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VOL: 8 ISSUE: 832 - 10 AUGUST 2013
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Fish consumption advice relaxed for some species on Fox River
MADISON – Updated fish consumption advice for 2013 is now available
and suggests that the ongoing cleanup of PCBs from the Fox River is
beginning to pay off, with anglers able to eat more of some fish species
from stretches of the river and from Green Bay, state fish contaminant
officials say.
“The good news on the Fox River is that contaminant levels are
dropping for some species,” says Candy Schrank, Department of Natural
Resources toxicologist who coordinates fish consumption advice.
“That allows us to relax the consumption advice slightly for those
species and suggests that we’ll see continued reductions in contaminant
levels in other species as the cleanup work is fully completed and in
years after,” she says.
Specifically on the Fox River system:
- There is a slight relaxation of consumption advice for northern pike
from Little Lake Buttes Des Morts to the DePere dam, a stretch where
remediation was recently completed. Effectiveness is being evaluated by
testing every four to five years. In 2011, advice for smallmouth bass
was relaxed.
- Consumption advice for white bass in the stretch of the Fox River
from De Pere to the mouth of the Fox River, where remediation is still
underway, also has been relaxed in accordance with new DNR data. Anglers
can now enjoy up to six meals per year of white bass, a species that
people were previously advised not to eat.
- For Green Bay, advice was relaxed for smaller sizes of northern pike and white bass.
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Reach and Bring On In a new member to the hunting community with the Lean to Hunt program this fall.
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Time to plan this fall’s Learn to Hunt event
MADISON -- Fall is a few short weeks away and now is the time for
people to be thinking about how to fit a Learn to Hunt opportunity into
busy fall schedules. Conducting a Learn to Hunt program can be a great
way to introduce a novice to their first hunt.
“Maybe your neighbor down the block is interested or, what about your
children’s friends?” says Keith Warnke, learn to hunt and mentored
hunting coordinator for the Department of Natural Resources. “There are
many ways to foster new hunting experiences, and now is the time to
start planning.
“Get to your club or chapter and start brainstorming about how you
can build on what you did last year, or start something entirely new.
Can you reach out beyond the regular hunting ‘choir’ to introduce
someone new? Someone who would not get the chance to hunt any other way?
That will really go a long way to making a new hunter.”
People can also design their own unique learn to hunt. They could set
up a family learn-to-hunt outing that focuses on bringing the whole
family out to the field and sharing our tradition and knowledge with
them., Warnke says
Sponsors of LTH pheasant programs can get free pheasants from the DNR game farm for the event.
For more information on all your LTH needs, go to the DNR home page and search keyword “LTH."
Read more here:
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
- Keith Warnke, Hunting and Shooting Sport Coordinator - (608) 576-5243
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Learn to Hunt pheasant programs are once again available at The Friends of Poynette Game Farm.
photo c. Friends of Poynette Game Farm©2013 |
Friends of Poynette Game Farm to host learn to hunt pheasant programs
POYNETTE –Youth and novice hunters over 10 years of age who would
like to learn more about pheasant hunting in Wisconsin can attend one of
four free learn to hunt pheasant programs that will be held this fall.
The Friends of Poynette Game Farm is hosting the events at the
MacKenzie Environmental Education Center, adjacent to the game farm in
Poynette. The two-day programs focus on the basics of pheasant hunting
in a fun and relaxing atmosphere. Overnight lodging is provided at the
MacKenzie center dormitories. The programs include classroom
instruction, dog training demonstrations, trap shooting, tours of the
Poynette game farm, and a mentored pheasant hunt.
Dates and target audiences for the learn to hunt pheasant programs include:
- Sept. 7-8 - Open to females with no pheasant hunting experience.
- Sept. 14-15 - Open to any individual with no pheasant hunting
experience. Parents or legal guardians are encouraged to participate.
- Sept. 21-22 - Open to individuals 18 years or older with no pheasant hunting experience. Bring a friend.
- Dec. 7-8 - Open to any individual with no pheasant hunting experience. Parents or legal guardians are encouraged to participate.
The Friends of Poynette Game Farm is a non-profit organization
dedicated to providing pheasant hunting opportunities to the average
pheasant hunter and to promoting the strong tradition of upland bird
hunting in Wisconsin. The group supports the mission of the Department
of Natural Resources State Game Farm in Poynette. In 2013, more than
70,000 pheasants from the Poynette facility will be released on more
than 90 public hunting grounds.
The friends group recognizes the strong tradition of upland bird
hunting in Wisconsin and believes that supporting the pheasant stocking
program and increasing the number of released pheasants will keep the
pheasant hunting tradition alive, according to Vic Connors, FPGF
president
In addition to support for the pheasant stocking program, the friends
group promotes pheasant and small game hunting as a family activity.
"We have many fond memories of hunting trips and want new hunters to
make memories of their own", says Vic Connors, Friends of Poynette Game
Farm president. FPGF
More information including lean to hunt program applications can be found at: Friends of Wisconsin Hunting (exit DNR) or 608-635-8120. Programs are limited to 30 participants and applications should be mailed to
FPGF
PO Box 606
Poynette, WI
by Aug 24, 2013.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
- Bob Nack, State Game Farm Manager - (608) 635-8120
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