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Muzzleloader Season Opens Monday
Gun-Deer Season Ended Sunday
UPDATED: 11:03 am CST December 1,
2008
MADISON, Wis. -- The state's gun-deer season closed on Sunday, but deer hunting isn't over in Wisconsin.The state's 10-day muzzleloader season opens on Monday. The state Department of Natural Resources said the muzzleloader season offers a more relaxed, less crowded atmosphere.Blaze orange garb is still required. DNR weapons safety instructors caution hunters to keep their powder dry and avoid misfires -- where powder doesn't ignite -- or hangfires -- where there is a delay in the discharge.Muzzleloader hunters took 10,400 deer last year.The day after the muzzleloader season wraps up on Dec. 10, a four-day statewide antlerless hunt begins.
Previous Stories:
- November 26, 2008: Deer At Hunting Preserve Killed After CWD Found
- November 25, 2008: DNR: Hunters Register Fewer Deer Than A Year Ago
- November 24, 2008: Deer Hunter Finds Wolf Dead In Western Wisconsin
- November 24, 2008: DNR: 5 Shooting Incidents, 1 Fatality In Deer Hunt
- November 24, 2008: DNR: Good Hunting Conditions For Opener
- November 22, 2008: Hunters Head Out In Wisconsin For Gun Deer Season
- November 21, 2008: Tradition Trumps Economy For State's Deer Hunting Season
- November 20, 2008: Officials Roll Out New Program Urging Hunters To Donate Deer Meat
- November 17, 2008: Sales Of Hunting Licenses Up This Year
- November 17, 2008: DNR: Up To 1.7 Million Deer Await Wisconsin Hunters
- November 15, 2008: DNR: 53 Counties Participate In Deer Donations
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