Tribes use annual speech to call for tougher CWD regulations
MADISON, Wis. — A Menominee Indian tribal member is asking the Wisconsin Legislature for tougher action to stop chronic wasting disease and to join the
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New bill aims to loosen restrictions on developing Wisconsin-managed wetlands
Law change would not impact federally-owned wetlands under Corps of Engineers management.
Wisconsin Assembly expected to pass deer baiting/feeding ban bill June 21
Senate already passed bill; would only then need Gov. Scott Walker’s signature to lift CWD protection.
Committees OK Wisconsin woodchuck season bill
The Republican bill would remove woodchucks from the Wisconsin’s protected species list and establish a hunting and trapping season that would run from July through December with no bag limits.
Wisconsin DNR magazine survives; Gov. Walker to get property tax cut
The property tax to be eliminated began in 1931 to protect forests after they were devastated by clear cutting. The roughly $90 million a year generated from the tax pays for more than 600 workers to manage 23 state forests and nurseries, including the prevention of forest fires.
Heads up: Committee to vote March 29 on bill related to deer baiting, feeding ban in CWD counties
Baiting, feeding ban in CWD-affected counties the one remaining tool the DNR has to slow CWD spread.
Wisconsin Senate majority leader open to DNR reorganization
Fitzgerald says Senate Republicans “have an open ear” to idea and said he thinks it’s being considering as part of state budget