OUTDOOR NEWS

Outdoor News:   DNR TO HIRE 20 FULL-TIME CONSERVATION WARDENS; new & experienced urged to apply.  The DNR needs to fill vacancies statewide in a process officials say will recognize experience in compensation packages and welcome all levels of applicants. The application period opens on June 30, and close at the end of the business day July 14^th. The group of 20 will start in January and become the class of 2018. To learn more about the career and to contact Lt. Jeffrey King with questions about compensation and more, search the DNR website,  dnr.wi.gov, for Warden Recruit.

SPRING WATERFOWL SURVEY results show good production with lots of wetlands and the numbers of waterfowl for 2018 is showing good growth. The Canada Goose population estimates up from 2016 and due to all the rain we have been receiving this spring has made the breeding of waterfowl a very good thing, with the mallard population expected to jump this year. To view the full survey results for 2017, visit:  dnr.wi.gov  and search keyword “waterfowl”.

$5 FISHING LICENSE:  GET HOOKED ON FUN OVER THE JULY FOURTH HOLIDAY, All Wisconsin First Time buyers can get a $5.00 fishing license or a reduced price one-day fishing license, and you just might get hooked on some family, friends, or visitor fun fishing for the coming July 4^th holiday. People can buy fishing licenses in two convenient ways, over the Internet through GO WILD or at any authorized license agent.

PUBLIC-DO NOT FORGET THAT MOST FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN STATE FORESTS AND PARKS.  Remember, Fireworks can and will cause forest fires, so please check with the local DNR office and to check the fire danger levels throughout Wisconsin. Please be sure to check with the proper people about using any types of fireworks before using them. Protect those around you, check first before striking that match.

WATERFOWL BANDS MUST BE REPORTED ONLINE BEGINNING JULY 2^ND.  Previously used phone number will no longer be in service – reporting to be done online.  Go to the internet and type in:  www.reportband.gov.  Just remember that the 800 number on the band is no longer working, so just use the internet system.

OUTDOOR EDGE CANCELS SPONSORSHIP OF “WILDGAME NATION”.  David Bloch, owner of Outdoor Edge, the company that produces quality knives and tools for all outdoor activities, announced that they have severed all sponsorships with Bill Busbice and the show “Wild Game Nation” in light of Busbice’s recent conviction and sentencing for game violations. Outdoor Edge sponsored “Wild Game Nation” for the previous three and half years. Although all ties to the show have been severed, future airings of the show may still show Outdoor Edge as a sponsor. On May 23, 2017, the court accepted Busbice’s guilty plea to the charges of intentionally allowing an antlerless Elk to go to waste and taking an Elk without a proper license. Busbice could have been jailed for 180 days, but was given probation of 1 ½ years. Additionally, Busbice was fined the maximum for both offenses and their restitution charges ($23,000) and had all game and fish license privileges revoked for a period of two years. All actions by Busbice was recorded and you can hear him say they need to get rid of the illegally killed cow Elk. This was Busbice’s second time cited for previous wildlife violations. So no matter how big of a name you are, crime does not paid. This conviction can cost him millions of dollars.