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VOL: 8 ISSUE: 846 - 16 NOVEMBER 2013
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 • Get ready for Wisconsin gun deer season
• Buggman’s Epic Journey from Sheboygan to the Caribbean |
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Are you concerned about the spread of feral pigs in Wisconsin?
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The Question: "Are you concerned about the spread of feral pigs in Wisconsin?"
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Deer hunters urged to report feral pig sightings to the DNR
Since 1997 feral pig have been reported in at least 51 Wisconsin counties, although not all of these reports have been verified.
MADISON – State wildlife officials are encouraging hunters heading
out for Wisconsin’s traditional nine-day gun deer hunting season to keep
an eye out for feral pigs. Feral pig sightings and harvests should be
reported on the Department of Natural Resources website dnr.wi.gov by searching for keyword feral pigs.
“Each year we receive reports of feral pig sightings and harvests
from around the state,” says Dan Hirchert, DNR wildlife damage
specialist. “Fortunately most of these reports turn out to be domestic
pigs that were running loose; however, any report of feral pigs is of
interest and concern given the negative impacts they can have on the
environment, Wisconsin’s agriculture, and our domestic swine industry.”
Feral pigs have been defined as “existing in an untamed or wild,
unconfined state, having returned to such a state from domestication.”
Feral pigs can be found across a wide variety of habitats and are highly
destructive because of the rooting they do in search of food. They’re
also efficient predators preying on many species including white-tailed
deer fawns and ground nesting birds like grouse, woodcock, turkeys, and
songbirds.
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JOHN STEINER
Milford Hills gunsmith tells deer hunters how to make sure their firearms are ready for next weekend’s Wisconsin gun deer season
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DAVE 'BUGGMAN' BAYER
Wisconsin’s modern-day voyageur reports on his epic voyage by boat from Sheboygan, Wisconsin to Florida. This week, Dave heads up the Ohio River to Kentucky Lake. |
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RON BICE
Communications director for Wildlife Research Center tells how to hunt whitetail bucks over a mock scrape |
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State properties offer prime game sources for hunters and trappers. Know and execute the rules with responsible care.
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Hunting and trapping to open on state park properties November 15
It's the hunter’s responsibility to know what areas within a park are open to hunting and which areas are closed.
MADISON – Visitors to Wisconsin State Parks
are being reminded they may encounter hunters or trappers on park
properties beginning Nov. 15 through Dec. 15, under a new state law that
went into effect in 2013.
Hunting seasons currently open include archery deer, pheasant,
turkey, grouse and small game such as rabbit and squirrel. Furbearer
seasons open include hunting for raccoon, fox, coyote and wolf in the
remaining wolf harvest zone that is open, according to Scott Loomans,
hunting regulations specialist for the Department of Natural Resources.
Park properties are also open for trapping, primarily for raccoon.
Read more here:
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
- Paul Holtan, Wisconsin state parks public affairs manager - (608) 267-7517
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The DNR’s Explore Outdoors Web page provides a window of search opportunity of millions of acres of public land.
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DNR offers five ways to find a place to hunt
Live online chat will provide more information on open hunting lands
MADISON - If you are still looking for a place to hunt this fall, or
if you have questions about public land you frequent, check out the
following links for information on public lands and private lands open
to public hunting. Additionally, Department of Natural Resources experts
will host a live online chat to answer your questions about accessing
these hunting lands, including state parks, and using DNR’s open lands
mapping tools, on Wednesday, Nov. 20, starting at noon.
To join the Nov. 20 chat, visit dnr.wi.gov and search keywords “ask the experts.”
In the meantime, click on the links below to learn more about some of the public hunting access opportunities in Wisconsin.
The DNR’s Explore Outdoors Web page allows people to search millions
of acres of public lands by county, by proximity to a city, by type of
property or by one of 22 listed outdoor activities, including hunting.
Search results allow you to read about and view detailed maps of DNR
properties, including:
The department’s Managed Lands website at allows you to interactively map most public lands in the state.
Voluntary Public Access (VPA)
is a DNR program that provides incentives to private landowners who
open their property to public hunting, fishing, trapping and wildlife
observation. Maps are available on the DNR website.
Through the Managed Forest Law (MFL) and Forest Crop Law (FCL)
programs, some private forest lands are open to the public for
recreational purposes. A new DNR Private Forest Lands Open to Public Recreation Web mapping application
allows people to use an interactive tool for mapping these private
forest lands that are open to public hunting and other forms of outdoor
recreation.
Agricultural properties enrolled in the Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program
(WDACP) are another option to consider when looking for properties to
hunt. More information on WDACP as well as a list of properties enrolled
in the program that are open to the public for hunting the species
causing damage can be found on the DNR website. Hunters must contact the
producer before they hunt.
Other resources for information on public lands open to hunting outside of DNR include the following (all links exit DNR).
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service owns several large and small properties in Wisconsin that are open to public hunting. See www.fws.gov/midwest/news/wisconsin.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service owns and manage waterfowl production
areas in Wisconsin. These properties are typically open to hunting. You
can find out more about these sites including an interactive map.
The U.S. Forest Service manages the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, 1.5 million acres open for hunting in northern Wisconsin.
“Wisconsin has a wealth of lands, both public and private, that are
open to the public for hunting,” said Doug Haag, DNR Realty Operations
chief. “These links are not an exhaustive representation of the
opportunities, rather a snapshot of DNR programs that may help people
locate places to hunt. Other resources not specifically linked here
include County GIS sites, County plat books, and several printed mapping
products available in local sporting goods stores.”
Read more here:
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
- Doug Haag, DNR Realty Operations Chief - (608) 266-2136
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