Ethical hunters recognized

Jerry Davis For Agri-View
May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025

Ethical Hunter awards — From left are Ryan Muckenhirn, sales specialist with Vortex; April Dombrowski, warden with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Cody Kabus, ethical-award winner; Eliot Babino, ethical-award winner; Jane Voskuilen, WDNR warden; and Renee Thok, WDNR warden. The ethical-hunter awards are presented April 17 during a presentation at Vortex Optics.
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Jerry Davis For Agri-View

BARNEVELD, Wis. – Two deer hunters – one an archer, the other a gun-deer hunter—have earned the 2024 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Ethical Hunter Award. Vortex Optics headquartered in Barneveld is the corporate sponsor.

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