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The Month of May
By Bruce Ross, Executive Director
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Lots of things going on at WWA. No events, but lots else. There’s something in this issue for nearly everyone – don’t miss anything:
Read on...
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CARES Act Supports Charitable Giving
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In addition to providing significant funding for small businesses, the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act also created an attractive new reason to make charitable contributions - taxpayers who don't itemize can now deduct cash contributions of up to $300 ($600 for married couples) from their adjusted gross income, lowering their taxable income. The incentive applies to contributions made in 2020 and can be claimed on tax forms next year.
Also, if you itemize, for 2020 you can now deduct 100% of your charitable contributions from your adjusted gross income (that’s 60% more than previously). If you have a business, the 10% limit has increased to 25%.
Donate.
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Wood Duck Jump Day
By Bruce Urben, President
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Many of you have spent countless hours cleaning out, repairing and restocking wood chips in wood duck boxes all over Wisconsin. Now is the time of year when we can see if the boxes we've maintained are actually being used!
Read on and watch a "jump day"...
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AWA Program Updates
By Mike Alaimo, lead AWA volunteer
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Recently, a little mud motor dozing was done to open up a landing on Beaver Dam Lake Wildlife Area, located in southern Waukesha County.
Read on...
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Open Water Zone Hunter Survey - Play a Role
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In the 2020 season, the US Geological Service and UW Stevens Point are teaming up to survey hunters using launches on Wisconsin’s Big Water east coast. They could use some help.
Find out how you can help.
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Class A "Need Not be Present to Win" Raffles
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Throughout the year most of our chapters hold
Class A raffles
, many featuring multiple prizes and some extremely desirable guns (that you probably wouldn’t buy for yourself, but sure would like to own). If you can’t attend every event, and who can, you can still get in on a chance to win the chapter’s showcase prizes, most with great odds to win.
Check them all out here.
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This week's featured Class A is for our Waukesha Chapter which will be drawn June 17 at Tim's Auto Parts in Oconomowoc. Tickets are $10 each, only 200 will be sold & you could win a
Legacy Pointer Phenoma Bronze Cerakote 28ga Semi-Auto Shotgun
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Get your tickets here!
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Special Offer From Wisconsin Outdoor News Supports WWA
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If you're anything like me (and even my wife), you can understand the feeling of joy I get when my Wisconsin Outdoor News comes in from the mailbox
There is no more relevant, current information on all things hunting and fishing.
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WWA's UTV raffle is back for 2020! Grand prize Can Am HD 8 UTV & Karavan Trailer, 2nd prize Links Whitetail Safaris 3-day Archery Hunt and 3rd prize $500 Russell Moccasin Gift Certificate could be yours for just $10/ticket or 3 for $20. All proceeds benefit our mission.
Get your tickets here
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Tom's Event Corner
By Interim RD Tom Seibert
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Thanks for your support of our Class A Raffles; we have been selling them out! That tells me that we have the prizes you like or you're just bored silly and will spend money on anything (I don’t think so). Don’t forget to get your tickets on the wonderful
Sig Arms we are drawing May 19th at Ironwood Golf Course
. Only a handful of tickets are left.
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Consider volunteering to help one of our Chapters make a difference by improving the wetlands, waterfowl, and wildlife in Wisconsin. Thanks for all your past and future support.
I want to help!
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Mark your calendars for the next WWA event near you and visit our
Events Calendar for everything happening in 2020 & beyond:
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Supporting WWA Sponsors Supports WWA!
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Long time WWA corporate friend
SportDOG® Brand
is reducing the price on their well-respected in-yard containment system. I find it’s nice to just open the back door and let the dogs out when they need to, well… go. And have confidence they won’t wander beyond the confines of my yard. Makes neighbors happy, too. Especially all of you with new spring pups,
check this out...
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Three Years on the Road: Dakota 283 Dog Crate
A Review by Bruce Ross
And an opportunity to win your own Dakota 283!
