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SEPTEMBER 2010 VOLUME 37 NUMBER 9

DNA Analysis Confirms Four in State within last Two Years Cougars’ elusive nature makes tracking a challenge for state wildlife officials

few drops of blood, preserved by an alert war- sible.Efforts to trap or to locate and kill the caus- den, proves that while one male was ing these injuries will continue. A In the meantime,the DNR has formed a cougar work- tracking through St. Croix and Dunn counties this past December,another male cougar was moving ing group that includes a Wildlife Services supervisor near the Flambeau River, 125 miles to the north. and a Conservation Congress delegate from Juneau This cougar,crossing a road, was spotted by a female County.The group is collecting information from cougar bus driver east of Park Falls.Warden Dan Michels re- experts elsewhere and is preparing a detailed protocol sponded and followed the animal’s tracks into a cedar for how the DNR will respond to cougar sightings in the swamp where he spotted tiny blood drops behind the future. cougar’s tracks.He collected them in a test tube,froze DNR biologists have been sent to the Black Hills the contents and submitted them for DNA analysis. for hands-on training with cougars,taking part in op- No other sightings of a cougar in that vicinity were erations to immobilize cougars and fit them with radio reported, and no more evidence was found. Still, the sci- collars.The top cougar biologist from the Black Hills, ence is irrefutable.The bus driver had seen a wild North John Kanta, came to Wisconsin two weeks ago to assist American cougar, a male. Wisconsin’s cougar working group.He calls these elusive The discovery points to just one of the challenges cats mountain lions. faced by Department of Natural Resources wildlife of- “We’ve never had anyone fatally attacked by a moun- ficials during the past two and a half years as they deal tain lion,”Kanta said. “Your chance of even seeing a with the first confirmed cougars in Wisconsin since the mountain lion, in mountain lion country,is a million to last cougar native to the state was killed in or around one.” 1908. The Wisconsin group will not be working on a cou- A series of incidents in Juneau County during the gar management plan. The cougars detected so far have past several months has proven especially problematic. been young males seeking new .They probably originated in the Black Hills In May, a hunter reported seeing a cougar attacking a of . No females have been detected in Wisconsin and there is no evi- heifer.The cow had to be put down due to injuries.Lat- dence of a breeding population. er,after several sheep were attacked by an animal and Female cougars tend to migrate no more than a couple hundred miles.Breeding killed, and instances of injured horses were reported populations east of the Black Hills would have to be established, scientists believe, on two different farms,it was widely assumed to be the before female cougars could be expected to arrive in Wisconsin, a process that could work of the same animal, believed to be a cougar. take 10 or more years, if it happens at all. Later,the hunter was interviewed by a DNR biologist In the meantime,the DNR will continue to take all reports of cougar attacks on and his descriptions,by his own admission, fall short of livestock seriously and to work with Wildlife Services to investigate any reports. a positive identification. The predator he saw was cov- DNR officials emphasized that citizen observations are critical to this effort and ered with mud and appeared to be less than half the size they are asking landowners and outdoor enthusiasts to become familiar with the and length of a young adult cougar. “rare mammal observation form: on the DNR’s website.This and much more can be In Wisconsin, Wildlife Services (WS) – part of the U.S. found by typing “cougar” into the search box on the home page. Department of Agriculture – responds to reports of live- Although the DNR has been collecting reports of possible cougar observations stock depredations under a contract with the DNR. WS since 1991, biologists were never able to confirm the presence of a cougar,or to find agents are skilled at responding to by other a single decent cougar track in the state,until January 2008 when a cougar obser- predators,such as bear and ,and at trapping preda- vation near Milton was confirmed by prints and DNA tests of a blood sample.That tors when necessary.However,despite an ongoing effort cougar was killed by Chicago police in April 2008. by WS and DNR to capture any predator responsible for In March 2009, a cougar was treed by hunters just west of Spooner.Attempts to these animal attacks in Juneau County,none has been capture the cougar were unsuccessful and it disappeared, its fate a mystery.In late located. None have been captured on night cameras at May 2009, a Pepin County farmer discovered tracks near his livestock pen and Wyde- bait sites or by tracking dogs.At this time,no prints that ven confirmed they belonged to a large cat. can be definitely attributed to a cougar have been found, Then in December,acougar that likely crossed the frozen St. Croix River from no blood, no hair,no scat and no urine. dogs Minnesota moved through St. Croix, Dunn (and probably Eau Claire and Clark coun- have failed to pick up a trail. ties) where tracks show it turning north. Tests reveal this same cougar,now dubbed Faced with this mystery,DNR officials collected all the “Twin Cities cougar,” was tracked near Cable in Bayfield County in February. the reports,photographs and other evidence from the Since this cat appeared in December,there have been more than 10 confirmed cou- Juneau County investigations and submitted them to a gar or cougar sign observations in western Wisconsin and one near Lena in northeast panel of four internationally recognized cougar experts Wisconsin. A half dozen of these are believed to be the Twin Cities cougar. through a scientific organization called the Cougar Net- Using DNA tests processed by the federal Rocky Mountain Research Station in work. Missoula, Montana, DNR biologists have been able to confirm the presence of four in- None of these experts could confirm the presence of dividual cougars in Wisconsin, all males,counting the one killed in Chicago.Whether a cougar,based on evidence collected so far.The experts these four account for all the observations is not known. acknowledged that their opinions were based on reports, One thing is clear – cougars have proven to be very adept at covering large dis- and not on field investigations. tances in Wisconsin without being noticed. DNR biologists say these cougars tend DNR officials,acting on reports from Juneau County to move 5 to 7 miles a day. A DNR biologist tracking the cougar in Dunn County residents,including unconfirmed sightings,are proceed- reported it stopped in one area for at least two days after killing and caching a fawn ing on the belief that the presence of a cougar is pos- buck, returning at least once to continue its meal. Owners of Large Piers Have Until April 1, 2011 to Register Piers

