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Higher deer population goals still not enough

by Andrew Beckett on March 17, 2010

in Environment & Conservation

A proposal to increase the size of Wisconsin’s deer herd doesn’t go far enough for one state lawmaker.

The Natural Resources Board approved a plan Tuesday that would increase population goals for white-tailed deer by 21-percent. State Representative Scott Gunderson (R-Waterford) says that will be of little comfort to hunters who go home empty handed. He says adding 60,000 deer really won’t make that huge of a difference. [click to continue…]

Tagged as: deer herd, deer hunt

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Expansion of state deer herd approved

by Andrew Beckett 03/16/10 1:29 PM

Wisconsin’s deer population could get larger, under new population goals set by the Natural Resources Board.
Hunters complained last fall that strict herd management policies have resulted in a shrinking white-tailed deer population in the state. Those concerns are prompting action from the Natural Resources Board, which voted Tuesday to increase population goals by 21-percent to [...]

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Janesville city workers go green

by WRN Contributor 03/16/10 8:29 AM

Some Janesville city employees are working to save taxpayers some “green,” while being environmentally friendly. The twenty workers are teaming up to find ways to make their jobs more energy efficient according the Management Analyst Al Hulick.

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CWD rates continue to climb

by Andrew Beckett 03/16/10 12:01 AM

Despite efforts to control the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease, its presence continues to grow in Wisconsin. A report from the Department of Natural Resources shows that out of 7,100 deer from CWD management zones that were tested last year by the Department of Natural Resources, 175 were positive for the disease.
CWD project leader Davin [...]

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No Asian carp netted

by WRN Contributor 03/15/10 10:55 AM

A month long netting operation has turned up no Asian carp on Chicago’s main shipping canal near Lake Michigan. The search is part of the federal government’s $78.5 million plan to stop the invasive fish with the huge appetite from taking over the Great Lakes. The netting was ordered after DNA tests showed evidence of [...]

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