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Readers of this newsletter may be familiar with WWA
Canine Life Sponsors
Tar and Callie, my Labrador retrievers. They have been my best hunters ever, and I’ve put thousands of hours (and undoubtedly, dollars) into them. My wife, Pam, and I love them like children and if they were to outlive us, would compete with our human kids for an inheritance...
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o why wouldn’t we put them in crates that stand up to our high expectations?
Read on for how you can win a Dakota crate and a full dog lover's package!
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Have an idea you want the wardens to answer in the new year?
Let us know!
Hunter Education Program:
Ways to complete your class and get your license during COVID-19
By DNR Conservation Warden and Hunter Education Administrator Jon King
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Since March 16, WDNR has suspended hunter education due to COVID-19. You now may be wondering if classes will be scheduled.
Learn more...
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Words from the Wardens: Your Questions Answered
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WWA member Dale A. asked the Wardens:
We have the requirement of using non-toxic shot for migratory game birds, I hunt ruffed grouse in our north woods using lead number 9 and 8. We also include woodcock in our quest. Since woodcock is a migratory game bird, does the non-toxic requirement apply here where we are no wheres near a waterway, marsh or wetland. We don't carry non-toxic and wouldn't have time to remove the lead shells and load it if we did?
This answer comes from DNR Warden Lt. Tyler Strelow who heads our Mississippi River Team, based from La Crosse.
Hi Dale, thanks for the question. We always encourage the use of nontoxic shot for all hunting. However, you are allowed to use lead for woodcock - unless on a property that does not allow toxic shot, like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
From the regulations:
e) Shot Type – Illegal to:
Possess or use any type of lead or toxic shot when hunting ducks, geese, brant, snipe, rails, coot and moorhen.
Thanks again for the question. Keep them coming!
Lt. Tyler Strelow
Have a question you want the wardens to answer?
Let us know!
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Big River Brodie
By Dr. K.C. Brooks, an avid waterfowler, dog lover and practicing veterinarian at
Lodi Veterinary Care
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If you have followed my recent articles, you may remember that my “first” dog was “Laddie”. In reality he wasn’t all mine but instead “owned” by five children and two adults. He was very special and provided some wonderful hunting memories.
My real first dog was
“Big River Brodie”.
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Collecting Decoys -
By Bruce Urben, President
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Since beginning this column, I have received numerous calls, texts, emails and visits from our members and non-members alike, asking about their old decoys, who may have made them and what the value might be.
Read on...
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Thank You to Our 2020 Sponsors & Donors
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Thanks to all those that have cherished the memory of a loved one by donating in memoriam to the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association. Those recently memorialized were:
- Mr. Randy McCoy - Donors: Multiple, view all here.
- Mr. Gordon Seibert - Donors: Jim Freck, Mike Depies, Dennis Guttmann, Greg Rausch
- Mr. Lawrence "Butch" Spaight - Donors: Jim Holwerda, Jeffrey & Katherine Nelson, Conservation Wardens of the Northern Region, Carol Mast, Richard & Cathy Bauman, Christopher & Stacy Spaight, Randy & Nichole Mittelstaedt, Thomas & Linda Cervero
- Mr. Glenn Zachow - Donors: Greg Rausch, Tony LaMacchia, Jim Freck, Mike Depies
- Mr. David E. Hughes - Donors: Mr. & Mrs. Jim Tavares, Mr. & Mrs. Fred Welch
- Mr. Joseph Porten- Donors: WWA 2018 Board of Directors and Staff
- Attorney Dan Fay - Donor: Dale W. Arenz
If you'd like to consider a lasting and meaningful memorial fund contribution for that friend, hunting partner, co-worker or relative with WWA, please
contact us
. Each contribution will offer:
- A personalized letter to the family of the deceased,
- A letter from WWA sent to the donor confirming contribution for tax purposes (address & individual donation amount must be supplied),
- The option for the donor to designate which WWA program they wish their contributions be put towards, and a listing in this section for the duration of one year
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The Wisconsin Waterfowl Association is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission focuses on wetland and upland habitat restoration, youth and adult environmental education and environmental- and hunter-based legislation.
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