he clock is winding down for owners of large piers to register individual permit and review or downsize their pier to meet the size those structures to secure their future under a free,one-time qualifications for grandfathering it in. Tregistration process. “Getting your pier grandfathered in will give you peace of mind and A 2008 law set size standards for piers,and created the registration protection from complaints about your pier in the future,” he says. process that grandfathered-in most existing piers larger than the size DNR responds to complaints from neighboring property owners standards. or boaters or anglers that piers are too big and are interfering with Owners of piers larger than the standards have until April 1, 2011, navigation or are harming fish . Having the pier registered will to determine if they qualify to be grandfathered in, and to complete the make it easier to resolve such situations. registration process. “Registration doesn’t give you a golden ticket, but it does mean that “The vast majority of pier owners won’t need to register their pier things are more certain than they would be if someone was not regis- but if they do,that process is free and we’ve tried to make it as straight- tered and they found themselves the target of a complaint about their forward as possible,” says Martye Griffin, DNR waterway policy leader pier,” he says. coordinating the pier registration process. A DNR study showed that the majority existing piers already meet A factsheet, video, and interactive decision tool enable pier owners these requirements, so most waterfront owners have piers that can be to quickly learn if their pier meets the size standards and is exempt grandfathered. To be eligible to be grandfathered, the pier must have from permitting or the registration process.If the pier is larger than been placed before 2004 and meet specific size standards.Standards the size standards,the owners can immediately complete the free,one- were created because piers that are too big can shade out aquatic time registration process.Avery few piers are expected to be too large plants that are important to fish and can interfere with boaters,swim- to qualify to be grandfathered in, and the owners will need to seek an mers, and others enjoying Wisconsin and rivers. WISCONSERVATION 2 September 2010 President’sReport

Vol. II Part V

he August Board of Directors of the prion protein that causes Chronic Take Note! meeting held August 13th and Wasting Disease in deer and . This is T14th in Stevens Point started some of the most encouraging news since out with apresentation by John Horwich we first discovered CWD here in Wis- of the Trust for Public Lands about the consin. Plans are underway for aconfer- GrayWolf Delisting Petition. Page 4 proposed creation of the Hackmatack ence here in Wisconsin for later this fall in Southeast- .The conference will include researchers ern Wisconsin and Northeast Illinois. from the center to be on hand to answers 2010 WaterfowlSeason Framework. Page 5 The refuge could include up to 30,000 questions about the progress and devel- acres of public lands when created. opment of the vaccine.Iwill be happy to John’spresentation wasvery in depth keep you informed as the researchand Environmental Enforcement. Page 6 and the WWF Board voted in favor of the development of this vaccine unfold. concept of creating the new refuge. Lastly,Iwould like to share with you Saturdaymorning started with apre- all, apetition to help with the efforts 2010 WWF Calendar. Page 7 sentation by Davin Lopez, the DNR’s to get the wolf delisted. The Federation lead CWD representative,regarding is gathering signatures on petitions all the DNR’snew 15 year Response Plan across the state in hopes of gathering Editor D. A. Gries for CWD.After avery lengthy conversa- 10,000 plus signatures.Acopy of this tion, amotion to stayneutral on the plan petition wasincluded as an insert in wasseconded and the vote wasunani- this paper.Please get as many signa- mously approved to stayneutral. Ralph tures as possible.Feel free to make cop- Fritsch, WWF Wildlife Committee Chair, ies or if you need more please call the stated that this action allows the orga- office.The petitions should be mailed to nization muchmore flexibility over the the WWF office in December (address is next 15 years.Also you mayhaveread on the petition) and will be delivered to lately that researchers of Vaccine Cen- D.C. in person sometime in ter at the University of Saskatchewan January. have announced the development of a Thanks for Your Help! vaccine that induces strong immune re- Jack Nissen, President Executive Director Activity sponses specific for the misfolded form Wisconsin Wildlife Federation

OFFICE ADDRESS: W7303 County Road CS &Q Po ynette,WI53955-9690 OFFICE PHONE: 800-897-4161 -Toll Free FAX608-635-2743 WEB PAGE ADDRESS: Petition FiledwithNatural ResourcesBoard to www.wiwf.org Protect Safety of GreatLakes SportsAnglers

oynette –The Wisconsin Wild- to fault the commercial fishermen whose life Federation, the Wiscon- nets were entangled because the nets in Psin Federation of question were in full compliance with Sportsfishing Clubs and the Northeast- the current DNR regulation governing. *** OFFICERS *** ern Wisconsin Great Lakes Sports - However,the DNR rules in the areas of ermen and five leaders of those organiza- the Sheboygan, Two Rivers and Manito- President Jack Nissen, 1811 Ave.,Dousman, WI 53118, (262) 370-8154 cell. Email: tions who have fished on Michigan woc Harbors,are inadequate to protect [email protected] *Alt NWF Affiliate Delegate for over 200 years filed apetition with the sports anglers because of the inherent First Vice President ChuckMatyska, Route 15055 Cty V, Cecil, WI 54111, (715) 745-6382. Natural Resources Board to adopt rules danger of trap nets in these heavily Email: [email protected] to separate the presence of commercial fished areas during the months of June, fishing trap nets from the heavily used July and August. Second Vice President John Wagner,722A SilverlakeSt., Oconomowoc, WI 53066. sports fishing areas off the Sheboygan, The Wisconsin Wildlife Federation is Manitowoc and Two Rivers Harbors dur- made up of 168 hunting,fishing,trap- Secretary TomNissen, 1811 Ottawa Ave.,Dousman, WI 53118, (262) 719-5295. Email: ing the very busy sports fishing seasons ping and forestry organizations located [email protected] of June,July and August. throughout the State of Wisconsin and is This petition wasfiled as aresult of the state affiliate of the National Wildlife Treasurer LarryLaehn, 9536 N. State Rd. 26, Milton, WI 53563, (920) 540-9927. Email: [email protected] the tragic accident off the Sheboygan Federation. The Federation is dedicated Harbor in late June when asportsfishing to conservation education and the ad- boat became entangled in acommercial vancement of sound conservation poli- trap net and capsized with the loss of cies. life of one sports angler and two others The Wisconsin Federation of Great EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR /LEGISLATION being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. Lakes Sports Clubs is comprised George Meyer, 201 Randolph Dr., Madison, WI 53717, (608) 516-5545. Email: georgemeyer@ tds.net The three organizations petitioning for of twelve sports fishing clubs from Keno- the rule changes have repeatedly op- sha to Marinette.Itisdedicated to the posed the expansion of trap netting off protection of the Great Lakes sports fish- these harbors during the busy summer ery and the sports anglers that use the sportsfishing months.The groups have Great Lakes.Virtually all of its members Wisconservation cited two similar sports angler fatali- are avid sports anglers on Lake Michi- ties in Michigan. In addition, Wisconsin gan and many fish those portions of the WISCONSERVATION (USPS 108-190 ISSN 0164-3649) is published monthly for$25 per year by DNR investigative reports showed that shores of Two Rivers,Manitowoc and Wisconsin WildlifeFederation, W7303 County Road CS &Q,Poynette,WI53955-9690. Periodical postage paid at Oshkosh, WI and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: WISCON- trap nets have entangled asubstantial Sheboygan. The Federation has been SERVATION, W7303 County Road CS &Q,Poynette,WI53955-9690. All communications regarding adver- amount of fishing gear from many sports heavily involved in this trap netting is- tising, editorial, circulation and Wisconsin WildlifeFederation matters should be sent to W7303 County Road fishing boats. sue since its inception. CS &Q,Poynette,WI53955-9690. Permission to reprint articles is normally given providing proper credit The organizations specifically re- The Northeast Wisconsin Great Lakes is given both publication and author.Views expressed by freelance writers are their ownand do not neces- quested that the Wisconsin Natural Re- Sports Fishermen are comprised of eight sarily represent those of the publication or the WWF. sources Board adopt rule to either: (1) hundred members mainly located in the $25.00 of annual dues paid to Wisconsin WildlifeFederation entitles members to one year’ssubscription restore the prohibition of the use of trap Two Rivers and Manitowoc areas.They to Wisconservation.One year’ssubscription to non-members—$25.00. nets from June 28th to Labor Dayofeach are avid and active anglers largely in the Printed by Ripon Printers,656 S. Douglas St., Ripon, WI 54971. year in Zone 3ofLake Michigan and also area that is trap netted of the Two Riv- move the date of the closure backtoMay ers and Manitowoc area. They have been 31 of eachyear; or (2) restrict the place- very actively involved in trying to protect WISCONSERVATION EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR ment of trap nets in Zone 3during June, the lives and safety of their members by Daniel A. Gries Ralph Fritsch July and August to five miles or more actively opposing the placement of trap Phone: (920) 725-4092 (715) 850-2456 from the Two Rivers,Manitowoc and nets in those portions of Lake Michigan Fax(920) 725-1013 Sheboygan harbors. that are heavily used by their members [email protected] The groups have been very careful not and many other anglers. WISCONSERVATION 3 September 2010 Corps of Engineers Awards $3.4 Million Wisconsin –Michigan Agree to Work Contract to Build Mississippi Islands Together on Climate ChangeIssues

