Hunting

DNR finally going in the right direction

jackpinelouie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:46:45 GMT

DNR leaves 300 jobs unfilled

Posted: Nov. 12, 2009

The last 14 years have taken a toll on the Department of Natural Resources.

Coincidence or not, 1995 was the year the DNR secretary became a political appointee.

Since then, permanent, full-time DNR positions have fallen from 3,114 to 2,746.

all they have to do is keep whitling away till its gone , and put in place, a board run by sportsmen. that are elected by sportsmen.

What is your prediction for the fall rut?

JBlood24 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:36:26 GMT

I'm thinking the chase phase will coincide with the new moon (Nov. 18) and should be active for the Nov. 22 opener. All we need is a bit of snow....

Deer Hunters--your opinion is requested

JBlood24 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:11:30 GMT

All Wisconsin deer hunters should go to http://dmureview.editme.com/ and participate in the online questionnaire concerning the methods of controlling the deer herd. Although they are uninterested in hunters' opinions on deer population targets, at least they are interested in our opinions on length and type of seasons being considered.

earn a buck

jackpinelouie — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:12:37 GMT

I hope that this is the end of that program, nobody seems to want it, another point I would like to vent on,

why would they want to have a black powder season around christmas, that is the snowmobile season. busiest week.

Anything But Science

OTN — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:18:01 GMT

Anything But Science

By Jim Slinsky
Outdoor Talk Network

If one takes the time to look around the country and investigate the myriad of wildlife and fisheries management controversies in all states, one should get deeply concerned. To the casual and uninformed the heated debates appear to be nothing more than business as usual. Wildlife resource management always was and always will be, controversial.

However, close examination reveals we may have actually transcended a new era. You've read the stories. Ban all trapping in Maine and Minnesota because of a possible incidental take of an endangered Canada lynx. Ban all bear hunting in New Jersey because the Governor hates hunting. Ban all bear hunting in Florida because Florida bear are a newly discovered subspecies. Stop all trout stocking in California because trout are predators and may impact the frog population. Poison out rainbow and brown trout because they are invasive species. Kill the deer in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin and Missouri because they are destroying forest regeneration. (I may have missed a few states) State and federal experts are always on hand to tell us predators have no impact on wildlife populations. Really? The national press and their continuous condemnation of Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska for culling their wolves fill the news doldrums. In New York coyote season actually closes so coyotes can give birth and raise their young. Huh?

Out West as in Alaska and Canada, it is the wolf programs that are destroying our wildlife, our hunting and our ranching industry. Those western state wildlife agencies supported by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (or maybe controlled would be a better word) argue vehemently (except Wyoming) that wolves are beneficial as elk, deer, wild sheep, livestock and pet dogs and cats rapidly disappear. These are just a few examples of the madness; I could go on and on.

Behind each of these stories and controversies we hear voices proclaiming that we must follow the path of science and science says we must go down this road. It is extremely difficult for some not to conclude that all of this is really the Wildlands Project unfolding right before our eyes. Others have said war has been declared on our rural residents and their way of life. And still others conclude the origins of these agendas are the International Association of Game and Fish Agencies and even the United Nations. That conclusion will have eyes rolling and you will be branded a conspiracy theorist for certain

In reality the origins of the anti-hunting and anti-fishing agendas over the past ten years really don't matter. They are real and they are happening. What is new is our state wildlife agencies are running out of money. Their programs have decimated sportsmen retention and recruitment. The traditional "customer" of these state agencies is realizing hunted species and his and her voices have been completely removed from table and the environmental voice has usurped their interests. In desperation the state agencies have appealed to their legislators for general tax fund financing, which has fallen on totally deaf ears. Legislators don't want wildlife management as another line item within state budgets subject to economic down-turns and stimulus packages.

On the upside all the nonsense may be drawing to a conclusion. State wildlife agencies are now being forced to make a choice. They can rebuild their bridges with our sporting community or they can bank on the environmentalists getting them general tax fund revenue. Our national economic crisis will probably force the agencies to see the light, sooner rather than later.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but wildlife management as we once knew it is dead. We are currently in an era of total political management. It is not about science, it is about politics. The truth is politics now controls the science. Yours truly has hosted and produced one thousand radio interviews in the last thirteen years. I believe I have a handle on this one. Ironically, after one hundred years of financing the total recovery of our game and non-game species across this nation, our sportsmen are being pushed aside as an insignificant voice in the discussion of management. So, the next time you go to battle with your state agency over a management issue, don't waste your time arguing science.

Wildlife management across this country has evolved into anything, but science.

Jim Slinsky is the host and producer of the “Outdoor Talk Network”, a nationally syndicated, outdoor-talk radio program. For a station near you or to contact Jim, visit his website at http://www.outdoortalknetwork.com

Welcome to the Sports Bubbler's Hunting message board

Sports Bubbler — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:54:01 GMT

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How about the Monster Buck bagged in Buffalo County?

Jim Ganzer — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:25:48 GMT

Buffalo County Buck - a world record?

If that thing came out under my stand it may have been spooked away by getting hit in the head with teh brick I had produced upon seeing it.

Anyone know the results of the score?