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UPCOMING EVENTS
Annual Meeting and more this month.
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OUR MISSION
Learn more about what we do.
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HOW YOU CAN HELP - PART II
Updated volunteer opportunities.
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Happy New Year! 2022 was a banner year for WWA and we have even grander plans for 2023. Read on to learn more about what we plan to accomplish this year with your support. | |
Plus, you won't want to miss your chance to win the winner takes all Remember When raffle grand prize of a Winchester Model 94 30 W.C.F., a Stormy Kromer Mackinaw coat and original cap, Russell Moccasin loafers, and lots more that we're raffling off on the 28th at our 2023 Annual Meeting. And check out the rest of our class A raffles here.
I hope you enjoy our January edition...
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What Are Your New Year's Resolutions?
By Bruce Ross, Executive Director
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For many of us, this is the time of year to reflect on last year’s accomplishments, and more importantly, look ahead to address those things that didn’t get done. That’s true for WWA too! | | |
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Last Call for 2023 Calendars
January 11th is the first drawing of our 14th Anniversary Limited Edition, featuring 365 fabulous prizes, including lots of guns, gift cards, SportDOG Brand Collars, Vortex Optics and more! Limited in number and only a few left.
Get yours here...
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Becoming the Midwest's Premier State-Based Waterfowling Organization
Hmmm…. First, I had to do some research on what states constitute “the Midwest” and which boast a waterfowl association of some sort. And then I had to reflect on the meaning of the word “premier”.
Read on...
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Recurring Support Critical to Sustain WWA's Growing Impact
You’re the key to sustaining WWA’s trajectory of greater impact on behalf of state duck hunters. Or, how does the concept of leading a duck relate to leading WWA?
Read on...
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Make Your IRA Work For You - And WWA
If you’re 70 ½ and older, keep reading: whether you’re itemizing or claiming the standard deduction, you can direct up to $100,000 per year tax-free from your Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) to charities through Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs)--$100,000 per spouse. If you’re 72 and older, QCDs can be used as part or all of your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). By reducing your IRA balance, a QCD may also reduce your taxable income in future years. For more information:
wisducks.plannedgiving.org
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WWA Inks Deal with DNR to Restore Public Wetlands
We’ve been teasing the information for a couple months now, but WWA Board of Directors just approved a contract with the DNR to focus wetland restoration efforts on public lands that state hunters can enjoy.
Read on...
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Cheers to 2023
Where did the year go? It was just summer break, then we were eating turkey and putting up our tree. Our 60 day waterfowl season seems like it flew by and we are already planning on how we can “farm for ducks” in 2023.
Read on...
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Connecting the Dots for New Hunters
WWA held a third Learn to Hunt Waterfowl Program in 2022 thanks to the passion of several WWA members. This success is really about connecting the dots.
Read on...
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Remember when... Raffle
Our January featured Class A (WI residents need not be present to win) raffle is a doozy - winner takes all and receives a Winchester Model 94 30 W.C.F., a Stormy Kromer Mackinaw coat and Original cap (certificate), a knife set, a vintage ammo box and ammo, a gun case, a vintage cleaning rod AND, for after the hunt, a pair of Russell Moccasin Sheepskin lined loafers and a WWA engraved decanter and custom bottle stopper. This one-of-a-kind prize package will be drawn at WWA's Annual Meeting on the 28th in Beaver Dam. Tickets just $20 each, only 200 will be sold.
Get yours here...
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Pelican River Forest Project Funding Under Consideration by Joint Finance Committee
A once-in-a-lifetime chance to open a vast tract - 56,000 acres - of forest, marshes, and forested wetlands to hunting. Let’s not miss this opportunity.
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Edward Burgert - The Connection
A Decoy Corner article by Bruce Urben
In doing some research for an upcoming Illinois auction, I came across a decoy carved by an Oshkosh resident that had frequented (decades earlier) some of the same areas in Oshkosh and on Lake Winnebago that I had in the 1970's.
Read on...
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Thank You to our 2023 Sponsors & Donors | |
In Memory...
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. Dennis Nickel - Donor: Fred Welch
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Mr. Marv Tibbitts - Donors: George Ermert, Kelcy Boettcher, Bruce Ross
- Mr. Robert Fiegel - Donors: Judy Scharpf, Carl M. Hennig, Inc.
- Mr. Dale W. Arenz - Donors: Darlene Hunt, Fred Welch, Scott & Kelcy Boettcher, Cheryl & Mark Gehring, Mr & Mr. Donald Muehling, Municipal Law & Litigation Group, Jenny Kinsler, Tammy & Joe Marwin, BL Simon, Bill Peebles
- Mr. Jason Odebrecht - Donors: Jason's family and friends
- Mr. William Kocher - Donors: Fred Welch, Dale Arenz
- Mr. Tom Cheesebrog - Donor: Leigh Cheesebro
- Mr. Carl Halvorsen - Donors: Holly Kempf, Employees at NeighborWorks Blackhawk Region, Victoria Dickman of Herslof, Inc., Kristy Vogt of Kewaskum Chapter of Commerce, Farmers & Sportsmens Conservation Club
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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