U.S. Corps Release islands in the Raft Channel area below DNR chiefs in both states sign memorandum of mutual effortand understanding Brownsville. T. PAUL, MINN.–The U.S. Stage 3A will involve the construc- ADISON –Wisconsin and graphical and cultural association with Army Corps of Engineers,St. tion of five large and three smaller is- Michigan share common the Great Lakes,the governors,tribes, Mborders and adjacent Great local and regional government, and col- SPaul District, awarded a$3.4 lands near the raft channel area. Mate- million contract to J.F. Brennan Co., Inc. rial to build the islands will be dredged Lakes shorelines,and soon they will leges and universities of the states of of La Crosse,Wis., to begin construction from the vicinity of the islands and from share common goals focused on climate Michigan and Wisconsin all recognize of the third stage of phase III, or its final Schnicks Bay. Most of the construction change adaptation and mitigation. the vital importance of the health and phase,ofits Pool 8Islands habitat res- under this contract will be completed Wisconsin Department of Natural quality of the Great Lakes ecosystem toration project on the Mississippi River. this year with three additional islands to Resources Secretary Matt Frank and including the natural, physical, and eco- The project is an effort to restore lost be built in 2010 using contract options. Michigan Departments of Natural Re- nomic welfare of all of our citizens. and diminished fish and wildlife habitat Because many construction vessels will sources Director Rebecca Humphries While two states can begin this co- in Pool 8byrestoring islands that have be in the area, extreme caution should be have signed aMemorandum of Under- operative process,itisthe goal of both eroded or completely disappeared. Is- exercised when boating in the area. standing recognizing that the preven- Michigan and Wisconsin to invite others land loss allows more wave action in the This project is funded under authority tion and mitigation of significant global for amulti-state cooperative to help the backwaters,whichcan uproot plants and of the Environmental Management Pro- warming must include changes in social, by using the collec- keep sediment suspended. Suspended gram, or EMP.The EMP is intended to economic,and governmental activities at tive strengths in research, coordination, sediment increases turbidity levels in ensure the coordinated development and both state and regional levels. strategic thinking,funding,and other the water,whichreduces the amount of enhancement of the Upper Mississippi The joint memorandum provides advantages. sunlight that penetrates the water and River system with primary emphasis on aframework for the leadership of the Moving forward, both states agree to enables plant growth. habitat restoration projects and resource Michigan Department of Natural Re- invite additional state partners to ex- Phases Iand II of the Pool 8Islands monitoring.More than 45 habitat proj- sources and Environment and the Wis- change information, and enhance coor- habitat restoration project included ects on the Upper Mississippi River,from consin Department of Natural Resources dination and cooperation. They plan to building Horseshoe and Boomerang is- the Twin Cities to St. Louis,havebeen to establish common goals to jointly pur- identify and communicate opportunities lands near Brownsville,Minn., and an completed under the EMP.The Pool 8Is- sue research, planning,and implemen- for joint participation in projects and island complex near Stoddard, Wis. The lands project wasplanned and designed tation focused on .Com- programs of mutual interest and share first stage of phase III wascompleted as acooperative effort between the Corps mon goals include protecting the health the results of researchtomaximize ca- in 2006 in an area downstream of Stod- of Engineers,the U.S. Fish and Wildlife and integrity of our natural ecosystems pability and limit duplication of effort. dard. Stage 2was completed in the fall Service,and the states of Minnesota and and human population through the wise Wisconsin and Michigan will provide 2009 and involved the construction of 12 Wisconsin. stewardship of our natural and cultural technical assistance to help to ensure resources. that appropriate environmental and In aletter accompanying asigned engineering evaluations are conducted. copy of the memorandum, Frank said: And the states will propose action and Non-Resident SeniorsNow Allowed to “Our common border and shared Great potential funding options for greenhouse Lakes make aformal collaboration the gas mitigation and climate change adap- use Crossbows to Hunt &Bear prudent thing to do.” tation. The memorandum notes that our geo- ADISON –Beginning this lege to use acrossbow for hunting deer fall, non-resident senior citi- and small under the authority of Mzens will have the same privi- aarchery license,the same as state resi- leges as Wisconsin residents for hunting dents. NRB Public Access Rules forIce Age Trail anumber of game with across- “These changes make the laws re- bow. garding use of crossbows by senior citi- Abill passed by the state legislature zens the same for both residents and by George Meyer,Executive Director by the DNR. On federal, local or private whichtook effect on Feb. 26, 2010, al- non-residents for hunting all species,” lands,the property owner will be able to lows non-resident senior citizens to use a said TomVan Haren, DNR conservation tits August meeting,the Natu- determine whether hunting is allowed. crossbow to hunt turkey,bear,and small warden, Madison. ral Resources Board adopted The initial draft of the rule precluded Arules for public hunting access public hunting on substantial portions of game with acrossbow under the author- If aperson is not age 65, they must ity of the appropriate license. hold an appropriate disabled hunting on lands purchased by DNR for the Ice Ice Age Trail lands owned by the Depart- Last year,the legislature granted permit whichauthorizes them to use a Age Trail. The trail winds through Wis- ment. The draft also made it aDNR staff non-residents age 65 and older the privi- crossbow,headded. consin for about 1000 miles.Approxi- decision without the need for NRB ap- mately 60% of it is open for public use.It proval. The Wildlife Federation opposed is ajoint program of the DNR, the Parks those rules and made them far more Service and the nonprofit Ice Age Trail favorable to open public access for hunt- Surveys Show Good Survival of Alliance. ing.Additionally,the Federation was The trail at many spots is just a100 successful in having the hunting access Young Perch in Green Bay feet or less wide but in some areas has decisions made at public NRB meetings significant acreage,asmuchasseveral with citizen input. ESHTIGO –Recently complet- Fishing reports for most of the sum- hundred acres.Although land for the The rules do preclude shooting down ed fish surveys for yellow perch mer have reflected the fishery’sskew- trail is purchased with or across atrail unless the surrounding Pin Green Bayshow good news: ing toward young,small fish, Paoli says. Stewardship funds,the recently ad- DNR property is open to hunting such the third highest abundance in 30 years “We’ve heard reports of good fishing but opted rules for public access on Stew- as on astate forest or state fish or wild- for fish hatched earlier this spring,state alot of small fish. So again, this kind of ardship lands do not apply to trail lands life area. The WWF wasalso successful fisheries biologists say. goes backtothe idea that some of these since they are designated as state park in having removed adraft requirement “Once again we’re seeing avery fish maybecropped off at ayounger age.” lands by statute.State park lands are that firearms would need to be unloaded strong year-class,” says Tammie Paoli, The yellow perchseason on Green designated closed to hunting by statute when crossing the trail. We pointed out Department of Natural Resources fisher- Bayruns from May20through March unless the NRB designates them open. that unloading and loading afirearm ies biologist in Peshtigo.“Numbers are 15, and there is adaily bag of 15 with no The Board adopted rules setting forth crossing the trail would be more danger- up and the fish are larger than last year length limit. Anglers tend to start keep- how they would make suchdecisions. ous than crossing the trail with aloaded at this time,whichisindicative of the ing perchwhen they are about 8inches The rules apply only to trail lands owned firearm. early hatchand warm water tempera- long,asize they tend to reachintheir tures encountered this spring and sum- second or third year,she says. mer.” Earlier this month, young-of-year In the last week or so,DNR creel perchwere 2.5 to 3inches long. clerks who survey anglers about their Paoli is hopeful that this year class of catchhavereported some improved fish will be different than other classes catches.“So the size of fish people have in recent years that have survived their been catching could be related to water first summer in good numbers but many temperature,fish moving around.” of whichhavedied before reaching a The DNR crews were able to complete catchable size. the surveys this year using trawling nets “We’ve been getting some pretty de- early despite intense heat, humidity,and cent year classes for quite awhile now, fog,Paoli says.The relative abundance but we are not seeing adults in the num- combining shallow and deep sites in- bers we’dlike to.There seems to be alot creased from 1,211 per hour spent trawl- of mortality occurring at some point in ing in 2009 to 2,581 per hour in 2010. their first one to two years.” The other two years whichwere higher While Paoli and other DNR biolo- were 1986, when 4,480 per hour were gists don’t know the exact reasons for hauled in, and 2003, with arate of 7,868 the perchmortality,they do have some per hour. suspects: predation from other fish spe- The majority of the young perchwere cies,suchaswalleye and/or northern captured near the mouth of the Peshtigo pike,whichboth seem to be doing well and Pensaukee rivers and in the Little in the bay; or predation, specifically Tail Point area. cormorants,whichare at high numbers Other notable items from the survey: and are the subject of control efforts by •Alewife abundance fell, whichhad the DNR and Wildlife Services of the been increasing slightly eachyear since U.S. Department of Agriculture.The two 2007. agencies have been oiling cormorant •Smelt abundance rose,whichhas and conducting some limited sharp been increasing slightly eachyear since shooting to trim backthe ’ numbers, 2007. as described in this February 2008 Wis- •Round goby catchrates were at the consin Natural Resources magazine ar- second highest since they were first cap- ticle,Cormorant Conundrum. tured in trawl surveys in 2003, with the The goal is to reduce the number of majority captured near the Peshtigo and Lil Pipping member of Tri-County Sportswomen of Sheboygan County presented a nesting pairs to 6,000 from the 15,000 Little Rivers in the northern portion of set of books titled “Adventures With Jonny” on fishing to George Meyer, exec. Direc- estimated now. Wisconsin waters. tor of WWF to be used at the MacKenzie Center. WISCONSERVATION 4 September 2010 Gray Wolf Ruling Statement Midwest WildlifeOfficials want GrayWolf Removed from Endangered Species List

