Wisconsin deer control bill faces uncertain fate in conference
After months of legislative jockeying the conservation commission’s controlled deer hunting bill moves to a conference committee as the Senate favors the measure while the Assembly adds a crippling amendment. Northern lawmakers expect local committees to veto the plan. Gov. Rennebohm previously vetoed similar action.
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Madison
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Conservation Commission
Wisconsin
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Senate
Conservation Department
Conservation Congress
Senate Assembly
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Rennebohm
Melvin Olson
South Wayne
Robert Travis
Platteville
Wisconsin conservation groups push broad wildlife suggestions
County congresses propose deer and waterfowl rules across many counties. Proposals include stock pheasants, bear hound limits, expanded deer seasons, two meeting sessions per county, and licensing changes for fishing and hunting with various geographic references and cost impacts.
Wisconsin conservation measures and nine county district updates
Prohibitions include gill nets during duck season and spring migrations, boating restrictions on trout springs, and illegal water pumping bans. Ice fishing allowed with five tip ups. new soft shell crab seine regulation. bow fishing for carp allowed. New executive council members named. districts span 11 counties with proposed realignment of Mississippi border counties. Ducks Unlimited Canada notes migratory flight, drought impact, and brood data across western Canada. La Crosse region reports active fishing with abundant crappies, sunfish, perch, northerns, sauger, catfish, and pike in the upper Mississippi area.
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Eau Claire
Milwaukee County
Portage County
Sawyer County
Taylor County
Vilas County
Winnebago County
Walworth
Waupaca
Ralph Harsen
New London
Fred Rehfeldt
Appleton
Harry Kiemme
Kiel
Lyle Kingston
Green Bay
Fred Cook
Hillsboro
Harry North
Mineral Point
Jesse T. Walker
Baraboo
Ross Bennett
Portage
Marvin Lederer
Jefferson
Trueman E. Stone
Oconomowoc
John Fraser, Jr
Albert Walters
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Trempealeau
Buffalo
Chippewa
Dunn
Pepin Pierce
St. Croix
Congress
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Genoa
Wisconsin Opens Two Rainbow Trout Lakes for Fishing
Wisconsin now operates two tailor made rainbow trout lakes Weber Lake in Vilas County and Little Granite Lake in Barron County. Weber Lake yields large rainbows around three pounds but is hard to catch while Little Granite Lake offers easier limits with five to seven inch fish now measuring ten to eleven inches.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Conservation Department
Weber Lake
Vilas County
Granite Lake
Barron County
Little Granite Lake
Wisconsin angler nets 13 pound walleye at Minocqua
Mrs Glenn A Mason of Milwaukee trapped a 30 inch walleye weighing 13 pounds at Minocqua on May 31 setting a summer season standard for walleyed pike fishermen. Her husband previously caught a 12 pound walleye in the same waters two years earlier.
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Madison
Wis
Glenn A. Mason
Milwaukee
Minocqua
Ducks Unlimited Seeks Support For Canada Duck Factory
Green Bay Wisconsin special report notes Lake Wisconsin and the Saskatchewan delta near completion as the state Ducks Unlimited committee led by C A Snick Gross seeks more support this year. Vigorous participation and a series of meetings will feature the talking film Prairie Wings and DU's Lucky Ducks.
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Green Bay
Wis
Lake Wisconsin
Saskatchewan
Ducks Unlimited Committee
C. A
Gross
Frank T. Clark
Regina
Ducks Unlimited, Inc
Canada
Wisconsin
North Adams Street
Wisconsin conservation congress pushes wildlife habitat protections
Delegates urge state foresters to preserve large trees with dens on forests and counties. They seek a duck nesting grounds restoration program with sport groups’ cooperation. A standard regulatory policy on stabilized water levels is requested to protect fish spawning and river recreation.
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Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
The
Conservation Commission
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Congress
Conservation Department
Defers Action on $5 Bounty in Michigan UP
The Michigan conservation department will revisit restoring the $5 bobcat bounty at its July 14 meeting. Northern Michigan Sportsman's Club protests removal enacted earlier, as new commissioners arrived and staff argued the bounty was costly and ineffective at controlling predators.
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Pontiac
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Conservation Department
Commission
Highland Lake State Recreation Area
Northern Michigan Sportsman's Club
Peter J. Calatera
Norway
Danger Lurks In Tick Bites Warns Of Rocky Mountain Fever
Washington report warns that Rocky Mountain spotted fever carried by American dog ticks can kill, with Virginia and Maryland showing high case counts in 1948. Prevention includes daily tick checks, careful removal with tweezers, and early medical attention for fever, rash, or headaches.
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U. S. Health Service
United States
Virginia
Maryland
Tennessee
Bureau of Entomology
U. S. Department of Agriculture
19 New KS Explorers Peak in Yukon Heights
In 1935 in Yukon territory Canada a group of 19 explorers identified 19 new mountain peaks rising over 10 000 feet. The discovery highlights the era of northern exploration and noteworthy elevations named in local geographic contexts.
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Yukon Territory
Canada
Marquette man builds bait for catfish with Curly Sharp hatburgers
Curly Sharp markets Curly Sharp kat burgers as a secret recipe bait for catfish, packed in bright cans and shipped nationwide from a Marquette factory beside the Mississippi. He quit railroad work six years ago to meet rising demand with salesmen, a factory, cutters, mixers and canners.
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Curly’ Sharp
Curly
Oklahoma City
Mississippi
Walker Named New Superintendent at La Crosse Fish Hatchery
C H Walker assumes the role at the La Crosse hatchery bringing a long career across several government stations. Born in Tuple Mississippi, he previously worked with Culler and Canfield, spent summers at Yellowstone and southern stations, led Rochester Indiana and Uvalde Texas facilities, then studied trout culture in Courtland New York before returning to La Crosse with his wife and 11 year old daughter Carolyn residing at 2325 Madison Street.
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la Crosse Fish Hatchery
Coulee
Walker
la Crosse Hatchery
Cap
C. F. Culler
Harry Canfield
Tuple
Miss
Wythville
Homer
Minn
la Crosse
Culler and Canfield
Yellowstone Park
Natchitotcches
Southern Hatchery
Rochester
Ind
Uvalde
Tex
John Nance Garner
Trout Fisheries School
Courtland
New York
Canfield
Carolyn
Madison Street
Conservation Plan Goes Into New Law
Gov Rennebohm signed the conservation commission revenue bill raising sturgeon tag costs from five cents to $1. The state agency issues hundreds of tags yearly, mainly to fishermen who spear sturgeon on Lake Winnebago during the winter season.
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Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
The
Conservation Commission
Rennebohm
Lake
Winnebago
Slain Doe Found With Three Unborn Fawns Near Genoa
Genoa Wis special report recalls hunters' pride as Game Warden Alvin DeMaiffe found a dead DOE in the Bad Axe area. The animal appeared shot with a .22 rifle or pistol and opened to reveal three unborn fawns.
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Genoa
Wis
Genoa Victory
Alvin DeMaiffe
Bad Axe
Wisconsin Commission Sets Public Hearings on Fisheries
Wisconsin conservation commission announces a series of public hearings this summer to discuss conditions in commercial fisheries. The panel says no regulation changes are planned but aims to stay in touch with fishermen in outlying waters under state control.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
The
Conservation Commission
Boy nets 4 and 2 pound trout with artificial minnow
Whitehall Wisconsin special story features George Quackenbush, 10, who fished Elk Creek north of town and landed a 4'2 pound German Brown and a 22'3 pound trout using an artificial minnow.
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Whitehall
Wis
George
Roy Quackenbush
Elk Creek
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