Wis. outdoors group leader praises deer report
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Conservation Congress' leader is praising a new report calling for far-reaching changes to the state's deer hunting policies.
Gov. Scott Walker's administration hired Texas researcher James Kroll to study the state Department of Natural Resources' deer management practices. Kroll released a report this week with dozens of recommendations, including doing away with population estimates in individual management zones and involving the congress in local deer management decisions.
The congress is a group of influential sportsmen who advise the DNR on policy. Congress Chairman Rob Bohmann says Kroll's report offers great suggestions, particularly the recommendation calling for the congress to be more involved at the local level.
DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp has said it will take several weeks to review the entire report.
Jul 15, 2012 at 7:51 a.m.
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There is nothing about fences. Put up a fence and it becomes a game farm. If a landowner wants to let people hunt his land he will. If he wants to charge for an out of season hunt and not let people hunt during regular season he will. The only thing changing is extra hunting or hunting at different times.
Jul 14, 2012 at 1:38 p.m.
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Some of you who think it is OK for a landowner or club to have their own private deer season will be singing a different tune when you find that you are not invited. The natural resources in this state have always been in the public domain, owned by the public. This will be a step backwards, something on the order of medieval Europe and England.
Jul 14, 2012 at 9:47 a.m.
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I bet that he put it up on the Conservation Congress' refrigerator
so that everyone could see it.
Jul 13, 2012 at 10:13 a.m.
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Sportsman have been disputing the WDNR for the last 10 years about their "deer herd management" and this report provides about 90% proof that the hunters were correct with their beliefs. So now the questions that should be asked is: Who should be held responsible for the waste and mismanagement within the WDNR? 39 million was wasted on combating CWD alone, and the DNR has nothing to show for that except the unknown of what might have happened without it. We all know that Wardens were doing what they were told, but some of the officials that were managing this dept. should probably be given the door, but, unfortunately, I think most of those people probably retired or moved on to a better position, at the expense of the WDNR's reputation. Hopefully, now the WDNR can regain a good relationship with sportsman, like they once had.
Jul 13, 2012 at 10:09 a.m.
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Could be Timbo. Of course to currently hunt on private property you need the owners permission. If a land owner wants to put up a fence, he can. If he wants to charge for hunting on his land, he can.
If the state wanted to fence off state land, I suppose they could.
You currently have to pay to use some public lands.
What's your beef?
Jul 13, 2012 at 8:43 a.m.
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Really?
They have a deer congress?
Who elects them?
Jul 13, 2012 at 8:08 a.m.
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Really? Did Bob read the report? "Allow landowners and hunting clubs to run hunts on their property after consulting with DNR biologists." That's just like Texas, what's next high fences?
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