180 Days to Waterfowl Season
By Bruce Ross, Executive Director
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As I write this note, there are six months until waterfowling season starts anew in Wisconsin. So you might think this is the low of waterfowling activities at WWA. Au contraire! Read on...
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Duck Stamp Funding: Fact, Fiction or Strongly Worded Opinon? |
Maybe this article should be titled, “The things I read on Facebook”. Read on...
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Habitat Program Updates
By Peter Ziegler, Project Director
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Using the cold to our advantage, and then sprinting because 30 degree temperature swings and the now longer sunny days shortens the construction window, a lot of our project work gets accomplished on frigid winter days like we had in February. Read on...
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Wood Duck Box Placement & Maintenance
By Bruce Urben, President
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It is hard to believe that wood ducks were almost extinct during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Read on...
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Eagle Scout Partners with Valley Chapter for Nesting Project
By Foster Friedrich
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Former WWA Director Honored by Flyway Council |
Mark Kakatsch was just honored with the prestigious Mississippi Flyway Council Heritage Award. Read on...
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Class A "Need Not be Present to Win" Raffles |
Throughout the year most of our chapters hold Class A raffles, many featuring multiple prizes and some extremely desirable guns. 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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March's featured Class A is for our Waukesha chapter who will be drawing their Turkey Hunter's raffle on March 14th. This is the perfect package for seasoned hunters & newbies alike. Tickets just $10 each! Get yours online here. |
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WWA Raffles Feature Guns You Can't Find Anywhere
By Tom Seibert, Special Event Coordinator
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You've heard me say, “WWA's raffles feature some extremely desirable guns (that you probably wouldn’t buy for yourself, but sure would like to own.)” I can now add that many of these guns you won’t be able to purchase even if you wanted to because they aren’t available for sale anywhere, and probably won’t be anytime soon. Read on...
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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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Sponsor Spotlight: ATI Outdoors |
If you customize your rifles and shotguns to meet your personal tastes, you are likely familiar with ATI Outdoors, a Wisconsin-based company that has world-wide customers and is the premier manufacturer of leading-edge rifle stocks, shotgun stocks, and accessories for a wide variety of firearms. Learn more!
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Mark your calendars for the next WWA event near you and visit our Events Calendar for everything happening in 2021 & beyond: |
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You can play an important role! Comment deadline THIS Friday, March 5th. Learn more...
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How DNR Wardens Monitor the Business Side of Fishing By Lt. Robert Stroess
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As we enjoy socially distanced – and likely limited – outdoor activities during these frigid winter weeks, I thought now is a great time to tell Wisconsin Waterfowl Association members a bit about what I do for you at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Division of Public Safety and Resource Protection (formerly known as the Bureau of Law Enforcement). Read on...
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Rudy A. Knuth - Wisconsin/ Michigan Decoy Carver
By Bruce Urben, President
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Wisconsin has been blessed to have had many exceptionally talented decoy carvers. The majority started carving in the 1900’s, when waterfowling was not just a sport, but a way to put groceries on the table. Read on...
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Mark LaBarbera Named WWF Executive Director |
Long-time WWF Executive Director George Meyer will be turning the reins over to Mark LaBarbera to replace him when Meyer retires in July. Read on...
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Thank You to Our 2021 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:
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Mr. Carl Halvorsen - Donors: Holly Kempf, Employees at NeighborWorks Blackhawk Region, Victoria Dickman of Herslof, Inc., Kristy Vogt of Kewaskum Chapter of Commerce
- Mr. Gaston Lopez - Donor: Mark Slater
- Mr. Erich Pitz - Donors: Barb & Don Porath
- In honor of Dr. Mark Greulich - Donor: Kathleen Andreoni
- Mrs. Susan Arenz - Donor: Fred Welch
- Mr. Kyle MacDonald - Donors: Kyle's Book Club Members
- Mr. Josh Meyers - Donor: Laurie Lemerond
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Mr. Randy McCoy - Donors: Multiple, view all here.
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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