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Natural Resources Board adopts spring-hearing wildlife rule, sets standards for trap-checking technology
Summary
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on Sept. 24 adopted board order WM-17-24, a DNR rule package that clarifies when hunters may leave non-edible carcass parts in the field, sets a uniform fall turkey season for northern zones, establishes standards for using remote technology to check traps, and allows disabled-permit holders to hunt during the two-day youth gun deer season.
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on Sept. 24 voted to adopt board order WM-17-24, the department's 2025 wildlife-management spring-hearing rule package.
The rule package approves four principal changes: (1) clarifies when hunters may leave non-edible parts of deer, bear or elk in the field after field-dressing; (2) creates a uniform fall turkey closing date across Zone 6 and 7; (3) establishes standards for using technology (for example cameras or drones) to check traps; and (4) allows hunters who hold disabled permits to hunt statewide during the two-day youth gun deer season.
The trapping-technology provision drew the most public…
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