Ethical Hunter Award

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is accepting nominations for the 13th annual ethical hunter award.

The award, started in 1997 by the La Crosse Tribune and DNR, acknowledges positive contributions made by safe and responsible hunters. Warden supervisor Steve Dewald says the award counters the violators who generally attract all the attention.
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To nominate someone see instructions on the Wisconsin DNR website Nominees sought for 13th annual Ethical Hunter Award

Wisconsin 2009 Hunting and Trapping

For a list of all game hunting and trapping seasons in Wisconsin, here is a Flyer put out by the Wisconsin DNR

2009 Wisconsin Hunting & Trapping Seasons

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Wisconsin Whitetail Deer Populations

From the Wisconsin DNR

Populations determine structure.

“Every year, following the close of hunting, biologists and population ecologists enter data from the hundreds of thousands of registration stubs collected at deer registration stations as a first step in determining future season rules,” said Keith Warnke, Department of Natural Resources deer and bear ecologist

“Registrations provide a massive amount of hunter-supplied data that are a key input to our population estimations, which in turn are the basis of the next year’s hunting season structure. Hunters can get a general idea of population trends in their unit from this map and areas that are below or close to goals. Depending on where you hunt, scouting, teaming up for drives and having a plan B will improve chances of success. As deer numbers approach healthy population goals, fewer deer may be seen in some DMUs compared to when populations were out of balance,” Warnke said.

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WI Hunters Disagree on Expanding Next Year's Gun-Deer Hunt

MADISON (WPR) Deer hunting groups in the state are at odds over a proposal to expand next year’s gun hunting season from nine days to 16. Public hearings are underway.
At issue is how to control the state’s deer herd. The plan in place, until it was suspended this year, required hunters to Earn A Buck by first getting an antlerless deer. The owner of Buck Rub Outfitters in Waukesha is glad it's gone. As a member of the Hunters Rights Coalition, Greg Kazmierski says it took the fun out of hunting. Kazmierski says last year, he shot a doe and for the first time in 40 years of hunting, had regrets shooting a deer. He says the deer population in the area he was hunting was down, but shot the doe anyway because of the threat of Earn A Buck the following year.
Kazmierski served on the committee to find a workable "alternative" to Earn A Buck. That proposal now includes a longer gun season – 16 days instead of 9. And that’s riled up another hunting group.

Wisconsin hunting groups disagree on expanding gun-deer hunt

Bear Wanders into a Grocery Store

Folks in a Hayward, Wisconsin grocery store got a surprise when a Black Bear wandered inside and made himself at home in the beer cooler.

See Video and hear the Story on WEAU.com Channel 13 Eau Claire
Black bear wanders into grocery store

Wisconsin's youth deer hunt is under way

Wisconsin's youth deer hunt is under way.

Residents between the ages of 12 and 15 who have completed a hunter's safety course and have a gun deer license are eligible for the hunt that runs through Sunday. They must be accompanied by a mentor who isn't hunting with a gun.

Wisconsin Youth Deer Hunt

Packers and Hunters to fight hunger

The Green Bay Packers have announced a campaign called "Hunting Down Hunger" . They will be selling blaze orange and camouflage hats with the Packers' famous "G." Five dollars from the sale of each hat will be go to state food pantries and other relief efforts.

Read more about this great cause in JSOnline the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal Hunters, Packers are joining forces to tackle hunger