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Extra Protection for White Deer
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress Deer and Elk Study Committee met today at 9 AM to discuss new action items and resolutions for the upcoming hunting season. Tim Marion gave a presentation on the most recent chronic wasting disease (CWD) data and provided testing/research results from 2012 and 2013. The ammended motion to extend protection of white and albino deer in CWD zones was approved and passed. -
Wrapping up the 2013 Season
In honors to first deer harvesters, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is rewarding those individuals with certificates to commemorate their first time--more information can be obtained through the link above. According to Kevin Wallenfang, the total deer harest for 2013 was over 342,000. The winter effects have played a major role in the poor antler development and the study committee said the deer harvesting is trending downwards. -
Trophy Management May Affect Hunting
Members of the study group stated concern that trophy management may affect the way people hunt; others agreed to leave the concern to each individual county. A motion by Bonde was to ammend to give the option of antler restrictions to each of the County Deer Advisory Councils (CDAC). This discussion is still in motion. -
Antler Tags
In 2014, free antlerless tags were in any farmland unit. Mark Noll said that it is not good for public land tags to go anywhere in zone and they should be zone or unti specific for the upcoming 2015 hunting season. A motion was passed (made by Larry Bonde and second by Jay Koenig) that the DNR make the 2015 tags lpublic and land specific based on counties. -
Future Committee Review
The Deer and Elk Study Committee will be convening at 9 AM on March 21, 2015. The will be meeting at the Mead Wildlife Area Visitor Center to conclude the 2014 deer season and discuss the 2015 quotas. For more information and to stay updated on the results please visit the Wisconsin Conservation Committee website linked above.
