DNR OUTDOOR REPORT FOR MARCH 27, 2018

Weekly News Update

March 27, 2018

County Deer Advisory Councils to gather feedback on season recommendations

Antlerless quota, permit levels, and season structure; final meetings in April

MADISON -- County Deer Advisory Councils will release their preliminary antlerless deer quota, permit level, and season structure recommendations for the 2018 deer hunting season next week. An online public comment period will begin April 2 and run through April 12 to collect feedback on these preliminary recommendations.

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Over $34 million in federal funding allocated to Wisconsin for important management activities
HORICON, Wis. -- Wisconsin will receive over $34 million in funding for 2018 generated through the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration acts.

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Public meetings set for Superior Coastal Plain, Northwest Sands, and Northwest Lowlands Ecological Landscape regional master plans

Public comment period open through April 16

ASHLAND, Wis. -- The public will has an opportunity through two upcoming open houses and online information to learn more about the department's regional master planning process for properties located in three Northwest Wisconsin Ecological Landscapes: Superior Coastal Plain, Northwest Sands, and Northwest Lowlands. The three landscapes fall in portions of Polk, Burnett, Washburn, Sawyer, Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, and Iron Counties.

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Draft Recreation Opportunity Analysis chapters available for public review and comments
MADISON - The public has an opportunity through May 4 to comment on Recreation Opportunity Analysis that examines existing outdoor-based recreation opportunities and future recreation opportunities in eight regions throughout Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking comments on draft chapters developed from information collected from the public in the fall of 2017 on the following regions:

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Frog calling volunteers document the American bullfrog's comeback

Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey gets underway soon

MADISON - Wisconsin's largest frog appears to be staging a comeback, a welcome trend documented over the last generation by hundreds of volunteers who've travelled roads near rivers, lakes and wetlands listening for the breeding calls of male frogs and toads.

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The Wisconsin Fishing Report now available online and in hard copy

Fish survey results and forecasts help plan those 2018 fishing trips

MADISON - Anglers planning their fishing trips for the general hook and line fishing season that opens statewide May 5 can get a line on where to go in 2018 in The Wisconsin Fishing Report.