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February 16, 2024

Wisconsin State Roundup: Ban on antlerless harvest up north well intentioned, but not what’s needed

A new legislative bill that would ban antlerless deer harvest for four years in the Northern Forest Region may be well intentioned, but that’s not what we need in the north.
If that’s the only solution a group of Republican lawmakers came up with during the course of running three listening sessions in the north, then they weren’t paying attention.

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Members hope to revive Wisconsin’s Sporting Heritage Council

The Sporting Heritage Council, an organization created by the Wisconsin legislature in 2011 and coordinated by the Department of Natural Resources, has not met since 2022.
An article in the last issue of Wisconsin Outdoor News stated the council had met in October 2023, but the council last met virtually on Oct. 18, 2022, when there was no quorum and members couldn’t take a position on matters. The fact that the council did not meet in 2023 and that council members have heard little from the DNR has raised concerns about the future of the council among members.

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Wisconsin Mixed Bag: Natural Resources Board to meet in-person on Feb. 28 in Madison

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 8:30 a.m. in room G09 of the State Natural Resources Building to consider several proposed rule-making documents, a proposed land sale and donations, and to receive a report of the 2023-24 deer seasons.
All meetings may be viewed live on the DNR’s YouTube channel.

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