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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1978
Page
23
Wisconsin hunters must file by Friday to enter the random drawings for 75,525 party permits and a muzzleloader hunter permit at Sandhill Wildlife Area. Applications are postmarked by Friday and available at DNR offices county clerks and select license outlets in Madison. The gun deer season opens November 18.
A UW Stevens Point report from the School of Natural Resources shows 18 percent of over 800 hunters interviewed drink while hunting. Even small amounts of alcohol significantly affect shooters decisions, meaning about one in six hunters in the field has been drinking.
Wisconsin’s snagging season for coho and chinook salmon began last Sunday along Lake Michigan and runs until January 31. Snaggers may harvest full-term fish from coho plants of 1977 and chinook plants of 1975. DNR forecaster Ron Poff notes 1975 chinooks should average over 23 pounds, while 1977 coho stock averages near eight pounds.
DNR personnel purchase red Norway and jack pine cones at the Hayward nursery from superintendent John Borkenhagen. Norway cones cost 10 dollars and jack pine 8 dollars per bushel. Seed from the cones is produced by DNR foresters and planted at state nurseries for sale to residents each spring. Borkenhagen advises collectors to ensure cones are the current year crop and tightly closed.
The Natural Resources Board in Rhinelander moved to request a 357.5 million state budget for 1979 81. The plan would raise park user stickers from 5 to 8 dollars and non resident park admissions to 12 dollars, with higher camping, boat registration and license fees in the following year.
Instructions cover cone collection and storage practices, handling rules, and recommended sites. Additional items discuss DNR budget by fiscal year, user fee reliance, hiring freezes, and funding for wardens travel and park infrastructure. Also noted is Denmark High School FFA winning the state safety award for the fifth year.
In a Northern Rocky Mountains note near Bigmouth the Evening Grosbeak season opens with an invitation to winter in a yard moved 55 miles ENE. The letter outlines feeders, species expected like chickadees and nuthatches, and forecasts a colorful maple display. It also notes hummingbird migration timing and urges continued feeding through winter.
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