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Bear Photo: Submitted by Ashley Landon - Joe Hochhausen watched his new wife, Ashley shoot a bear in Spooner, WI in 2019. Fish Photo: Submitted by Toni Brant - Hallie and Peyton Brant from Mineral Point, WI caught their first catch through the ice on tip ups. They were fishing at Spring Lake in Prairie Du Chien, WI this past January. Moose Photo: Submitted by Terry Lyght - Terry Lyght from Platteville, WI is proud of his Moose he shot in a hunt near British Columbia, Canada in September of 2018.
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Make Your Milkweed Plants Count For Monarchs dnr.wi.gov Seeking to reverse an over 80% decline in monarch butterfly populations over the last 20 years, Wisconsin conservation biologists are urging gardeners, farmers, and other landowners to use a new, free mobile application to record the number of milkweed and wildflower nectar plants in their backyard or farmyard habitat. The app, HabiTally, is aimed at improving data collection about pollinator habitats, and groups in Wisconsin and other states are using it to track progress toward reaching statewide and overall regional goals for restoring habitat for monarchs and other pollinators. Information collected through the app will be completely anonymous and aggregated entirely at the county level. “Entering information about the number of plants you now have or plan to plant can make your efforts count even more for monarchs,” says Brenna Jones, coordinator of the Wisconsin Monarch Collaborative and a conservation biologist with the DNR’s Natural Heritage Conservation program. The DNR is part of the Wisconsin Monarch Collaborative, a coalition of more than 40 groups committed to working to voluntarily add 120 million new milkweed plants to Wisconsin by 2038. “Not only will you be providing important breeding and feeding habitat for monarchs and other pollinators, but we can count your habitat toward Wisconsin’s share of the overall goal,” Jones says. Wisconsin and 15 other Midwestern states in monarch summer breeding grounds have collectively agreed to add more than 1.3 billion milkweed plants to the region over the next 20 years. Anyone can use the app, available as a free download for iOS devices from the App Store. Bayer and The Climate Corporation, with support from Iowa State University’s Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology, collaborated to develop the app. Drop a pin and add to the state, regional and national habitat tallies To participate, HabiTally app users drop pins on a map to mark their conservation habitat adno=105581
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location and enter basic, key characteristics of the habitat which include the estimated number of milkweeds, the percent of nectar flowers and, if known, the date the habitat was planted, according to Steve Bradbury, professor of natural resource ecology and management at Iowa State University involved in developing the app. HabiTally will then automatically calculate the size of the habitat based on the user’s entry and auto-populate information about the milkweed density and land use classification. Users can also record whether they have seen monarchs in their habitat, says Bradbury, of Iowa State University. Users will be able to see national and state accounts of efforts logged within the app, More information about the app, its development and partners can be found in this Aug.7 news release from Iowa State University. The DNR’s Jones says that everybody can add monarch habitat and enter their data, from people who plant a few milkweed or nectar flowers in pots on their balcony to landowners with a back 40, to farmers who can add milkweed and nectar producing wildflowers to nonproductive areas including ditch banks, field margins, and farm yards. “The modeling shows that every sector can do its part to help add monarch habitat, and that no effort is too small. It all adds up, and recent research in fact suggests that urban areas can play a big role.” Information on adding habitat specifically on farms, in urban areas, and along right of ways can be found on the Wisconsin Monarch Collaborative website, www.wimonarchs.org.
Submitted by Ryan Brant Toni Brant caught this False Albacore Tuna off the coast of Venice, Florida, August 18, 2019 on a family vacation.
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Submitted by Ashley Landon Roger Landon and his daughter, Ashley Hochhausen shot these rabbits in Lancaster, WI during the winter of 2018.
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Submitted by Terry Lyght Terry Lyght from Platteville, WI is proud of his Moose he shot in a hunt near British Columbia, Canada in September of 2018.
Submitted by Mark Fillback Ellie Fillback nailed this Whitetail Deer in Iowa.
