Natural Resources Board - Special Advisory Committe Requests Your Input on WI Deer Season Alternatives

Natural Resources Board - Special Advisory Committe Requests Your Input on WI Deer Season Alternatives
WI DNR News

A committee appointed by the Natural Resources Board to develop acceptable effective alternatives to earn-a-buck has developed several packages of possible deer hunting season structure changes. Citizens can offer input to the proposals through an online survey beginning July 25 at noon. After this round of surveys, a final report will be delivered to the Natural Resources Board for consideration.

Who should respond...anyone who has an interest in the Wisconsin deer herd! Send the following link below to anyone you know who may want to respond: www.wiherdcontrol.org.

This survey will begin this Saturday, July 25 at noon and continue through noon on Tuesday, July 28.

2009 WI Deer Hunting - State Park Unit Access Permit Sales Information

2009 WI Deer Hunting - State Park Unit Access Permit Sales Information
WI DNR News

Wisconsin deer hunters who would like the opportunity to hunt in certain State Park and Forest Deer Management Units in 2009, may purchase $3 access permits on a first-come, first-serve basis for these units until sold out. Deer hunters should first check the 2009 Wisconsin Deer Hunting Regulations to see which properties require special access permits, and to find special season information and weapon restrictions within those properties (pages 42-46): http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/regs/Deer09regs42-47.pdf.

The State Park and Forest deer management units that require $3 access permits are as follows: Brunet Island (23A), Council Grounds (52A), High Cliff (64A), Harrington Beach (69C), Kohler-Andrae (77E), Lake Wissota (59E), Loew Lake (77D), Peninsula (80C), Perrot (61A), Rib Mountain (57D), Wildcat Mountain (72A), and Wyalusing (73A).

Access permits for even numbered units will be sold beginning at noon on Saturday, August 22, but will not be sold on Sunday, August 23. Access permits for odd numbered units will be sold beginning at noon on Sunday, August 23. Any State Park Units with remaining access permits available will resume sales on Monday, August 24 until sold out or until the hunting season ends.

Hunters are encouraged to purchase their 2009 Wisconsin gun or archery deer hunting license first before the day they purchase their access permit. Hunters may purchase deer hunting licenses and state park access permits at any DNR licensing location http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/cs/licenseagents/ or online https://jc.activeoutdoorsolutions.com/wi_public/goHome.do.

Visit the following links on the DNR web site for access permit availability and other details:

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/cs/BonusAvailability.htm#StatePark

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/hunt/deer/tagging.pdf

Antlerless (Bonus) Tags for Regular Units go on Sale August 22 and August 23, 2009

Antlerless (Bonus) Tags for Regular Units go on Sale August 22 and August 23, 2009
WI DNR News

Wisconsin deer hunters who plan on hunting in Regular Deer Management Units in 2009, and wish the opportunity to harvest antlerless deer, can purchase unit-specific antlerless (bonus) tags on a first-come, first-serve basis for most of these units ($12 each for residents, $20 each for non-residents). Deer hunters should check the 2009 Deer Season Structure map first to find their unit designation (Regular units are in white): http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/hunt/deer/dmu.pdf.

Antlerless tags for even numbered Regular units will be sold beginning at noon on Saturday, August 22, but will not be sold on Sunday, August 23. Antlerless tags for odd numbered Regular units will be sold beginning at noon on Sunday, August 23. Deer Management Units with remaining antlerless tags available will resume sales on Monday, August 24 until sold out or until the hunting season ends. The first-come, first-serve system replaces the "Hunter's Choice" application process, which was last used in 2005. Hunters will be limited to purchasing one unit-specific antlerless tag per day.

Hunters are encouraged to purchase their 2009 Wisconsin gun or archery deer hunting license first before the day they purchase their bonus antlerless tags. Hunters may purchase deer hunting licenses and antlerless tags at any DNR licensing location http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/cs/licenseagents/ or online https://jc.activeoutdoorsolutions.com/wi_public/goHome.do.

Archery deer hunters will automatically receive one free antlerless tag which is valid in any unit statewide, but may purchase additional unit-specific tags if they are available. Thirteen Regular units will not have unit-specific tags available for 2009, and most gun hunters will be limited to buck-only deer hunting in these units.

Visit the following links on the DNR web site for bonus antlerless tag availability and other details:

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/cs/BonusAvailability.htm

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/hunt/deer/tagging.pdf

http://dnr.wi.gov/news/DNRNews_Article_Lookup.asp?id=1141

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/regs/Deer09.pdf

Online survey seeks opinions on deer herd control alternatives

Online survey seeks opinions on deer herd control alternatives
WI DNR
Weekly News Article Published: July 21, 2009 by the Central Office

MADISON – A special advisory committee created at the direction of the Natural Resources Board and charged with developing potential alternatives to Earn-a-Buck (EAB) will be seeking public opinion through an online survey beginning July 25.

Visitors to the Special Advisory Committee for Hunter and Landowner Support of Effective Alternative Deer Population Control Methods Web site [deerherd.editme.com] (exit DNR) can request email notification as soon as the survey is available on the committee’s website. Additional information on deer hunting in Wisconsin is available on the Department of Natural Resources Web site.

The Natural Resources Board created the committee to represent a broad range of deer interest groups and to bring the board a set of possible EAB alternatives. The committee’s Web site is intended to be a source of public information on the committee’s work and lists the stakeholder organizations represented on the committee, the committee’s working notes and links to the same reference materials and data committee members are discussing.

The special advisory committee began work in early June 2009, will submit completed recommendations in early August, and is under a very tight timeline in order for any proposed changes to be adopted in time for the 2010 deer hunting seasons. The members of the advisory committee were invited to participate as volunteers from organizations representing deer hunters and landowners along with representatives of the deer science and research community.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Fleener (608) 261-7589 or Robert Manwell (608) 264-9248

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