSIONS: 124 | RESPONSES: 9 | COMMENTS: 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Looking for Fishing Contests? Find them all online. RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY BANQUETS & EVENTS Online Info: Aug. 28: Dubuque, IA banquet OTHER EVENTS Now through Labor Day: Town of Eagle in Waukesha County, WI - Eagle Springs Lake 2nd annual carp attack. $500 reward for catching or shooting one of 6 tagged carp. If you get one, Contact: Tom Day at 262-594-3231. Dispose of untagged carp in the dumpster at the public boat landing. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| State repeals waiting period for deer bow hunters to purchase archery licenses MADISON – Archery deer hunters no longer have to wait three days after purchasing a license during the open season to begin hunting in Wisconsin. The State Legislature removed the three-day waiting period restriction during the recent legislative session at the request of the Department of Natural Resources.  “The law has outlived its usefulness,” said Tom Van Haren, DNR conservation warden. “The three-day waiting period is an obstacle for young hunters who celebrate their tenth birthday during the archery season and have to wait until then to purchase their license.”The waiting period was originally enacted to discourage deer hunters from waiting until they killed a deer before purchasing a license and to discourage a person from buying a license for someone who had killed a deer but either did not have a tag, or did not want to use the tag on their deer. “The waiting period is inconvenient for anyone who didn't purchase a license prior to the season then realizes they have the coming weekend open with time to go hunting. If they do not think to purchase the license ahead of time they are unable to use the license that weekend. It has especially been a deterrent for non-residents who travel great distances to Wisconsin on a Thursday or Friday to spend the weekend with family or friends or for the primary purpose to archery hunt for deer.” Van Haren said that before the law was changed the deer population was low and the number of deer a person could get tags for was limited. “Basically, each archer was issued just a tag that was good for a buck or an antlerless deer. The fact is, abundant harvest tags are now available in most deer management units making it possible to harvest multiple deer legally,” he added. The requirement that people wear a back tag while hunting reduces the incidence of hunting without a license. If a conservation warden suspects that something is wrong, the warden can find out instantly through the automated licensing system, when a license was purchased right down to the minute, which is also printed on the license or back tag. In 2009, bow hunters purchased 208,022 licenses in Wisconsin. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Van Haren, Warden, 608-266-3244 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
DSORe eNews s535
INSTANT SURVEY VOTE ON - POLL s535
Friday, August 20, 2010
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 | • Meet Dan this week at the Living Wild Outdoors Festival • Food plot tips for fall planting. • Find new hunting spots on state-owned land. • Lake Michigan salmon and Wisconsin River muskies still going strong. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| This week's drawing is for DVD Hunting Marsh Bucks, by Blood Brothers Outdoors Call 1-414-297-7554 leave your name and telephone number. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RESULTS ► POLL s533 Do you think the DNR's Operation Deer Watch will result in a more accurate population estimate for Wisconsin's deer herd? YES 100% | NO 0% | MAYBE 0% | UNDECIDED 0% | OTHER 0% IMPRESSIONS: 145 | RESPONSES: 1 | COMMENTS: 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Looking for Fishing Contests? Find them all online. RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY BANQUETS & EVENTS Online Info: Aug. 25: Grand Rapids, MI banquet OTHER EVENTS Now through Labor Day: Town of Eagle in Waukesha County, WI - Eagle Springs Lake 2nd annual carp attack. $500 reward for catching or shooting one of 6 tagged carp. If you get one, Contact: Tom Day at 262-594-3231. Dispose of untagged carp in the dumpster at the public boat landing. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Owners of large piers have until April 1, 2011 to register piers MADISON – The clock is winding down for owners of large piers to register those structures to secure their future under a free, one-time registration process. A 2008 law set size standards for piers, and created the registration process that grandfathered-in most existing piers larger than the size standards. Owners of piers larger than the standards have until April 1, 2011, to determine if they qualify to be grandfathered in, and to complete the registration process. “The vast majority of pier owners won't need to register their pier but if they do, that process is free and we've tried to make it as straightforward as possible,” says Martye Griffin, DNR waterway policy leader coordinating the pier registration process.  How to measure your pier [Video: Length 3:36 (Silverlight install required)].A fact sheet, video, and interactive decision tool enable pier owners to quickly learn if their pier meets the size standards and is exempt from permitting or the registration process. If the pier is larger than the size standards, the owners can immediately complete the free, one-time registration process. A very few piers are expected to be too large to qualify to be grandfathered in, and the owners will need to seek an individual permit and review or downsize their pier to meet the size qualifications for grandfathering it in. “Getting your pier grandfathered in will give you peace of mind and protection from complaints about your pier in the future,” he says. DNR responds to complaints from neighboring property owners or boaters or anglers that piers are too big and are interfering with navigation or are harming fish habitat. Having the pier registered will make it easier to resolve such situations. “Registration doesn't give you a golden ticket, but it does mean that things are more certain than they would be if someone was not registered and they found themselves the target of a complaint about their pier,” he says. A DNR study showed that the majority existing piers already meet these requirements, so most waterfront owners have piers that can be grandfathered. To be eligible to be grandfathered, the pier must have been placed before 2004 and meet specific size standards. Standards were created because piers that are too big can shade out aquatic plants that are important to fish and can interfere with boaters, swimmers, and others enjoying Wisconsin lakes and rivers. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Martye Griffin (608) 266-2997 or dnrpiers@wisconsin.gov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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