Outdoor Information from the Badger State
Elk Drawing This year, DNR allowed 3 permits to be drawn for the herd that currently numbers in the hundreds state wide. Other permits are/were offered via treaty with Indigenous tribes as well as one raffle through the RMEF. An Old Bird A common tern in Wisconsin was aged at 26 years old.How do they know? Well, it was banded as a chick in 1995! Read about this here... https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/wnrmag/2018/Summer/Terns Sharp-Tailed Grouse News Not great as the season is closed through the Fall. Numbers are down and DNR is aggressively managing to improve the situation. If you'd like to read more about these beautiful birds and Wisconsin DNR management efforts follow this link... https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/hunt/sharptailgrouse.html Songbird Illnesses Across several states including Wisconsin, songbirds have been experiencing some sort of disease. Recently, we reported on Indiana DNR guidance advising folks to suspend bird feeding. For more info or to report s...