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This was shared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s March, 2025 Newsletter edition. Download the original copy with included links here.
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Governor Evers Seeks to Address Wisconsin’s Sandhill Crane Problem
By Bruce Ross, Executive Director, Wisconsin Waterfowl Association This Editorial for the WWA Newsletter originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s February, 2025 Newsletter edition. The song and stately presence of the…
Sandhill Crane Educational Briefing at State Capitol Attracts More Than 30 Legislative Offices
By Bruce Ross, Executive Director bross@wisducks.org This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s November, 2023 Newsletter edition. In late October, WWA led a legislative briefing at the State Capitol on…
WWA Presents to Crane Legislative Council Study
This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s October, 2024 Newsletter edition. On Tuesday, Executive Director Bruce Ross spent a long day at the capitol waiting to present a hunter’s perspective…
The Science and Population Size Supports a Sandhill Crane Hunt
By Bruce Ross, Executive Director Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Tim Eisele’s recent editorial lamented that consideration of a sandhill crane hunt will increase the divide between hunters and non-hunters. His heart…
DNR’s “Feet Wet” Guidance in Court
By Bruce Ross, Executive Director bross@wisducks.org This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s July, 2024 Newsletter edition. Landowners with property subject to flooding cheered when a Jefferson County Judge issued…
Sandhill Crane Legislative Study Firmed Up
By Bruce Ross, Executive Director bross@wisducks.org This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s July, 2024 Newsletter edition. The legislature just formed a sandhill crane study group of bi-partisan legislators from…
Editorial: ICF Survey – Polls Can’t Replace Science-Based Wildlife Management
By Bruce Ross, Executive Director bross@wisducks.org This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s April, 2024 Newsletter edition. A recent survey funded by the International Crane Foundation (ICF) hoped to determine…
Opinion: Sturgeon and Sandhill Crane
By Bruce Ross, Executive Director bross@wisducks.org This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s February 2024 Newsletter edition. There was an article this week in the Wisconsin Outdoor Newsabout a…