Conservation Department Recommends 50 Any Deer Season Leaders
Two thirds of Wisconsin county conservation congress chairmen were re elected to lead their delegations to the 1950 congress meeting at the Lor aine hotel in Madison. Forty six of seventy one chairmen retained their posts signaling less turnover amid the any deer controversy. The list names chairmen from Adams to Winnebago and introduces new leaders for Ashland through Winnebago counties.
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Conservation Department
Wisconsin
County Conservation Congress
Congress
Loraine
Madison
William Bixby
Adams County
Lyle Kingston
Brown
Elmer Hohman
Buffalo
George Grimdell
Burnett
William D. Jaeger
Calumet
Vincent Squire
Chippewa
Edward L. Murphy
Clark
Ross Bennett
Columbia
John Pivonka
Door
John R. Lynch
Douglas
Edward Skouge
Dunn
John Roberts
Florence
Glen Garlock
Forest
Hugh Harper
Grant
J. F. Zingg
Green
Joseph Jezwinski
Green Lake
Harry Nohr
Iowa
Leonard Scheels
Iron
Marvin Lederer
Jefferson
W M. Alexander
Juneau
Polk
Otis Hulett
Racine
William B. A. Bauer
Rusk
Theodore O. Myren
St. Croix
Henry Brandt
Sawyer
Sylvester Paiser
Shawano
Nick Jensen
Trempealeau
Pat Wilsie
Vilas
Walter Besecker
Walworth
R. D. Stouffer
Washburn
G. E. Otten
Washington
T. H. Bloom
Waukesha
Cooperative rescue plan to aid hunters and fishers in La Crosse area
Local air patrol and Badger State Sportsmen's Club plan a Goose Island search and rescue drill May 18 to test a coordinated storm and hunting frolic response. Ground crews, radio equipped planes, and officials will simulate marooning and missing person calls in the Trempealeau Genoa bottomlands with CAP and air force reserve support. The program aims to extend to eight Wisconsin cities and includes ongoing bird and license data updates from the conservation department.
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la Crosse
Civil Air Patrol
Air Force Reserve
Badger State Sportsmen’s Club, Inc
Goose Island
CAP Air Force
Midwest
Washington
Wisconsin
CAP and
Trempealeau-Genoa
Israel Moves Government to Jerusalem as Capital Policy
By year end 1950 all Israeli government departments and ministers are expected to operate from Jerusalem. The shift from Tel Aviv is rapid as housing becomes available, aligning with a policy to entrench Jerusalem as the capital despite UN plans to internationalize the city.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
United Nations
Wisconsin Pollution Group Praises State Efforts
A Wisconsin conservation congress report from the pollution advisory committee lauds the state for vigorous anti pollution work under director T F Wisniewski. The Walker headed group notes no drainage area is neglected and watershed programs begin on a small scale as hydrologists confirm a healthy water table.
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Tribune Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
State Committee On Water Pollution
Congress
Walker
T. F. Wisniewski
Great Lakes
The
Conservation Commission
Ex Blair Men Set Pacific Ocean White Bass Record
Four Blair men had a record catch in Pacific waters near Ensenada Mexico. Ingvold Thompson Julian Nerby Thorald Berg and Thomas Berg caught four large white sea bass with the largest weighing 40 pounds.
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Blair, Wis
Blair
Pacific
Ingvold Thompson
Julian Nerby
Thorald
Thomas Berg
Ensenada
Mexico
Violations Rise In Game Areas Of Wisconsin
Wisconsin conservation officials report 1949 violations rose 9 percent to 4069 violators. Wardens secured convictions in most cases. fines total 101002 dollars, 71 violators jailed, 548 lost licenses, and several had equipment confiscated. The 1949 law mandating jail for fourth-time violators is deemed successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
The
Conservation Commission
Special License Plan for Forest Hunting Discussed
National game conservation circles discuss a plan to issue special hunting stamps for national forests at one dollar. Proceeds would fund wildlife and habitats, with receipts shared with states under the Pittman Robertson framework. Wisconsin hosts two large forests: Chequamegon Preserve and Nicolet Forest.
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Washington, D. C
National Wildlife Federation
Wisconsin
Chequamegon National Preserve
Nicolet National Forest
Fox Shot by Riverside Police Officer
Patrolman Charles Schuenemann shot and killed a prowling fox near the chicken coop of Police Chief William Bartels in Riverside. The incident occurred as he policed the suburban area, ending the animal threat to the property.
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Chicago
Charles Schuenemann
Riverside
William Bartels
Seven Thousand Stars Visible to Average Vision
A person with typical eyesight can discern about seven thousand stars in the night sky under favorable conditions. The figure reflects common estimates used in popular astronomy discussions and public science education.
State Wardens Study Deer Deaths in Winter
State game officials in Minnesota urge reports of deer carcasses to track winter losses and causes. They note potential starvation in areas with scarce browse, blaming high water and impassable roads for investigative delays while forecasting deer losses near normal levels overall.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Division of Game and Fish
Game Faces Extinction
Washington reports that species of big game are nearing extinction per the National Geographic Society. In North America moose caribou and grizzly bears are rare while bison and sea otter numbers grow slowly. Several birds including trumpeter swan whooping crane and California condor remain rare.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
North America
Antarctic
Borneo
Sumatra
India
Wisconsin Considers Any Deer Shooting Season Proposal
Madison reports the Wisconsin conservation department will seek an any deer shooting season from the Wisconsin conservation congress delegates. Local county meetings favored liberal deer control, with strong support in forest counties and a 50 50 split in deer country. Gov. Rennebohm previously signed antlerless orders with limited opposition and faces no reelection pressure this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
Conservation Department
Wisconsin Conservation Congress
Advisory Congress
Congress
Conservation Commission
Rennebohm
Fisherman Battles Giant Octopus Off Ulladulla
Sydney camper George Miles fought a 10 foot octopus that boarded his launch after he hooked it off Ulladulla. The creature sprayed black fluid and reached for him before Miles killed it with a struck board. The incident occurred about 150 miles south of Sydney.
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Sydney
George Miles
Ulladulla
Miles
Hopi Weaving Remains A Man's Art Tradition
Arizona's Hopi Indians maintain weaving as a male craft, distinguishing their textile heritage in North America. The practice emphasizes skilled loom work and cultural identity within Hopi communities.
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Arizona
North America
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Howard Ihrig
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C. H. Norwood
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John L. Lowton
Dane
Lee H. Barrow
Dodge
Hilbert Kling
Eau Claire
Ceylon Kohl
Fond du Lac
Howard Glanders
Jackson
Adrian O’konski
Kewaunee
Merrill Sischo
Marathon
Herman Parlow
Marinette
Robert Long
Marquette
Larry C. Whiffen
Milwaukee
Arthur
Tribune
Weather Bureau
Badger Club
Paynette
Alph C. Hopkins
Hopkins
Monroe
Vernon
Alfred W.rice
Mississippi River
Helen
Peter Stephan
R. J. la Crosse
Stephan
Lake Onalaska
Jerry Kurth
Fifth Avenue South
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Wally Hutzler
Loomis
Kurth
la Crosse River
Israel
Syer
Anderson's
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Sport Shop
Copeland Dial
Tribune Madison
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Hedden
Sens
St. Dewagiac
Mick
Martin
Martin Motors
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