Wildlife
WGF evaluation and reports on state and federal actions and funding affecting wildlife management in Wisconsin, developed by WGF’s Wildlife Work Group.
WGF Testimony to Natural Resources Board – Special July 30th Meeting on Deer Quotas and Hunting Seasons
“The northern forest CDACs together with department staff examined the deer herd population data and
determined that their harvest recommendations were biologically sound and consistent
with the established population objectives. We support their conclusions.”
Antlerless Deer Quotas and Hunting Seasons: Comments to Natural Resources Board
Wisconsin’s Green Fire provided comments on antlerless deer quotas and hunting seasons to the Natural Resources Board for its June 24 2020 meeting. Read the full comments.
From a historical perspective, Wisconsin’s deer herd has grown significantly over the past six years and is at record levels across the farmland deer management …
Read More >Wisconsin’s Green Fire Supports Continuation of Zone Management for Deer in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress has cancelled their traditional Spring Hearings in 2020 due to Covid-19. As in 2019 however, all Wisconsin residents may provide on-line input to the WCC Spring Questionnaire. Voting on the questionnaire closes on April 16th.
Wisconsin’s Green Fire recommends a no-vote on Question #15, which proposes eliminating Wisconsin’s four current deer management zones. The …
Read More >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 …
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