MADISON - The Department of Natural Resources will be reducing walk-in service hours at its 30 service centers statewide starting Jan. 4, 2010 as part of cost reductions in state government mandated in the state budget.
Service centers - which had been three, four or five days per week - will be open one, two, three or four days per week from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30-4 p.m.
The closest service centers: Dodgeville open only Tuesdays; Janesville open only Mondays and Wednesdays; and Fitchburg open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
In recent years DNR has worked to offer service options that reflect what the public has come to expect from the marketplace. Today, the public can access DNR in many innovative ways.
If you have a question on rules, regulations, or other DNR programs, a toll free call center is available seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 1 (888) 936-7463, with Hmong and Spanish service also offered.
Customers can visit DNR's Web site at dnr.wi.gov (click on "Hunting and Fishing Licenses and Permits") or call 1-877-945-4236 24/7 to buy a license.
Phone callers can, for example, order a fishing license, get a confirmation number, and head out fishing right away.
Live on-line chats are available on DNR's Web site 7 a.m. until 9:45 p.m. at dnr.wi.gov, click of "Contact us."
And DNR partners with more than 1,400 retail stores offering convenient service and hours for purchasing hunting and fishing licenses.
For a list of agents at other locations visit the web site at dnr.wi.gov Click on "Contact Us" and select "License Sales Agents" in the left hand column.
Wisconsin DNR is unique among fish and wildlife agencies in the U.S. to provide live, toll free assistance seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Service centers - which had been three, four or five days per week - will be open one, two, three or four days per week from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30-4 p.m.
The closest service centers: Dodgeville open only Tuesdays; Janesville open only Mondays and Wednesdays; and Fitchburg open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
In recent years DNR has worked to offer service options that reflect what the public has come to expect from the marketplace. Today, the public can access DNR in many innovative ways.
If you have a question on rules, regulations, or other DNR programs, a toll free call center is available seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 1 (888) 936-7463, with Hmong and Spanish service also offered.
Customers can visit DNR's Web site at dnr.wi.gov (click on "Hunting and Fishing Licenses and Permits") or call 1-877-945-4236 24/7 to buy a license.
Phone callers can, for example, order a fishing license, get a confirmation number, and head out fishing right away.
Live on-line chats are available on DNR's Web site 7 a.m. until 9:45 p.m. at dnr.wi.gov, click of "Contact us."
And DNR partners with more than 1,400 retail stores offering convenient service and hours for purchasing hunting and fishing licenses.
For a list of agents at other locations visit the web site at dnr.wi.gov Click on "Contact Us" and select "License Sales Agents" in the left hand column.
Wisconsin DNR is unique among fish and wildlife agencies in the U.S. to provide live, toll free assistance seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
