St. Croix County Sportsman’s Alliance holds benefit March 23
The St. Croix County Sportsman’s Alliance will be holding their 29th Annual Sportsman’s Benefit at the American Legion Post Number 240 in Baldwin on Tuesday March 23, 2010. This is an ongoing endeavor first started in 1982 to benefit the sportsmen of the local area.
RELATED CONTENTWisconsin part of national effort to collect data on fish habitats
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- Wisconsin is part of the nation's first effort to collect regional data on fish habitats. Five groups are working with the U.S. Fish-and-Wildlife Service to come up with a uniform data system for the Midwest, to help preserve fish habitats and restore them.
Spring's on the way as DNR lifts frozen road restriction
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- Here's a sign that spring's on the way. The state Transportation Department will end its winter frozen road exemption at 12:01 tomorrow morning for roads south of Highway Eight in northern Wisconsin.
Wild Side: Bare bones show in winter
It's often hard to see the forest for the trees in the summer. The shapes of the trees, shrubs and ground vegetation are hidden by the profusion of foliage.
RELATED CONTENTWildlife officals hoping new study regains trust of deer hunters
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-- Wisconsin wildlife officials hope to regain the trust of deer hunters with its biggest study ever on the state’s deer population.
Veto override fails, Doyle keeps authority to choose DNR Secretary 
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- The governor will keep his power to appoint the leader of Wisconsin’s massive natural resources agency. The state Assembly fell six votes short yesterday of overriding Governor Jim Doyle’s veto of a bill that would have returned the appointment power to the Natural Resources Board.
Vote today in Assembly to override Doyle's veto of DNR Secretary bill
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- The vote could be close today when the Wisconsin Assembly decides who should appoint the leader of one of the state’s most powerful agencies. The Assembly will decide whether to over-ride Governor Jim Doyle’s veto of the bill that takes away the governor’s power to appoint the Natural Resources secretary.
DNR officials say early trout season will open on time
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- Lingering snow on the ground could make some Wisconsin streams inaccessible, but Wisconsin wildlife officials say the early trout season will open on time March 6.
Bill would allow hunting weapons to be transported easier
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-- It would be easier to transport hunting weapons in Wisconsin under a bill that’s up for a vote in the state Senate on Tuesday.
Is it almost spring already?
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-- Is it almost spring already? The DNR is saying it is.
New study to investigate thrill killings of wildlife
The state DNR says more young people in Wisconsin are killing wildlife just for the thrill of it – and researchers at UW-Green Bay will find out why.
RELATED CONTENTDeath reported during sturgeon spearing weekend on Lake Winnebago
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- A man killed when he fell into Lake Winnebago in Saturday’s opener of the sturgeon spearing season is identified as 85-year-old Delmore Koenigs of Malone.
Winds blow ice from caves on Apostle Islands
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- Ice caves are normally the most popular attractions right now on Lake Superior near the Apostle Islands. But strong winds blew the ice out last weekend – and the caves have open water at the moment.
Wild Side: River flowing through us
I’ve had a life-long fascination with water. My father took our family fishing on Lake Erie and canoeing in the Canadian wilderness when I was a boy.
RELATED CONTENTBill would allow ATVs to plow snow
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- A public hearing will be held today on a bill to let all-terrain vehicles use Wisconsin roads so they can plow snow.
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