Wisconsin eyes Sichuan pheasant as genetic boost plan
Wisconsin DNR monitors Michigan effort to import Sichuan pheasants from China while also importing wild Iowa ringneck pheasants to bolster Wisconsin’s weakened wild stock. Plan calls for at least 200 Iowa birds to be raised and released in good habitat under CRP, with exchanges of grouse to Iowa. Ed Frank notes current counts and target ratios as officials compare Chinese and Iowa strategies amid habitat and winter-survival concerns.
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Wisconsin
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Paynette
Sichuan
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Michigan Dnr
Sichuan Province
Ringneck
River funding bill cleared House for Upper Mississippi
The House approved a bill by 329 to 11 authorizing over ten years 192.6 million dollars for environmental and recreation programs on the Mississippi River. Congressman Steve Gunderson hailed the measure as advancing revenue seeking habitat work monitoring barge movements and river recreation while linking national waterway and wildlife mandates. The act awaits Senate action with President Reagan expected to sign the Omnibus Water Resources Act funding the program at 16.3 billion.
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Mississippi River
House of Representatives
Steve Gunderson
Gunderson
Senate
Reagan
Hunter's Choice Permits Mailed For 1986 Season
The first batch of hunter's choice deer permits for the 1986 season were mailed last week with more to follow. Dick Royston of the DNR licensing section notes that splitting mailing into batches saves several thousands of dollars. The final batch is set for November 7 with multiple mailings in between. The department received over 400,000 applications for 235,000 permits available.
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Hunter's Choice
Dick Royston
DNR
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Pheasants Galore Opens Southwest Iowa Hunt Network
Iowa firm launches Pheasants Galore offering thousands of acres in Corning and southwest Iowa for pheasant hunts. Hunters receive bed and breakfast with farm hosts and are guided to a hospitality center for host and land details. fresh land assigned daily. Call (515) 322-3749 for more information.
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Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Showshoe Workshop Planned At Beaver Creek Reserve
A showshoe building workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on December 2 and December 28 at Fall Creek in Eau Claire County to help buyers assemble showshoe kits purchased through Beaver Creek Reserve. Kits must be picked up before the class to land, varnish, and customize wooden parts. Instruction will be by Jim Anderson, Outagamie County naturalist and showshoe builder. Materials cost 70 dollars per pair. Kits are available now with limited numbers. reserve a pair and December time by calling 715-877-2212.
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Fall Creek
Eau Claire County
Jim Anderson
Outagamie County
Log home building seminar in Plymouth Wisconsin
A log home building seminar runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. November 8 at Wilderness Log Homes in Plymouth. Dale Clark of Madison leads the session with Q and A, tours a model log home, and covers care and energy efficiency. Fee is 25 per person or 40 per couple, includes a 52 plan booklet and lunch. credit toward future log home purchase. Call 1-800-852-5647 Wisconsin or 1-800-237-8564 out of state for details. Plymouth lies between Fond du Lac and Sheboygan in eastern Wisconsin.
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Wilderness Log Homes
Plymouth
Dale Clark
Madison
Wisconsin
Fond du Lac
Sheboygan
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