Wednesday, September 19, 2012

DSORe POLL S738


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RESULTS FOR POLL S737
Do you approve of Wisconsin’s Ojibwe Tribes’ recent decision to harvest one bull elk for ceremonial purposes?
YES 25.8% | NO 61.3% | MAYBE 6.5% | UNDECIDED 6.6% | Comments [10]

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INSTANT SURVEY VOTE ON - POLL s738
Do you approve of the split season with a five-day closure in Wisconsin’s northern duck zone?
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The question: "Do you approve of the split season with a five-day closure in Wisconsin’s northern duck zone?"
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Wisconsin’s northern and Mississippi River zone duck seasons open Sept. 22

MADISON – Hunters looking forward to the opening of Wisconsin’s 2012 duck season in the northern and Mississippi River duck zones on Sept. 22 should find good numbers of ducks, according to state wildlife officials.

“We will see what fall water conditions look like, but there is the potential for Wisconsin waterfowlers to have a really enjoyable hunting season,” said Kent Van Horn, migratory game bird ecologist for the state Department of Natural Resources.

“Continental breeding surveys that have been ongoing for 57 years reported record high numbers of ducks this spring.

However, even with excellent continental breeding indications, local water levels and scouting will be the most important factors when pursuing ducks this fall, Van Horn said. “Though many areas are still dry, these conditions have promoted excellent growth of wetland vegetation.

This means if water levels rise, migrating waterfowl will find plentiful food on the landscape. Wisconsin is fortunate to have 15,000 lakes and many miles of large rivers that will provide water for fall migrating ducks even during dry conditions.”

Many of the ducks harvested in Wisconsin come from birds that breed in the state’s wetlands. The four most abundant ducks in Wisconsin’s fall hunting harvest are mallards, wood ducks, green-winged teal, and blue-winged teal, Van Horn said.
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