hunting

The DNR announced permits and applications will not be available

The state has the Northern Elk Zone in the Clam Lake area, and the Central Elk Zone in the Black River vicinity

The DNR says hunters registered 47, 725 birds

The National Wild Turkey Federation says the birds were native to Wisconsin but disappeared from the state in the late 1800’s due to habitat loss and unregulated hunting

Wisconsin residents can only draw one elk license in the lifetime

Natural Resources Board member Bill Smith says it’s a great opportunity for citizen participation

License number in the northern part of the state will be about even with last year

Hunters and anglers who back conservation efforts are carrying out a unified message as wooded areas and waterways face certain environmental threats

13 hunters participating in the state-administered hunt were randomly selected from a pool of more than 26-thousand applicants

The Wisconsin duck season begins this Saturday. Wisconsin DNR Conservation Warden Tim Otto talks with WXPR’s Katie Thoresen about what hunters need to know for a safe and successful hunting season.