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DNR outlines proposed habitat-based deer-management unit changes after public outreach
Summary
The department presented proposed habitat-based revisions to northern and central-forest deer-management units after outreach and advisory-council input; staff said a Feb. decision would permit implementation for the 2025 season, while delays would push changes to 2026.
Jeff Bridal, the DNR’s deer program specialist, briefed the board on the department’s multi-step public outreach and technical work to consider returning to habitat-based deer-management units in northern and central-forest zones. Bridal said the proposal was developed after outreach to county deer advisory councils (CDACs), the Wisconsin Conservation Congress and tribal partners, four public open houses, an online survey and a…
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