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DNR News Release: Evidence of Sturgeon Natural Reproduction Observed at Keshena Falls 5-22-2013

NEWS RELEASE Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Northeast Region 2984 Shawano Avenue; Green Bay, WI  54313 Phone:  (920) 662-5100 TDD:  711 dnr.wi.gov    DATE:   May 22, 2013 CONTACTS: Ryan Koenigs, sturgeon biologist 920-303-5450 http://dnr.wi.gov/news/BreakingNews_Lookup.asp?id=2811 KESHENA, Wis. – For the first time in more than a century, there is evidence that sturgeon are naturally-reproducing at Keshena Falls. [...]

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“Silica Mines, Small Towns, and Money”   5-21-2013

“Silica Mines, Small Towns, and Money” 5-21-2013

View it in your browser. “The Price of Sand” Jim Tittles’ Documentary Film “Silica Mines, Small Towns, and Money” http://thepriceofsand.com/ Wednesday, May 22, 2013 – 7:00 PM   Gard Theater 111 E. Jefferson Street Spring Green, Wisconsin Admission free, but donations to offset expenses will be appreciated. We will have an open discussion after viewing the [...]

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Posted in Conservation, DNR News, Fishing, FLOW, Habitat, Lower Wisconsin Riverway, Outdoor and DNR Legislation, Podcasts and Videos, River Fishing, Videocasts, Websites, Wildlife, Wisconsin River0 Comments

Come to the Musky Capital of the World® to Track Down Your Trophy Fish this Spring! 5-21-2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Theresa Smith, Boulder Junction Chamber of Commerce, 1-800-GO-MUSKY, boulderjct@boulderjct.org Come to the Musky Capital of the World® to track down your trophy fish this spring! Boulder Junction boasts great fishing opportunities on more than 50 class-A musky lakes BOULDER JUNCTION, Wis. (May 21, 2013) – As musky season opens in northern [...]

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Outdoor Horizons Radio with Guest Keith Kavajecz, Ron Barefield, and Len Harris 5-21-2013

  Saturday’s Outdoor Horizons Radio show was a great show with three wonderful guests. Tony interviewed Keith Kavajecz, another of the walleye world’s real professionals. Keith still fishes the top walleye tournaments in North America, is a co-host of the Next Bite outdoor show, a accomplished seminar speaker, and a representative of many majors companies [...]

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Posted in Bass, Bluegills, Conservation, Crappies, DNR News, Equipment, Fishing, Fishing Reports, Gear, Guiding, Habitat, Hunting, Outdoor and DNR Legislation, Panfish, River Fishing, Seminars, Smallmouth Bass, Tactic, Tips and Techniques, Turkeys, Walleye, Websites, Youth Programs0 Comments

DNR Wildlife Management Report 5-20-2013

In the May edition of the Wildlife Management Report you can read about the following:   The differences in nesting success for mallards and blue-winged teal. How the spread of garlic mustard impacts wildlife and hunting. Efforts to determine the size of woodcock breeding populations. How the number of acres of land enrolled in the [...]

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Wisconsin DNR Report by Regions 5-18-2013

Northern Region General | Northern Region | Northeast Region | Southeast Region | South Central Region | West Central Region | Top Northern Region Hayward DNR Service Center area Tuscobia State Trail – Crews will begin some significant grading on the trail the week of May 20. They will be ditching and crowning the trail [...]

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Wisconsin DNR Outdoor Report for May 16, 2013 5-18-2013

View current conditions for Wisconsin State Parks, Trails and Forests       General | Northern Region | Northeast Region | Southeast Region | South Central Region | West Central Region   A massive wildfire in Douglas and Bayfield counties this week burnt more than 8,000 acres and 47 structures including 17 homes. The Germann Road fire, while [...]

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DNR Customer Service Staff to Wear Life Jackets to Work Today: National Safe Boating Week Starts Tomorrow  5-17-2013

DNR Customer Service Staff to Wear Life Jackets to Work Today: National Safe Boating Week Starts Tomorrow 5-17-2013

Safety is cool, hip — and fashionable. And today the Friday look for DNR customer service staffers is business “safety” casual. If you stop in at a DNR Customer Service Center today, you may be served by someone sporting a life jacket. That’s because tomorrow starts National Safe Boating Week, May 18 – 24 — [...]

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DNR Law Enforcement Officials Provide More Details on Cause of Germann Road Fire   5-17-2013

DNR Law Enforcement Officials Provide More Details on Cause of Germann Road Fire 5-17-2013

  http://dnr.wi.gov/news/BreakingNews_Lookup.asp?id=2806     GORDON, Wis. – Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officials have identified the owner of the land where the Germann Road Fire originated as well as the logging operation responsible for unintentionally igniting the fire. On Tuesday, May 14, at approximately 2:30 p.m., a nearly 8,000 acre wildfire devastated the Townships of [...]

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Stocking of Catchable-Size Trout Finishes Up 5-17-2013

  Hello – thanks in advance for helping us let trout anglers know we are wrapping up stocking of catchable-size trout now that ice has melted. Here’s today’s report from David Giehtbrock, DNR hatchery production manager, (608) 266-8229, David.Giehtbrock@wisconsin.gov, who has been getting repeat calls from anglers anxiously awaiting the stocking of their favorite water. [...]

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