DSORe eNews S639

VOL: eNews SEPTEMBER 24, 2011 ISSUE: SHOW #639

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•Dan and Jeff score big contest wins at AGLOW conference
•Jeff opens the bow season

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RESULTS FOR POLL s638
Should rifles be legal for deer hunting statewide?
YES 45% | NO 45% | MAYBE 0% | UNDECIDED 10% | COMMENTS

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Does Wisconsin need a "deer trustee" ?

Gov. Walker to appoint "Deer Trustee" to oversee DNR deer management

During his campaign for governor of Wisconsin, then-candidate Scott Walker promised to appoint a "white-tailed deer trustee" to oversee the Wisconsin DNR’s deer management program.

The "deer trustee", or "deer czar", as some have dubbed the position, will review current and past deer management practices and recommend changes or modifications.

This "deer trustee" would be an expert in the field from outside of Wisconsin. Both Gov. Walker and DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp have said recently that this appointment is in the works and that the position will be filled this fall, most likely prior to the gun deer season.

Do you think Wisconsin needs a "deer trustee" to oversee deer management?

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Wisconsin to update Beaver Management Plan

MADISON – Trappers, anglers, wildlife watchers and public works managers have a chance to review Wisconsin’s current beaver management plan and provide input in updating that plan at a series of open house style meetings across the state in September.

<This is an effort to gather information and public comments as we work to update Wisconsin’s beaver management plan,> said John Olson, furbearer ecologist for the state Department of Natural Resources. <We what to hear how citizens view beaver, beaver management and those issues and concerns important to them involving beaver, such as damage control, wild rice management, wetland ecosystems, water quality, trout, roads, disease, forest impacts and agriculture.>

Open houses will begin at 6:30 p.m. with short presentations beginning at 7 p.m. on the current beaver management plan, beaver populations and trends and beaver impacts on environments and humans. Following the presentations there will be an opportunities to question biologists, researchers and managers. Attendees will also be asked to complete a short survey regarding beaver management in Wisconsin.

The open house meetings will be held:

• September 20, La Crosse - Myrick Hixon EcoPark, 789 Myrick Park Dr., north off Hwy. 16 east of Hwy. 35.
• September 22, Oshkosh - Winnebago County – UW Extension, 625 E. County Road Y, Suite 600.
• September 28, Rhinelander - Oneida County – UW Extension, 3375 Airport Road, #10, Lower Level.
• September 29, Hayward - Sawyer County – UW Extension, Courthouse, 10610 Main St., Suite 194.

WEBINAR
[NOTE: This link - as of 4PM 22 SEPT 2011 - states: This Webinar is OVER. It appears the Webinar was live and presented @2PM, 22 SEPT 2011. At press time, we do not know if this was an additional presentation to the WIDNR press release date, stated below, a typo, or if the webinar will be presented again at the stated 2PM, 22 OCT 2011 date as well. We will check and report in next weeks eNewsletter, the official WIDNR statement of clarification on this event. Ed. DSORe]

In addition to the open houses, a webinar - conference viewable on a computer linked to the World Wide Web - on the beaver management plan update is also scheduled for October 22, beginning at 2 p.m. People with Internet access will be able to log onto the webinar through [tinyurl.com/wibeaver] .

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact: John Olson | PHONE: (715) 685-2934
Contact: Shawn Rossler | PHONE: (608) 261-6452

Could your home survive a wildfire?

New DNR video showcases simple steps one homeowner took that saved his home

MADISON – Homeowners who live in or near storm-damaged areas in northwest Wisconsin [PDF] are urged to act now to protect their homes from wildland fires. State wildfire experts say with so many trees on the ground and drying, the potential is there for intense fires in 2012.

The Department of Natural Resources has recently completed a nine-minute video on the effectiveness of the Firewise program. The video features an Adams County homeowner whose “Firewise” house survived being overrun by the 3,400 acre Cottonville fire while neighbors all around him lost theirs.

Firewise

When wildfires happen in Wisconsin, they cause great damage. But, by following a few basic protection tactics, you can safeguard your rural home and buildings.

The department has created a storm recovery web page listing resources available to homeowners for help with clean up. The page also features a home protection strategy developed by wildfire experts called, Firewise. People who have questions about dealing with storm-downed trees can also call the DNR call center at 1-888-WDNR-INFo (1-888-936-7463) for information seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and talke with a live customer service specialist.