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Help Drive The Next Conservation Success: Switch to an Endangered Resources License Plate dnr.wi.gov
More Wisconsin car owners renew their vehicle registrations in August than any other month, making it a great time for people to consider switching from a standard license plate to an Endangered Resources plate that helps fund work to keep Wisconsin’s rare species from vanishing and its state natural areas pristine. People making the switch keep their same registration renewal date but commit to paying an extra $25 annually that is a tax-deductible donation to the Endangered Resources Fund. “Endangered Resources license plates are a great way to show your love for nature and help fund important conservation work,” says Drew Feldkirchner, who directs DNR’s Natural Heritage Conservation staff charged with protecting and restored rare and native species and state natural areas. “You’re helping keep endangered species from vanishing while making your car look great!” Endangered Resources license plates come in two designs: a bald eagle design unveiled in fall 2015 that uses a full-plate photograph of our nation’s symbol, and a wolf design, introduced in 1995 and featuring a drawing of a gray wolf. A badger design is no longer available for sale but motorists who currently have the badger plate can continue to display that plate on their car. “Wisconsinites’ donations to the Endangered Resources Fund through their license plates and tax returns are critically important for endangered species and state natural areas,” Feldkirchner says. “We are grateful for everyone who has supported Wisconsin’s Endangered Resources in this way, and we encourage others to switch to an Endangered Resources license plate so we can do more great work together.” Plate sale revenues and other donations have helped keep hundreds of rare plant and animal species from vanishing from Wisconsin and have helped restore bald eagles, trumpeter swans, osprey and more to Wisconsin skies, land and waters. Details on getting an Endangered Resources license plate Get your Endangered Resources License Plate Local DMV customer service centers do not have Endangered Resources license plates for immediate issue but can process applications and the plates are mailed. Download and fill out Form MV2858 and mail it in or fill it out at the DMV customer service center near you. The plate will be mailed to you by the Department of Transportation. Vehicles qualifying for the Endangered Resources license plates are: • Automobiles • Motor homes (annual registration only,) • Trucks • 4,500, 6,000 or 8,000 pounds gross weight including dual purpose farm and dual 2019 Outdoor Sports Guide
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purpose motor home; • 12,000 pounds gross weight farm truck You can buy Endangered Resources license plates at any time from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. However, it is most economical if you buy the plate at the time you renew your registration and you may renew your plate up to six months early. Nearly 340,000 car owners renewed their plates in August in 2018, the month with the most automobile registration renewals. That is because the initial cost of getting the plate is $40, $15 of which goes to the DOT for the plate itself, and the $25 donation to the Endangered Resources Fund. If you switch plates at renewal time, you get use of the ER plate for the full 12-month period. If you switch in the middle of your renewal cycle, you could pay the $25 donation twice in a calendar year that first year because your renewal date remains the same. To learn more about Endangered Resources license plates and the conservation work they help fund, visit dnr.wi.gov and search “ER license plate.”
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Submitted by Ryan Brant This was Hallie Brant’s first tom turkey taken on April, 23, 2019 near the Lafayette and Iowa County line.
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Regional West Nile Virus Monitoring Effort for Ruffed Grouse to Continue this Fall dnr.wi.gov Ruffed grouse hunters can assist wildlife health officials in a multi-year study monitoring for West Nile virus in ruffed grouse by submitting samples from their harvested ruffed grouse. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is collaborating with the Minnesota and Michigan Departments of Natural Resources, the Ruffed Grouse Society and the Wisconsin Conservation Congress to conduct the study. This effort will focus on the core ruffed grouse range in the central and northern forests. The DNR has assembled 500 self-sampling kits for ruffed grouse hunters to use in 2019. The WNV sampling kits contain detailed instructions and all the supplies needed to collect and ship one sample. Hunters will be asked to collect a small amount of blood, a few feathers and the heart from their harvested grouse. If a hunter has a leftover, unused kit from 2018, they can use that kit and send it in this year for processing, as there is no expiration date for the materials included in the kit. People who hunt the central and northern forests and would like to participate in the West Nile virus study can request sampling kits through their county wildlife biologist and will be available for pickup in early September. The number of kits provided per individual may be limited to ensure samples come from a large geographic area.
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Hunters will be provided test results via email. However, testing of samples will not begin until after the grouse season has closed, and final results will not be available for several months after the close of the season. WNV is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito, and there is no evidence that WNV can be spread by handling dead birds or by consuming properly cooked game. It is one of several bird diseases afflicting native bird species. Sick and Dead Birds In addition to collecting samples from harvested ruffed grouse, the DNR is asking the public to report any sick or dead grouse observed while out in the field. Anyone who sees a ruffed grouse that appears sick or emaciated, who finds a freshly dead grouse should take note of the location and promptly call a county wildlife biologist for possible testing and to help track reports statewide. People who are willing to collect the carcass for testing, should keep the entire bird intact and place it into a plastic bag and keep the bird cool but not frozen. Bring the whole ruffed grouse carcass to a county wildlife biologist the same or next day. Prompt collection of ruffed grouse is necessary to prevent decomposition or scavenging. It is recommended people wear gloves whenever handling dead animals, even those that appear healthy. If refrigeration and prompt delivery are not possible, carcasses should be frozen and submitted to county wildlife biologists as soon as possible. Carcasses in poor condition (scavenged with openings into the body cavity, having an odor, more advanced decomposition) will not be usable for testing, but people should still take note of the location and report these sightings to county wildlife biologists.
