WI Biologists do it again
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05/02/24 04:59 PM
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randall brannon
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So last week I was out at the public area and saw a hen turkey and the way she was running away pretending to be hurt I knew she was trying to draw me away from her nest. Yesterday I went out and they were doing a controlled burn. I told the Biologist that this stupid and that Turkeys were nesting and that the DNR should have done this back in February or March. Then today I went out and found three Turkey nests with a total of 25 eggs all destroyed. No wonder the DNR is claiming the Turkey numbers are down. They should quit killing the nests!!!
God please keep they 19 fallen UBB miners out of trouble up there.
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Re: WI Biologists do it again
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05/02/24 05:57 PM
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Corky ive seen same thing at the Mead Wildlife area. One wonders on the person that manages the refuge and the employees that follow stupid orders !
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Re: WI Biologists do it again
[Re: randall brannon]
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05/02/24 06:20 PM
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randall brannon
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I could not get an answer when I asked why they did not do it in January thru March. Only reply was too wet. I would think that would stop all of the Flare ups
God please keep they 19 fallen UBB miners out of trouble up there.
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Re: WI Biologists do it again
[Re: Tray]
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05/02/24 06:40 PM
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Burning is a critical part of proper grasslands management, especially with the push to use less chemicals to preserve native plants. Many very good studies show a significant uptick in nesting in the 4-5 years following a burn, it’s just unfortunate that a year of nesting is lost, although it’s not uncommon here to find duck and pheasant nests in areas that were burned in the spring as the regrowth is fairly fast. I’m not a burn expert but here I know it’s only a couple week window in the spring that they go, too dry before and to green later.
Go back and look at the area in 3-4 weeks and you will be amazed how fast it’s recovered. Do it at a better time is all anyone is asking.
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Re: WI Biologists do it again
[Re: randall brannon]
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05/02/24 07:44 PM
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If it's any consolation, the birds will, likely, nest again if they escaped the flames. I've seen a load of small, fall turkeys in areas that were burned over. Pheasants, too.
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Re: WI Biologists do it again
[Re: DanN]
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05/02/24 08:23 PM
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Anything the DNR gets their hands on they screw up. Ever increasing liscence fees and we have less game and fish than 20-30 years ago here. 30 years ago in this area there was and abundance of quail, pheasant, rabbits, and doves - not anymore. The smaller waterways were full of fish, mussels, large frogs , crayfish, turtles,ducks and muskrat - these are now nowhere near as plentiful as the used to be and every year there seems to be less sign of them - some places they are all but gone. The DNR is failing here. Most of those fails are usually due to farming practices, development, etc.
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Re: WI Biologists do it again
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05/02/24 08:40 PM
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To do a good job on a burn, alot of elements have to come together.
Those windows are short.. a burn will help out in the long run way more then it destroyed.
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You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
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Re: WI Biologists do it again
[Re: Northof50]
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05/02/24 10:19 PM
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have the feds charge them, federal offence The feds burn wetland reserve land also, thy told me ducks and geese will renest.
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