Conservation Bureau expands public hunting and fishing areas state wide
Wisconsin public hunting and fishing grounds are being improved with 111000 trees planted on southeastern state land and leased lands in Jefferson Calumet and Manitowoc counties. Lawrence Creek leads planting with machine work. food patches and fire breaks added. 2192 acre Pine River area leased for trout fishing. White River area posted. Wood County feeding tests ongoing. pintails mallards and black ducks plentiful. two pairs of sand hill cranes observed. drumming ruffed grouse increasing.
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Wis
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Harold Shine
Jefferson
Calumet
Manitowoc
Lawrence Creek
Marquette
Marquette County
Nichols Creek
Sheboygan County
New Munster
Kenosha
Greenwood Game Refuge
Waushara
Etile Moraine State Forest
Pine River
Waushara County
Wild Rose
White River
Conservation Department
Wautoma
Sand Hill
Water levels vex Mississippi boundary anglers in spring
River engineers face a limit in stabilizing the nine foot channel pools as rains waver. The Upper Mississippi Anti Drawdown Congress formed by Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa sports clubs seeks federal action to lock stable levels while fish and waterfowl groups push for enforcement and habitat work.
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Mississippi River
Army
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Army Engineers
Weather Bureau
Youths Under Watch as Wisconsin Conservation Courts Reform
A 16 year old from Waupaca County must study conservation laws for a month and pass an exam by Waupaca Warden Rex Oatman after being caught fishing with a snag pole while skipping school. Judge A M Scheller sees the case as part of the conservation department’s juvenile reform program emphasizing correction over arrest. The department tracks youthful violators to monitor the new approach and refers some to parents for supervision.
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Madison
Wis
Waupaca
Rex Oatman
A. M. Scheller
Oatman
Waupaca County
Conservation Department
Cahokia Founded as Indian Mission Station in 1699
Cahokia, recognized as the oldest town in Illinois, originated in 1699 when French priests from Quebec established an Indian mission station there.
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Cahokia
Illinois
Quebec
Wisconsin Leads in Forest Fire Starts but Excels in Control
The Lake States forest experiment station at St. Paul reports Wisconsin has the highest fire-start risk among the three lake states with 11.7 fires per 100000 acres under protection, while Michigan and Minnesota record 11.2 and 8.2 respectively. Wisconsin also shows the best fire-control success at 91.6 percent of fires kept under 10 acres, with Michigan 87.4 percent and Minnesota 84.1 percent.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Lake States
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Lake States Forest Experiment Station
St. Paul
Minn
Michigan
Minnesota
Bow Hunters Report Results From Wisconsin Study
Madison report from the Wisconsin game management section notes bow hunters last season averaged 26.7 yards for successful shots and 129 yards to recovery. Running shots accounted for 34 percent of archer success, with 43 percent bucks, 57 percent does, and 32 percent fawns among deer taken.
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Tribune Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Game Management Section
Wisconsin to Use Federal Subsidy for Game Population Study
The Wisconsin conservation commission will allocate part of its federal wildlife subsidy over the next year to research a new method for counting game populations. The project aims to produce accurate annual census data to guide season setting and integrate existing census systems to fit state needs. Concerns over the credibility of hunters reports have driven the effort, and lawmakers recently debated repealing the report requirement.
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Madison
Wis
State Conservation Commission
Wildlife Research
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department
Department
Kinnikinnic River Opens Popular Wisconsin Trout Season
Wisconsin’s Kinnikinnic River in St. Croix County attracts about 2000 fishers for the 1 p m opening as crowds line the 10 mile stretch. Despite low water the stream remains productive and heavily stocked to withstand human pressure, with farmers among the many on hand.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
St. Croix County
Kinnikinnie River
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