Submitted by Ashley Landon Joe Hochhausen, Tucker Hochhausen and Gary Hampton diplay their fish caught in Cassville, WI recently.
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Submitted by Ashley Landon Joe Hochhausen with his Coon catch in the Fall of 2018 near North Andover, WI.
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Submitted by Lisa Banfield Caitlynn enjoys her very first fishing trip on the Platte River near Platteville, WI this past summer. She was excited to hook her first fish EVER!
Submitted by Holly Splinter Colson Splinter of Kieler, WI was fishing on Catfish Lake in Eagle River, WI on June 29, 2019 and caught a 21 inch small mouth bass.
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DNR and Partners Announce Increased Efforts to Address CWD in Wisconsin dnr.wi.gov
Officials from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Conservation Congress and Wisconsin Natural Resources Board today announced new cooperative efforts on steps to control and deal with chronic wasting disease among white-tailed deer in Wisconsin. “We are unified in our interests in responding to and managing CWD,” said Assistant Deputy DNR Secretary Todd Ambs. “We look forward to working in collaboration and partnership to slow the spread of CWD.” The Wisconsin Conservation Congress recommends the DNR place more emphasis on educating the public on the disease, said WCC Chairman Larry Bonde. The WCC’s CWD subcommittee recommends distribution of CWD materials to hunters and the public, and updates to the DNR website to make it easier to find information about the disease. The WCC is also asking the department to continue to make it easier for hunters to have deer tested as well as to dispose of deer carcass remains. “We feel the DNR and partners should keep expanding the kiosk program and keep working on decreasing the turnaround time on samples,” Bonde said. Natural Resources Board members are generally supportive of the WCC recommendations, said NRB Vice-Chair Greg Kazmierski, adding that the board will be presenting its recommendations to the DNR on CWD management at the Sept. 25, 2019 meeting in Mishicot. The DNR is already beginning to move ahead with some of these recommendations,
Submitted by John M. Powell Beth Powells enoys catfishing on the Mississippi River in Potosi, WI.
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including efforts to expand the CWD testing kiosks and carcass disposal sites available to hunters, said Tami Ryan, acting director of the DNR Bureau of Wildlife Management, said. The department is planning to expand the Adopt-a-Kiosk and Adopt-a-Dumpster program it launched in 2018 and is exploring both state and federal resources that might be used to increase these efforts even more. “The cooperation of hunters and private businesses is vital to the success of these programs and our overall sampling efforts. DNR staff thank all those who continue to assist with CWD surveillance and deer carcass waste disposal,” Ryan said. “These programs provide an opportunity for conservation groups or individuals to assist with CWD surveillance and reduce the risk of disease spread through proper deer carcass waste disposal.” Ryan said the department is also planning to increase educational efforts, with revised CWD materials to share with the public and updated, more accessible web pages. To make it easier for hunters to sample deer and dispose of their deer carcass waste, the department is adding CWD sampling stations and deer carcass disposal locations to the DNR’s Hunt Wild Wisconsin mobile app. Disease sampling efforts are also going to increase in 2019, the second year of a statewide sweep to focus on disease detection in specific areas. While CWD testing will again be available free of charge for hunters statewide, this year the department will increase efforts to get samples in the northern district. Statewide, Ryan said, the projected goal this year is to collect 21,000 samples in 2019. The department is also continuing to invest in advancing the science of CWD, plans on constructing a new CWD sample processing center in Poynette and is supporting research projects on composting deer carcass waste and prion persistence and infectivity. Wisconsin’s 2019 deer hunting seasons kick off with archery and crossbow opening Sept. 14 and the regular nine-day gun deer season running Nov. 23 through Dec. 1. More information on deer hunting in Wisconsin is available by searching the DNR website, dnr. wi.gov, for keyword “deer” and on chronic wasting disease by searching “CWD.”
Submitted by Mark Fillback Chris Mallon caught this Bass in Wisconsin.
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Submitted by Mark Fillback Mark Fillback bags an Elk in New Mexico.
Submitted by Mark Fillback Luke Fillback captured this Whitetail Deer in Iowa.
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