Wildlife
WGF evaluation and reports on state and federal actions and funding affecting wildlife management in Wisconsin, developed by WGF’s Wildlife Work Group.
Comments on WDNR Chronic Wasting Disease Guidance on Responding to New Detections in Wild Deer – October 2019
Wisconsin has a proud tradition of hunting, especially for white-tailed deer. Wisconsin DNR is responsible for managing deer populations across the state. The appearance of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) threatens both herd health and the hunting tradition as we know it.
While the area of Wisconsin where CWD is considered endemic is growing, most of our state …
Read More >Comments on WDNR Draft Ruffed Grouse Management Plan 2020-2030
August 26, 2019
To: Alaina Gerrits, WDNR Assistant Upland Wildlife Ecologist
Subject: Wisconsin’s Green Fire Review of Draft Ruffed Grouse Management Plan, 2020 -2030
Thank you for the opportunity to offer our comments on the draft ruffed grouse management plan. Our wildlife work group membership has extensive experience in the conservation of this species and are very interested …
Read More >Comments to the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service on Proposal to Remove the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species List
Wisconsin’s Green Fire Comments to the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service on Proposal to Remove the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, Federal Register 84 (51):9648-9687 (Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0097)
Introduction
Thank you for the opportunity to offer comments on the draft gray wolf delisting rule. Wisconsin’sGreen Fire is a nonpartisan and …
WGF Comments to DNR on Draft Black Bear Plan
To: Dr. Scott Walter, WDNR Large Carnivore Specialist
Subject: Wisconsin Green Fire Review of Draft Black Bear Management Plan, 2019 -2029
Thank you for the opportunity to offer our comments on the draft black bear management plan. Our wildlife work group membership has extensive experience in the conservation of this species and are very interested in helping …
Read More >WGF Testimony to NRB on CWD
Good Morning Chair Hilgenberg, Secretary Meyer and Members of the Board. I’m here on behalf of Wisconsin’s Green Fire to:
- thank you for your recent leadership on important Chronic Wasting Disease issues, and
- to urge you to take further action, and
- To offer our assistance going forward.
CWD is the greatest threat to Wisconsin’s deer herd, our deer hunting …
Read More >Green Fire testifies on CWD Emergency Rules
On October 1st, Tom Hauge presented testimony to the Joint Committee on the Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) regarding an emergency rule enacted by DNR to strengthen deer farm fencing regulations and regulate the transport of deer carcasses.
Read More >WGF Testimony to JCRAR on CWD Emergency Rules
To: Members – Joint Committee on Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR)
Re: Emergency Rule Suspension
I’m writing to inform committee members that Wisconsin’s Green Fire believes the emergency rules on deer fencing and deer carcass transport are science-based and will help reduce human assisted spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD). Current science demonstrates that once CWD becomes …
Read More >WGF Letter to NRB on Ruffed Grouse season
To: Scott Karel, Regulations Specialist
Bureau of Wildlife Management
101 S. Webster Street
Madison WI 53707-7921
Re: 2018-19 Ruffed Grouse Hunting Season Closure
We appreciate the concern expressed by the Natural Resources Board (NRB), Conservation Congress and citizenry regarding the status of Wisconsin’s ruffed grouse populations and whether West Nile Virus (WNV) is a significant threat that requires a modification …
Read More >Comments to Natural Resources Board on 2018 deer season
Wisconsin’s Green Fire Wildlife Work Group has reviewed the department’s recommendation for 2018 which also included a summary of the CDAC input received. We offered three comments to the NRB. First, we supported the department’s recommendation to establish antlerless deer quotas for the privately owned land in …
Read More >Comment to DNR on Deer Quotas and Hunting Seasons
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this action item. Wisconsin’s Green Fire has reviewed the department recommendations for 2018 and offer the following comments for your consideration and action.
Ashland & Price County should have antlerless quotas – We believe the department’s recommendations for modest antlerless deer quotas for Ashland and Price County Deer Management Units is well supported by the herd performance data available for these units. The quotas are targeted to private lands and recognizes the herd growth differences between the farmland and forest regions of these units.
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