MONROE - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has an online poll regarding alternatives to existing deer herd control methods.
Local DNR Conservation Warden Nick Webster said Tuesday the DNR did not send out a news release on this poll, and he had just found out about it.
"The purpose of the survey is to "see about making the season what the public wants," he said.
The information provided and participation in the online survey began Saturday July 25, and will be available through midnight Friday. Faxed or mailed responses will not be accepted.
The poll can be found at www.deerherd.editme.com/survey1.
The Wisconsin Natural Resource Board (NRB) established a special committee to study and recommend potential alternatives to existing deer herd control methods such as Earn-A-Buck (EAB).
The Special Advisory Study Committee began work in early June and will conclude with its final report and recommendations the first week of August. Members of this volunteer advisory committee were invited from organizations representing deer hunters and landowners along with several individuals from the deer science and research community.
Online public comments submitted are being reviewed by the NRB Committee. New responses will be forwarded to committee members daily until Friday night. Their next meeting is Saturday, when they will use public input to begin finalizing their recommendations.
In addition to public input, the committee also must consider effectiveness, enforceability, complexity for hunters and registration stations, and conflicts with other users when finalizing its recommendations.
If interested in being notified if and when other public comment surveys become available, click "Request E-mail Notification" at the site.
To provide a framework for the public survey, the committee prepared three complete alternative season packages that encompass both hunting season structures along with hunter and landowner incentives. These packages along with the entire online survey can be printed out to help you fully consider each package before completing the online survey.
When you review each alternative package, rate them in direct comparison to the current system, including Earn-a-Buck.
Before entering the survey, the site has several Web pages detailing the current system along with the packages assembled for public comment. On the next page, readers can download and print these pages to help review the concepts presented.
Local DNR Conservation Warden Nick Webster said Tuesday the DNR did not send out a news release on this poll, and he had just found out about it.
"The purpose of the survey is to "see about making the season what the public wants," he said.
The information provided and participation in the online survey began Saturday July 25, and will be available through midnight Friday. Faxed or mailed responses will not be accepted.
The poll can be found at www.deerherd.editme.com/survey1.
The Wisconsin Natural Resource Board (NRB) established a special committee to study and recommend potential alternatives to existing deer herd control methods such as Earn-A-Buck (EAB).
The Special Advisory Study Committee began work in early June and will conclude with its final report and recommendations the first week of August. Members of this volunteer advisory committee were invited from organizations representing deer hunters and landowners along with several individuals from the deer science and research community.
Online public comments submitted are being reviewed by the NRB Committee. New responses will be forwarded to committee members daily until Friday night. Their next meeting is Saturday, when they will use public input to begin finalizing their recommendations.
In addition to public input, the committee also must consider effectiveness, enforceability, complexity for hunters and registration stations, and conflicts with other users when finalizing its recommendations.
If interested in being notified if and when other public comment surveys become available, click "Request E-mail Notification" at the site.
To provide a framework for the public survey, the committee prepared three complete alternative season packages that encompass both hunting season structures along with hunter and landowner incentives. These packages along with the entire online survey can be printed out to help you fully consider each package before completing the online survey.
When you review each alternative package, rate them in direct comparison to the current system, including Earn-a-Buck.
Before entering the survey, the site has several Web pages detailing the current system along with the packages assembled for public comment. On the next page, readers can download and print these pages to help review the concepts presented.