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Natural Resources Board adopts emergency changes to deer management units after hours of public testimony
Summary
The Natural Resources Board approved emergency and permanent rules changing county-based deer management units to habitat-based boundaries in parts of northern and central Wisconsin, after extensive public testimony and comments from Conservation Congress delegates, tribes and hunters.
The Natural Resources Board voted to adopt emergency board order WM-11-24E and board order WM-12-24 (proposed changes to NR 10) that revise deer management unit (DMU) boundaries and enable additional administrative flexibility for county advisory councils. Board members and department staff emphasized the decision followed years of local discussion and multiple public engagement steps including listening sessions, open houses, online surveys and a formal rule comment period.
Why it matters: The changes shift some counties from county-based DMU…
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