Holiday Pheasant Stocking Offered At 25 State Properties
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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: *Dec. 15, 2022
*Contact:?*Kelly Maguire, DNR State Game Farm Manager
[email protected] or 608-267-0866
*DNR Pheasant Stocking Increases Hunting Opportunities This Holiday Season*
"Holiday Pheasant Stocking Offered At 25 State Properties"
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A closeup of two pheasants, one in hues of orange and yellow and the other in tan and brown, surrounded by brush and snow.
The pheasant hunting season in Wisconsin is open now and runs through Jan. 8, 2023. / Photo Credit: Jerry Davis
*MADISON, Wis.*???The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department will stock pheasant [ [link removed] ] at 25 state properties in central and southern Wisconsin during the week of Dec. 19 to increase hunting opportunities throughout the holiday season.
The pheasant holiday stocking began in 2017 to provide pheasant hunters [ [link removed] ] an additional opportunity to hunt during the holiday season. Five state properties were initially stocked in 2017 with another three added in 2018.
Pheasants are one of the most sought-after gamebirds in North America and due to continued interest and popularity among Wisconsin pheasant hunters, the DNR will stock 2,800 pheasants across 25 state properties over a two-day period during the week of Dec. 19.?
Pheasant season in Wisconsin runs until Jan. 8, 2023.
?We are excited to once again offer this unique hunting opportunity at a time when friends and family are gathering to make incredible outdoor memories,? said Kelly Maguire, DNR State Game Farm Manager. ?The selected areas are located near population centers to provide accessible opportunities to as many hunters as possible, as well as areas that see high hunter use throughout the pheasant hunting season.?
*Properties to be stocked for the holiday season include:*
* Albany Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Green County
* Avoca Unit of Lower Wisconsin State Riverway [ [link removed] ], Iowa County
* Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Rock County
* Badfish Creek Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Dane County
* Boscobel Unit of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway [ [link removed] ], Grant County
* Brooklyn Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Dane & Green Counties
* Evansville Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Rock County
* Footville Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Rock County
* French Creek Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Columbia County
* Goose Lake Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Dane County
* Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Dodge & Fond du Lac Counties
* Jackson Marsh [ [link removed] ]_ Wildlife Area_, Washington County
* Jefferson Marsh Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Jefferson County
* Kettle Moraine State Forest Southern Unit [ [link removed] ], Waukesha County
* Lake Mills Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Jefferson County
* Mazomanie Unit of Lower Wisconsin State Riverway [ [link removed] ], Dane County
* Mud Lake Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Columbia County
* Mud Lake Wildlife Area, [ [link removed] ] Dodge County
* Pine Island Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Columbia County
* Richard Bong State Recreation Area [ [link removed] ], Kenosha County
* Sauk Prairie State Recreation Area [ [link removed] ], Sauk County
* Theresa Marsh Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Washington & Dodge Counties
* Vernon Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Waukesha County
* Waterloo Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Jefferson County
* Yellowstone Wildlife Area [ [link removed] ], Lafayette County
Hunters can use the?DNR?s Fields and Forest Lands Interactive Gamebird Hunting Tool (FFLIGHT) [ [link removed] ]?to locate cover suitable for ruffed grouse and woodcock, managed dove fields and properties stocked with game farm pheasants.
To pursue these birds, hunters are required to purchase a 2022 Wisconsin pheasant stamp. With stamp-funded revenue, the DNR creates and maintains grassland habitats required for pheasants to survive and reproduce year-round.
All hunting regulations and bag limits are still in effect. Hunters are encouraged to read through?the 2022 regulations [ [link removed] ]?before heading out.
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