USFWS Release 8/10 will work closely with Idaho and Mon- ADISON –Administrators tion and greater protections for livestock tana to explore all appropriate options from the natural resource and pet owners. ASHINGTON –Assistant for managing in those states. Magencies in 13 Midwestern “Overall, support for recovery of the Secretary of the Interior for “Reintroduced from , in the states and three Canadian provinces wolf in the Midwest has been strong, WFish and Wildlife and Parks mid-1990s,toremote areas of central have signed ajoint resolution urging the but as the population continues to grow TomStrickland todayissued the fol- Idaho and Yellowstone National Park, U.S. Department of the Interior’sFish states need authority to manage wolves lowing statement regarding adecision the wolf population flourished and and Wildlife Service to remove the gray within their borders,including the abil- in U.S. District Court on the reached sustainable recovery wolf from the federal endangered species ity to remove problem wolves,ifbroad Northern Rocky Mountain levels as early as 2002. It has list. public support for wolves is to continue,” graywolf population: continued to grow and has “Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan Frank said. “For more than 15 years, now far surpassed these re- all have achieved the primary goal of In April 2010, Wisconsin submitted a the U.S. Fish and Wildlife covery plan targets. the Endangered Species Act, and that is state petition to the Department of the Service,state wildlife agen- “The Service’sdecision to sustainable wolf populations,” said Wis- Interior requesting the wolf be removed cies,tribes,conservation orga- delist the wolf in Idaho and consin Department of Natural Resources from the endangered species list in Wis- nizations,ranchers and other Montana reflected the strong Secretary Matt Frank. “It’sclear in our consin. Wisconsin’spetition joined asim- landowners have worked commitments from the states minds that now is the time to turn over ilar action by Minnesota filed in March hard to recover graywolves of Idaho and Montana to management of the wolf to the respec- 2010. Wisconsin’sestimated wolf popula- in the Northern Rocky Moun- manage graywolves in asus- tive state natural resource management tion at the end of the 2009-2010 winter tains.Our collective efforts have brought tainable manner.Today’sruling makes agencies.” wasmore than 700. this population to the point where it no it clear this wolf population cannot be The resolution wasinked at arecent “Wisconsin has worked cooperatively longer requires Endangered Species Act delisted until the State of Wyoming has Board of Directors meeting of the Mid- with the Department of the Interior on protection. instituted an adequate management west Association of Fish and Wildlife wolf recovery for more than 30 years and “Despite this extraordinary success, program, similar to those of Idaho and Agencies.The association represents has fully supported Interior’srecent ef- today’sruling means that until Wyoming Montana. Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, forts to delist the graywolf,” said Frank. brings its wolf management program “In the meantime,wewill continue Illinois,Indiana, ,North Dakota, “Webelieve,and scientific evidence sup- into alignment with those of Idaho and to work closely with the states,tribes, South Dakota, Kentucky,Nebraska, ports,that delisting and transferring Montana, the wolf will remain under the conservation organizations,and ranch- Kansas and Missouri and the Cana- management of the wolf to Wisconsin is protection of the Endangered Species Act ers and other landowners to manage dian provinces of Alberta, and timely and will lead to improved man- throughout the northern Rocky Moun- wolves and ensure the species continues Saskatchewan. All states and provinces agement through effective action on tains.Since wolves in the Northern to thrive and coexist with livestock, other signed the resolution, including those problem wolves.” Rocky Mountains are now again subject wildlife populations,and people.” with no known graywolf populations at To aid citizens in avoiding wolf dep- to ESA protection, in the days ahead we this time. redations,DNR biologists have created a With the growth of the wolf popula- new wolf depredation alert system that tion in Wisconsin and Michigan, there sends an email alert to subscribers with have been some problems with wolves alink to details and acaution area map Editor’sNote: killing livestock, pets and hunting dogs. as soon as adepredation can be verified. Although owners of livestockand hunt- The new web-based alert has more than The August 5, 2010 50-page graywolf ruling by U.S. District Judge Donald W. Mol- ing dogs have been compensated for 3,400 subscribers.Among them are hunt- loy can be reviewed on the U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service WebPage -www.usfws.gov their losses,transferring management of ers who began training hunting dogs on wolves to state natural resource agencies July 1. will allow better control of the popula-

