Chimney swifts return on schedule fueling questions
The author recalls 1930s to present swift arrivals in Wisconsin and nearby states, noting April 28 as a long-running target date with most years delivering swifts between April 25 and May 1. The piece humorously imagines a master computer in the Andes guiding birds via calendars and maps, and salutes the spring chorus of warblers and thrushes.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Andes Mountains
Chimney Swift
Swift
London
Ontario
Weirton
W.va
Waverly
Iowa
Medford
Wis
Wisconsin deer quota row seeks 7500 antlerless harvest
The Dodgeville Iowa County unit 70A faces a heated dispute over a 1986 antlerless deer harvest target. The DNR backs 7500 permits after a 1985 misprint reduced harvest, while Conservation Congress members favor 6000 but expect 7500 to hold. Officials warn failure to harvest risks repeating 1984 conditions.
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Iowa County
Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources Game
DNR
County Conservation Congress
Tom Howard
Dodgeville
Mr. Howard
Dave Ladd
The
Conservation Congress
Tom Hauge
University of Wisconsin
Lloyd Keith
Howard
Carl Batha
Batha
Early musky season proposed in Wisconsin study
A Natural Resources Board resolution supports a study to establish an early catch and release musky season in Wisconsin. The plan would open the first Saturday in May with barbless hooks and require releasing muskies until the season starts the Saturday before Memorial Day. Board chair John Lawton of Madison notes it would extend the season for resorts and counter earlier openings.
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Natural Resources Board
Wisconsin
John Lawton
Madison
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