YES 46 % |  NO 38%  |  MAYBE 0%  |  UNDECIDED 0%  |  OTHER 15%
IMPRESSIONS: 265 |   RESPONSES: 13 |   COMMENTS: 3
INSTANT SURVEY VOTE ON > POLL s517:

Do you think the DNR’s proposed deer season structure will help rebuild the herd in northern Wisconsin? DNR Proposal to Build North WI Deer Herd…

Background:

The state Department of Natural Resources is proposing a 2010 deer hunting framework with fewer areas targeted for herd control and a larger portion of the state under traditional “buck plus quota” regulations.

To grow the herd in northeast Wisconsin, the department is proposing issuing no bonus antlerless permits in 18 deer management units where populations are well below goal (compared to 13 last year). This year, for the first time, the department is proposing that archers be restricted from shooting an antlerless deer in these units also, consistent with gun hunters and with the support of bow-hunting groups.

The Natural Resources Board is scheduled to act on the proposal at its April 28 meeting in Green Bay. Read more …

Should it be legal to pick up road-killed game regardless of the season?

YES 58% |  NO 33% |  MAYBE 0%  |  UNDECIDED 0%  |  OTHER 8%

IMPRESSIONS: 464  |   RESPONSES: 12 |   COMMENTS: 2

Instant Survey: Should the DNR increase overwinter goals for deer by 25% overall? Increased Deer Herd: by how much?

[Background on POLL s505]

At the Spring Fish and Game Hearings, the Conservation Congress plans to ask sportsmen if they will support a 25% increase in the statewide overwinter goal from 737,000 deer to 912,000. Some legislators and sportsmen’s groups want to see the statewide deer herd increased.