Wisconsin Wildlife Federation Wolf Delisting Petition

To the HonorableKenneth Salazar,Secretary of the Interior and the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation:

Theundersignedcitizensare asking that youimmediately useall of your authority to delist thegraywolf in Wisconsin from Federal Endangered Species List. There have been repeated effortstodelist thewolf fromthe list over the last fiveyears and thewolf population in Wisconsin is estimated by government agenciestobeover700 . Thepopulation goal for delisting thespecies according to theFederal Wolf Recovery Plan was100 animals combinedin Wisconsin and Michigan. Thegraywolf is causing substantial depredation in thestate on livestock, hunting dogs and pets. Thefailuretodelist thewolf fromthe Endangered Species List is substantially reducing respect for the animal, the Federal Endangered Species Actand stateand federal resource management agencies.

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Mail Signed Petition by December15, 2010 to the Wisconsin WildlifeFederation,W7303 HighwayCS, Poynette,Wisconsin 53955

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ADISON –More than 3,400 Sign up is simple and only takes afew the DNR home page select “Subscribe to tion area, especially if they are near an dog trainers,pet owners and minutes.Use the searchfunction on the DNR Updates” and select the topics you actual kill site and for pet owners near a Mothers interested in keeping DNR website to searchfor “dog depre- want to follow. kill site to keep close tabs on their pets.” trackofrecent wolf activity have signed dation by wolves” and follow the simple Caution areas Details of wolf attacks on dogs and up for an e-mail or wireless service that instructions for subscribing to the alerts. “When wolves attackdogs in hunt- caution area maps are available on the sends out an alert when wolves attack It is possible to unsubscribe at anytime. ing or training situations,the DNR cre- DNR website along with additional dogs or pets in Wisconsin. The alert will be sent to asubscrib- ates ‘wolf caution areas’ to warn hunters information and suggestions for avoiding Records show 3,462 subscribers now er’se-mail and/or wireless addresses of that aspecific packhas attacked adog or unwanted contact with wolves. receive e-mail alerts of new caution areas choice and will include alink to details group of dogs,” explains Adrian Wydeven, Since Jan. 1, 2010 wolves have killed and recent wolf depredations through of 2010 depredations and acaution map DNR biologist and wolf expert. “Ween- 12 and injured seven dogs.Eight of GovDelivery,ae-mail notification service based on the location of any attacks. courage bear hunters to exercise greater the fatal attacks have been on trailing provided by the Department of Natural Alerts on other topics are also avail- caution if they plan to train hounds or hounds since opening of the bear trailing Resources. able through the GovDelivery feature.At hunt bear with hounds near any cau- hound training season on July 1. WISCONSERVATION 5 September 2010 2010 Wisconsin Seasons Framework

Approved 8/11/10 by the Natural Resources Board Source: Kent VanHorn, WDNR WaterfowlBiologist

60-dayseason, the overall daily bag limit forducks is six, no more than four of which only one can be ahen, three wood ,two redheads, DuckSeason Structure one blackduck, twopintail, twoscaup and one . (For species of ducknot listed, such as teal and ring-necks,the combined total with all other species maynot exceed six ducks). In addition the daily bag mayalso include 5mergansers to include not more than twohooded mergansers and 15 coot.

