Plowed fields draw first plover and shorebird watchers
A field observations narrative describes early autumn birds in freshly plowed ground. Killdeers dominate counts at 70 plus with horned larks sparrows and Brewer’s blackbirds noted, while golden and black bellied plovers appear in fall and spring plumage. A buff breasted sandpiper, rare in Wisconsin, is identified amid cautious field scrutiny by a keen observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plover
Arctic
South America
The Robbins Nest and the Autumn Bird Watcher
The piece highlights diverse bird habitats around metropolitan sod farms and urges careful observation during autumn migrations. It notes hundreds of species possible in a day, lists habitats for various birds, mentions common seasonal observers, and credits Mr. Robbins of Medford as a pastor and ornithology researcher contributing to Wisconsin bird studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Robbins
Medford
United Church of Christ
Dorchester
Milwaukee Public Museum
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Wis
Wisconsin goose permit dates announced for Horicon and Central zones
Deadline for Canada goose permit applications is Sept 15. Horicon and Central zones open Oct 15 with two hunting periods Oct 15-30 and Oct 31-Nov 13. Permits: 10,500 in first Horicon period, 4,000 in second. 17,150 in Central. Late season Dec 10-19 with 2,000 permits. Zones expanded to cover multiple counties. permits required in 14 county Mississippi Valley area outside zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Wisconsin
Canada
Horicon
Columbia
Dodge, Fond du Lac
Green Lake
Marquette
Winnebago
Theresa Marsh
Washington County
Mississippi Valley
Wood
Juneau
Adams
Waushara
Dane
Sauk
Walworth
Rock
Waukesha
Washington
Sheboygan
Jefferson
Manitowoc
Calumet
Highway 10
Wisconsin Conservation Congress District Meetings Set
Members will gather in six district meetings during the first two weeks of September to discuss last spring's county conservation hearing fish and game recommendations and the new 1983 waterfowl hunting regulations. District 1 meets Sept 13 at 7 p.m. in Sawyer County Courthouse Hayward. District 2 Sept 7 at 8 p.m. Barron County Courthouse Barron. District 3 Sept 7 at 7 p.m. DNR Area Headquarters Woodruff. District 5 Sept 15 at 7:30 p.m. Alma courthouse basement. District 6 Sept 13 at 7:30 p.m. Johnny's Bar City Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
Sawyer County
Hayward
Barron County
Barron
DNR
Woodruff
Alma
City Point
Ducks Unlimited fundraising banquet in Eau Claire
The Eau Claire area chapter hosts a fundraising banquet at the Eau Claire Civic Center on September 15. Cocktails start at 5 PM and dinner at 7 PM with an auction and door prizes. Auction items include wildlife art shotguns and carvings. door prizes feature 30 shotguns and other hunting merchandise. Artists Sharon Anderson Dave Constantine Reynard Klingbeil and Bill Pearson will attend. Ducks Unlimited, a national non profit for migratory waterfowl conservation, lists 350000 members nationwide and 37000 in Wisconsin across 124 chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire Area
Ducks Unlimited
Eau Claire Civic Center
Sharon Anderson
Dave Constantine
Reynard Klingbeil
Bill Pearson
Wisconsin
Caseless cartridge eyed as potential rifle revolution
West German maker Heckler und Koch and Dynamit Nobel push a caseless ammunition concept aiming to shrink weight and parts for a future rifle. Industry experts warn of technical flaws such as moisture sensitivity and premature firing, with NATO tests in 1977 showing mixed results and renewed hope from improved high temperature propellants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heckler & Koch
Gmb.h
Dynamit Nobel A.G
Germany
Friedrich Flick
NATO
Brussels
U.S
Vietnam
Heckler
Mandatory hunter education proposed in new legislation
A public hearing is set for Sept 13 in Spooner to review revisions in hunting penalties and a bill requiring hunter education certification. Sponsored by the Assembly Tourism and Recreation and Senate Tourism and Revenue committees, the session will also discuss a tourism promotion bill draft and the 1983 Tourism Industry Study. The hearing starts at 1 30 p m at the UW Spooner Experiment Station and covers AB 400 and AB 403 requiring safety education for new hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Development
Assembly Tourism and Recreation Committee
Senate Tourism and Revenue Committee
Spooner Experiment Station
Spooner
Highway
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Brewer
Great Plains
Atlantic Coast
Badger State
Madison-Milwaukee
Robbins
By Sam Robbins
Congress
Eau Claire DU Fere
1St Wisconsin National Bank
Bonn, West Germany
Ballistic
Edouard Celens
Man Army
Gunther Lochner
Bonn
Elwood
Meyers
Loader
John Deere Ra
OLD
International
Jury Implement, Inc
THORP
New Holland
John Deere
Allis Chalmers
Fox
IHC
Durand Implement, Inc
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