Wisconsin Ag Connection - DNR Board to Consider Deer Quotas During May 27 Meeting

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DNR Board to Consider Deer Quotas During May 27 Meeting
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 05/21/2015

Requests to approve the antlerless deer harvest quota for the 2015 deer hunting season, update inland trout size and bag limits, and apply new panfish regulations on approximately 100 lakes are among the issues the state natural resources board will take up at its May 27 meeting in Madison.

The panel is recommending deer harvest quotas which are designed to manage deer towards population objectives established for each unit/county. For 2015, there would be 13 units without an antlerless quota and a harvest quota for the rest of the state of 224,735 antlerless deer.

Meanwhile, the issuance of bonus deer hunting permits--which are in addition to free farmland zone tags--would include 18,450 that are valid on public access lands and 125,375 that would be valid on private lands.

The deadline to register to speak at the board meeting or to submit comments is 11 a.m. on Friday. The public may also submit written comments about issues that come before the board.

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