4 1 3 2 Drake Hen MallardWood Pintail

Northern Zone Sept. 25 at 9a.m. -Nov.23

Southern Zone Oct. 2at9a.m. -Oct. 10, and Oct. 16 -Dec. 5 2 1 Canvasback

The State is apportioned into three hunting zones: Horicon, Collins and Exterior.Other goose management subzones within the Exterior Zone include the Brown County and Mississippi River subzone.

Exterior Zone (including Subzones) Northern Zone 85 Days -Daily Bag of twogeese Sept. 18 -24&Sept. 25 9a.m. -Dec. 11

Southern Zone Editor’sNote: “Harvest Notification – Sept. 18 -Oct. 1, Oct. 29a.m. -Oct. 10 & Exterior Zone” Oct. 16 -Dec. 16 When aCanada goose is killed and before it is carried by hand or trans- ported in any manner,the hunter must validate the Harvest Record Early Goose Permit –Exterior Canada Goose Permit for eachgoose Mississippi River Subzone taken on specific date.Hunters 2 must also report eachCanada goose Oct. 29a.m. -Oct. 10 &Oct. 16 -Dec. 30 within 48 hours of the kill by calling Canada Goose toll free 1-800-994-6673. 2010 Zone Change–The Burnett County and Rock Horicon Prairie Subzones have been eliminated. Period 1, Sept. 16 -Oct. 31; Period 2, Nov. 1-Dec. 16. Youth WaterfowlHunt - Sept. 18-19 Yo uth mayharvest Canada geese in all zones during these 2days, however, Collins the bag limit and/or tag requirement applies forthe respectivezones.These Period 1, Sept. 16 -Oct. 3; Period 2, Oct. 4-24; days overlap with open goose seasons in most areas so adults will also be Period 3, Oct. 25 -Nov.19. able to shoot geese butnot ducks during the youth hunt.

Be SafeOut There! (W.W.F.Waterfowl Committee) WISCONSERVATION 6 September 2010 Environmental Enforcement Wisconsin Department of Justice 3M Settles State Lawsuit Over Air Pollution Violations Lunda Construction Company Agrees to Pay Penalties for Water Pollution Violations RAIRIE DU CHIEN –Attorney to pay$150,000 in forfeitures and penal- General J.B. VanHollen states ties and complete two supplemental en- Pthat his office has filed acivil vironmental projects valued at $200,000 LYMOUTH –Attorney General ent limitations restricting the amount of complaint and stipulated consent judg- that are designed to reduce the facility’s J.B. VanHollen announced that pollutants whichcould lawfully be dis- Phis office has resolved acivil charged into the ,including a ment against 3M Company in Crawford annual CO emissions.Both projects will 2 County,Wisconsin. be completed by June 30, 2011. environmental prosecution it brought limitation on the concentration of apol- The civil action alleges that 3M op- “Wisconsin lawrequires that indus- against Lunda Construction Company, lutant known as “total suspended solids” erated in violation of its air pollution trial facilities comply with permits de- aBlackRiver Falls,Wisconsin, business. or “TSS,” essentially the sediment in the permit by modifying astationary air pol- signed to protect the public from harm- The Wisconsin Department of Natural water,that could be lawfully discharged. lution source without the required con- ful air emissions,” said Attorney General Resources had asked the Wisconsin De- The permit’sdaily allowable maximum struction permit and by failing to carry- J.B. VanHollen. “The Wisconsin Depart- partment of Justice to prosecute Lunda TSS concentrations limit was40mil- out the required malfunction prevention ment of Justice will continue to work for discharging excessive amounts of ligrams per liter (mg/L). Lunda’sviola- and abatement plan in connection with with the DNR to ensure that Wisconsin’s pollutants into the state’swaters.The tions of the permit included: its coiled web maker.All violations are citizens and natural resources are pro- violations occurred in 2008 in the City •OnApril 4, 2008, DNR tests of the alleged to have occurred at the Prairie tected through compliance with the law.” of Plymouth, in Sheboygan County, wastewater Lunda wasdischarging into du Chien facility between 2004 and 2009. The order wassigned by Crawford where Lunda wasthen working on the the wetlands contained TSS in concen- According to the stipulation and order County Circuit Court Judge James P. construction of asanitary sewer lift sta- trations as great as 165 mg/L and TSS for judgment, the company is currently in Czajkowski on July 26, 2010. Assistant tion near County Highway PP.The proj- concentrations of up to 483mg/L were compliance with its air pollution permit Attorney General Cynthia R. Hirsch ect site abutted wetlands containing found in the water entering the at that facility.The company has agreed prosecuted the case. astream whichflowed into the Mullet stream. River approximately 1,500 feet away. •OnApril 5, 2008, DNR tests of the The Mullet River includes substantial wastewater Lunda wasdischarging into stretches of designated Class Iand Class the wetlands contained TSS in concen- Wausaukee Composites, Inc. Agrees to Pay Penalties II trout waters. trations as great as 53 mg/L and water for Air Pollution Control Violations Lunda’sconstruction activities in- downstream of that discharge contained cluded what is known as “pit/trenchde- TSS in concentrations up to 124 mg/L. ADISON –Attorney General Wisconsin Department of Natural Re- watering,” whichinvolved the discharge •OnApril 8, 2008, Lunda’swaste- J.B. VanHollen announced sources. of pumped trenchwater into the adjacent water treatment system, known as silt Mthat his office has settled a The company wasordered by Judge wetlands.From that point the wastewa- bags,were visibly failing to prevent the case with Wausaukee Composites,Inc. Robert P. VanDeHey to pay$80,000 ters flowed into the stream in the wet- discharge of TSS solids.Again on April for violations of Wisconsin’sair pollution in forfeitures and penalties on July 19, lands and the Mullet River.Lunda’s 15 and 16, 2008, Lunda’ssilt bags were laws. 2010. Assistant Attorney General Cyn- discharge wasatall times regulated by visibly failing to prevent the discharge The civil complaint, filed in Grant thia R. Hirschprosecuted the case. awater pollution control permit issued of solids into the wetland because one County,alleges the company modified by the DNR. The permit contained efflu- of the silt bags had ruptured in three and operated astationary source of air places.Despite this visible failure,Lun- pollution at its fiberglass based manu- da failed to curtail its discharge of the facturing facility in Cuba City,Wiscon- sediment-laden wastewater to the treat- sin without the air pollution permits Judge Upholds No Wake Ordinance on Wolf River ment system as the permit required in required by the Wisconsin Department suchsituations. of Natural Resources.The company re- VanHollen stated that sediment pol- solved these violations and obtained a OWN OF WOLF –Ruling holidays) and in specific areas of the lution like this can harm fish reproduc- permit as soon as it wasnotified by the from the bench8/4/10: The Wolf River.The no wake ordinance was tion, cause habitat loss,disrupt the food THonorable Barbara Hart Key, enacted by the Town of Wolf River’s chain, dramatically impact fish popula- Branch3ofthe Winnebago County Cir- board for safety reasons. tions and generally limit the productiv- McAdams Graphics, Inc. cuit Court upheld aprevious Adminis- Richard Carlson appeared for the ity of awater ecosystem. trative LawJudge decision in the case plaintiff Tri-County Powerboat Alli- Under the terms of the settlement Agrees to Pay Penalties For Air of Tri-County Powerboat Alliance v. ance.Robert Wertschappeared on be- agreement whichnow has been approved Pollution Violations Department of Natural Resources and half of the defendant, the Town of Wolf by Sheboygan County Circuit Court Town of Wolf River.That decision up- River.Cynthia Hirschappeared for the Judge Timothy M. VanAkkeren, Lunda held the Town of Wolf River ordinance State on behalf of the defendant the AK CREEK –Attorney Gen- has agreed to paypenalties and costs to- regarding the enactment of anowake Department of Natural Resources. taling $100,000. eral J.B. VanHollen announces zone at certain times (weekends and Othat his office has settled a Assistant Attorney General Thomas case involving violations of Wisconsin’s L. Doschrepresented the state. air pollution laws against McAdams Graphics,Inc., an Oak Creek commercial operate its lithographic printing presses. lithographic printing operation that pro- The company has agreed to pay$40,000 duces materials for magazines,catalogs, in total forfeitures and penalties. and newspaper inserts. The settlement wasapproved by The civil complaint, filed in Milwau- Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge kee County,alleges violations of Wiscon- Thomas R. Cooper on August 6, 2010. sin’sair pollution laws stemming from Assistant Attorney General Cynthia R. violations of the company’sair permit to Hirschprosecuted the case.

