Hunting Discounts for Wounded Vets

An upcoming bill in Wisconsin will allow Purple Heart recipients to get discounts on hunting and fishing licenses.

See this article from WFIR.com  Wisconsin Senate to OK Hunting Discounts for Vets

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Rifles Allowed for Hunting After November 1st

It took three years, but rifles will now be allowed for gun hunting seasons, unless prohibited by local ordinances.  Hunter's safety was the biggest factor when considering this change.  See this article from the Wisconsin DNR to learn more.

MADISON -- Three years after the idea was first proposed in a citizen resolution during voting at Wisconsin Conservation Congress spring meetings, rifles will be allowed statewide for firearm deer hunting as of Nov. 1, 2013 – unless a local municipality has enacted a more restrictive ordinance

“Hunters are strongly urged to check with the local officials to see if rifles will be allowed for the November nine-day gun-deer hunt,” Scott Gunderson, assistant deputy secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, said of the law change which will not be in effect when the youth gun-deer hunt is held on Oct. 5-6. 

Gunderson said this law change has attracted much public debate in the three years since it was first suggested.

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Youth Hunt Programs

A learn to hunt program will be taking place October 4th and again December 7th at the MacKenzie Center near Poynette. Get more details from this article in the Portage Daily Register.

PORTAGE | The Columbia County Pheasants Forever Chapter is proud to announce it will co-sponsor Learn-To-Hunt programs this fall along with the Friends of the Poynette Game Farm. The events will be held Oct. 4 and Dec. 7 at the MacKenzie Center.

The chapter also co-sponsored two Learn-To-Hunt programs earlier this year, as well as two shooting events where kids and their families were able to shoot archery, air rifles, .22 rifles, muzzle loaders and shotguns. The chapter has worked for the past 13 years to provide opportunities for kids and their families to experience hunting and target shooting through Pheasants Forever’s No Child Left Indoors Initiative, and improve habitat for pheasants and other wildlife in Columbia and Marquette Counties. The chapter will announce several new youth programs at its upcoming banquet, to be held Oct. 3 at the Cascade Mountain banquet room.

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Fall Hunting

The fall hunting seasons are underway here is Wisconsin. Bear, Mourning Dove and Canada Goose hunting seasons have begun with Whitetail Deer (Bow), Turkey, Rabbit, Crow, Ruffed Grouse and Squirrel seasons set to begin September 14th. Good luck to all the hunters for a safe and successful season.

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Wisconsin Trappers' Association 50th Anniversary Convention

Attention Trappers!  The annual Wisconsin Trappers' Association Convention will be held September 6th and 7th at the Central Wisconsin Fairground in Marshfield.  This is their 50th Anniversary of protecting our trapping heritage and promoting future trapping.

Check out the vendors, see many demos and presentations, buy a raffle ticket or bid in the auction.  Camping available on the grounds. Admission is $10, kids 12 and under Free. Get the schedule of events here Fall Convention

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Wolf Hunt Drawing

A total of 16,672 hunters or trappers applied for a chance to receive one of the 251 permits for the 2013 Wisconsin wolf hunting season.  The drawing for these permits will be August 15th.  Read this Wisconsin DNR article for all the details.

MADISON – A total of 16,672 interested wolf hunters or trappers applied to receive a permit or a preference point for the 2013 Wisconsin wolf hunting season, according to Department of Natural Resources officials. The permit drawing is scheduled to occur Aug. 15.  

“This is Wisconsin’s second state-managed wolf hunt, and a continued testament to the recovery of wolves in Wisconsin,” said Dave MacFarland, DNR carnivore specialist. “As we did for the inaugural hunt, we are entering this second season cautiously and will continue to learn valuable information for updating the state’s wolf management plan and adopting permanent wolf hunting rules. We are anticipating another successful, safe, season. “

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Wisconsin DNR at the Wisconsin State Fair

If you're heading for the State Fair this year, look for the "DNR Park" where you can get licenses, passes and park stickers, plus there are lots of fun interactive activities. Find all the details in this article from the DNR Weekly News:

WEST ALLIS, Wis. -- The 2013 Wisconsin State Fair kicks off this week in West Allis and the Department of Natural Resources has a lot of new things for the entire family to enjoy.

Start at the front desk where adults can pick up hunting and fishing licenses, trail passes and state park stickers, while kids can grab materials for their DNR Park scavenger hunt. Search with them for items in the DNR exhibit area such as an aquatic invasive crime scene, an insect that lives in water and a fish with a nose like a paddle. 

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