by WRN Contributor | Feb 12, 2010
Lake Winnebago will be full of spearfishers Saturday, hoping to see a sturgeon swim under their hole. DNR Sturgeon Coordinator Ron Bruch says it should be a good year on the ice. “Conditions are actually not too bad,” says Bruch. He says there are some...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 5, 2010
A state lawmaker wants a vote scheduled to override the governor’s veto on who appoints the DNR Secretary. Representative Terry Van Akkeren (D-Sheboygan) has called for Assembly leadership to schedule a vote to overturn Governor Jim Doyle’s veto on a measure that...
by Jackie Johnson | Jan 7, 2010
Representative Joan Ballweg wants to allow would-be fishing enthusiasts to buy a one-day license. The Republican from Markesan says some business owners watch potential customers decide not to buy tackle and bait because of they only want to fish for one day but a...
by Bob Hague | Dec 21, 2009
Baiting and feeding of deer, already restricted in Wisconsin, needs to go away altogether, in the view of DNR Secretary Matt Frank, who speaks for the agency. “We believe we should have a statewide ban on baiting and feeding of deer,” Frank told lawmakers...
by WRN Contributor | Dec 1, 2009
The deer kill during the nine-day gun season that ended last Sunday was down nearly 30% from last year. That’s according to preliminary figures from Greg Matthews of the DNR. The harvest this year totaled 195,000, down 80,000 from last year, and Matthews says...
by Jackie Johnson | Nov 19, 2009
The state Department of Natural Resources has a message for deer hunters: As you put your sights on that deer, keep your eyes open for marijuana-growing operations and methamphetamine labs. Bill Engfer is a conservation warden with the DNR. He says if you see...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 14, 2009
It could be another sign of the sour economic times. License sales for deer hunting in Wisconsin are down. About 315,000 licenses have been sold so far, compared to more than 360,000 at this time last year. That’s a decline of nearly 13-percent, and Greg...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 13, 2009
The Governor has vetoed legislation that would have stripped his office of the power to appoint the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources. Governor Doyle used his veto pen on the bill Friday, saying Wisconsin’s people and natural resources are best...
by Andrew Beckett | Nov 12, 2009
A new mentoring program for young hunters is proving to be a big hit. The new state law enacted earlier this year allows hunters to serve as a mentor for others who are interested in the sport. DNR “Learn to Hunt” coordinator Ben Mott says over 10,000...
by Jackie Johnson | Oct 8, 2009
Wisconsin will soon have a new license plate benefiting the state’s endangered resources. And, Department of Natural Resources spokesman Bob Manwell says, you can help choose the new design. “The wolf license plate will still be available, and what...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 31, 2009
A proposal to strip the governor of his power to appoint the DNR Secretary gains some key support. Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan (D-Janesville) says it’s an important issue that deserves action from lawmakers. He says he plans to bring the bill to the floor...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 17, 2009
The DNR “control” battle heats up at the Capitol. State Representative Spencer Black (D-Madison) says there’s overwhelming support in the Democrat-controlled state Legislature to pull control of the DNR away from the governor. However, Governor Doyle...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 13, 2009
Kids as young as ten can now legally hunt in Wisconsin. Governor Jim Doyle signed legislation Thursday that lowers the minimum hunting age from 12 to 10-years-old. The young hunters will have to be with an adult mentor, they can only share one gun, and the adult has...