Langlade County Property Owner Ordered to Remove Illegal Wetland Fill and Pay $28,000 in Penalties NTIGO –Langlade County able wetland complex, degraded and resident James Draeger has threatened water quality,fish and wild- Abeen ordered to remove aroad life habitat, and threatened the water U.S. Environmental through wetlands on property in the quality of the Clearwater Creek and the Town of Peck,and to pay$28,000 in for- West Branchofthe Eau Claire River into Protection Agency feitures,assessments,fees and costs for whichthe wetland system drains.DNR building the road without awater qual- staff concluded that only removal of the ity certification in violation of state wet- road will preserve and protect the natu- EPAOrders Illinois Livestock Operation To Pay $40,000 Penalty land protection laws. ral resources that the road had adversely For Unauthorized Waste Discharges The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and affected. Wisconsin DNR jointly regulate activi- Langlade County Judge Fred W. Kaw- HICAGO (July 9, 2010) —U.S. not have aClean Water Act permit to dis- ties in certain wetlands under ageneral alski denied the State’smotion for sum- Environmental Protection charge. federal permit. That permit requires that mary judgment in January 2010, finding CAgency Region 5has ordered EPAWater Division Director Tinka property owners notify DNR of proposed that whether the road qualified for the activities in the wetlands and obtain from federal silvicultural exemption wasdis- Greenville LivestockInc., 25815 Hugo G. Hyde said, “When pollutants from DNR certification that the activities com- puted by the parties.Judge Kawalski Road, Centralia, Ill., to paya$40,000 fine livestockmanure and other animal pro- ply with state water quality standards. scheduled atrial for July 19, 2010. Be- for failing to comply with the Clean Wa- duction waste discharge into waterways In this case,prosecuted at the request fore the trial began, the parties reached ter Act. EPApreviously ordered the fa- they can create athreat to public health of the Department of Natural Resources, an agreement calling for removal of the cility to stop all unauthorized discharges and harm water resources.” Draeger had aroad constructed through road and for payment of penalties total- and apply to the Illinois Environmental Manure and wastewater from animal the wetland in November 2005. Drae- ing $28,000. Judge Kawalski signed the Protection Agency for apermit to dis- feeding operations have the potential to ger had not notified DNR of the wetland order for judgment on August 9, 2010. charge wastewater. contribute pollutants suchasnitrogen project, and he never obtained from DNR The State had settled with the con- Greenville is alarge concentrated ani- and phosphorus,organic matter,sedi- acertification that the project complied tractor that built the road for Draeger, with state water quality standards.DNR Monte Shane Krueger and Krueger & mal feeding operation in the Kaskaskia ments and pathogens to the environ- staff investigated the project upon re- Stienfest, Inc., for $4,000 in March2010. River watershed in central Illinois with ment. Stopping unauthorized discharges ceiving acomplaint about the road, and “The Wisconsin Department of Justice more than 1,000 cattle. mayrequire afacility to build larger determined that the road did not meet will continue to work with the DNR to An EPAinspection found that Green- waste storage structures or change waste state water quality standards.DNR staff ensure that Wisconsin’swetlands are pro- ville wasnot using best management and material handling practices. also determined that the road did not tected through compliance with the law,” practices to prevent the discharge of ma- qualify for afederal silvicultural exemp- said Attorney General J.B. VanHollen. nure and other animal production waste. tion from permitting requirements. Assistant Attorney General JoAnne F. EPAalso discovered that the facility did DNR staff determined that Draeger’s Kloppenburg prosecuted the case for the unpermitted project segmented avalu- State. WISCONSERVATION 7 September 2010 State Repeals Waiting Period for TwoMore State Parks Open to Hunting for Deer Bow Hunters to Purchase Regular Gun Deer Season November 20-28

Archery Licenses TURGEON BAY, Wis. –This ing is not allowed. year,for the first time,Potawa- DNR strongly recommends that hunt- ADISON –Archery deer to purchase the license ahead of time Stomi and Whitefish Dunes State ers review the 2010 Wisconsin Deer hunters no longer have to they are unable to use the license that Parks in Door County will be open to Hunting Regulations for restrictions on Mwait three days after pur- weekend. It has especially been adeter- during Wisconsin’sregular firearms.All firearms must be unload- chasing alicense during the open season rent for non-residents who travel great gun deer season, November 20-28, 2010. ed and enclosed within acarrying case to begin hunting in Wisconsin. The State distances to Wisconsin on aThursdayor The parks will not be open to hunt- when in or on amotor vehicle or within Legislature removed the three-daywait- Fridaytospend the weekend with family ing during any other early or late-season aclosed area of the park. Hunters may ing period restriction during the recent or friends or for the primary purpose to deer hunts,included in herd reduction enter the parks 1hour prior to opening legislative session at the request of the archery hunt for deer.” areas,muzzleloader dates,special youth hunting hours. Department of Natural Resources. VanHaren said that before the law or disabled hunts,orother special hunt- Certain areas of the parks will be “The lawhas outlived its usefulness,” waschanged the deer population was ing opportunities. closed to hunting,and regular park users said TomVan Haren, DNR conservation low and the number of deer aperson While hunting enhances recreational will still be able to use the parks during warden. “The three-daywaiting period is could get tags for waslimited. opportunities in the parks,its primary the hunting season. In fact, this 9-day an obstacle for young hunters who cele- “Basically,eacharcher wasissued just objective is vegetative and resource man- deer season framework waschosen to brate their tenth birthdayduring the ar- atag that wasgood for abuckoranant- agement. Once implemented, hunting have the least impact on other park us- chery season and have to wait until then lerless deer.The fact is,abundant har- will continue long-term in both parks. ers.The DNR recommends that anyone to purchase their license.” vest tags are now available in most deer DNR staff and other natural resourc- using any areas of these parks during The waiting period wasoriginally en- management units making it possible to es professionals agree that deer over- this regular hunting season wear blaze acted to discourage deer hunters from harvest multiple deer legally,” he added. browsing is aserious problem at these orange as asafety precaution. Park users waiting until they killed adeer before The requirement that people wear a parks.Forest regeneration is severely are in the parks at their own risk. purchasing alicense and to discourage a backtag while hunting reduces the in- lacking and even completely absent in Hunters are advised to also consult the person from buying alicense for someone cidence of hunting without alicense.If some areas.Ongoing deer management 2010 hunting regulations for additional who had killed adeer but either did not aconservation warden suspects that is necessary to maintain ahealthy and information on hunting on state-owned have atag,ordid not want to use the tag something is wrong,the warden can find balanced ecosystem. Any attempts to lands.Certain hunting regulations relat- on their deer. out instantly through the automated li- promote forest regeneration will be inef- ing to ground blinds,tree stands,casing “The waiting period is inconvenient censing system, when alicense waspur- fective until deer browsing is under con- of weapons,etc.apply when hunting on for anyone who didn’t purchase alicense chased right down to the minute,which trol. state property.Hunters maynot pursue prior to the season then realizes they is also printed on the license or backtag. The parks will allow firearms that wounded deer into closed areas or drive have the coming weekend open with In 2009, bow hunters purchased 208, 022 are allowed for gun deer hunting in Door deer from closed areas.Remember that time to go hunting.Ifthey do not think licenses in Wisconsin. County,including rifles,,muz- any time avehicle stops in astate park, zleloaders,and handguns.Archery hunt- avehicle admission sticker is required. WISCONSERVATION 8 September 2010 Up Close American Eagle Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association (WWOA) 2010 Annual Meeting September 9th - 12th Fox Hills Resort • Mishicot, Wisconsin Info found on website: www.wisconsinwoodlands.org Annual Meeting for WWOA Members only!

WWF Banquet - District 7 Eagle head with great detail MacKenzie Environmental Education Center

by Ralph R. Fritsch tend with its share of federal forms and Poynette, WI guidelines.Most taxidermists shy away few months backBucky Kil- from suchmounts due to the paperwork, Saturday, October 9, 2010 ishek from Bucky’sTaxidermy forms and guidelines placed on them to AStudio &Reproductions,LLC do suchmounts.This is the third eagle Contact: Ruth Ann Lee; [email protected] or 608-635-8105 in Menasha asked me to stop in and see mount that Bucky’sTaxidermy in Mena- their latest project brought into their sha has done. shop. Doing the work on this mount wasJoe In my years of stopping in their shop, Kilishek, Bucky’sson and bird specialist I’dnever seen this bird as one of their in the shop.Aspan of three months to mounts.The subject wasanAmerican complete this mount, mostly air drying, .The bird had been aroad and over 50 hours of dedicated pain stak- kill from South Dakota, retrieved and ing detailing has rendered this majestic returned to U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service mount. Reconstruction of the head area in afrozen state.Requests for abald wasamust due to abroken . With eagle of this type are only given to Na- aclose examination of that area you’d Fall Wild TurkeyDates tive Americans upon their request. The never know it wasthat damaged. recipient of this bird is from the FoxVal- Seeing this bird up close and under- ley area. standing what this bird means and rep- In requesting suchabird, many resents to our country,it’sall very over- Sept 18 through Nov. 18 guidelines outlining detailed processes whelming. and procedures to mount and maintain Leaving their shop,Ifelt that bird the bird are included. The paperwork would pass along to other people what I Extended Season Dates involved details accounting for flesh, en- felt seeing it up close; an appreciation of trails,,etc.Also,the person and/ the majesty of the American Bald Eagle. or shop doing the taxidermy must con- Thanks,Kilishek’s! Zones 1-5 ONLY! Nov. 29 through Dec. 31

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