Request for hunt suspension denied – JSOnline

Antlerless deer ruled not to be in danger

By Paul A. Smith of the Journal Sentinel

Madison – The Natural Resources Board has denied a state group’s request to suspend the December antlerless deer hunt.

Citing low harvest numbers from the recently completed gun deer hunt, the Wisconsin Hunters Rights Coalition asked the board to use its emergency rule authority to stop the antlerless-only hunt, planned statewide from Thursday to Sunday.

“It is the responsibility of the DNR and sportsmen to protect this cherished resource,” said Greg “Kaz” Kazmierski of Pewaukee, representing the Wisconsin Chapters of the Safari Club International. “To err on the side of caution seems prudent with the data that is in.”

Hunters registered 276,985 deer in the gun hunt, a 20% drop from 2007. The coalition said its request was on behalf of hunters statewide who are “concerned that the overstated population estimates by the DNR may have already resulted in an overharvest of antlerless deer.  Click Link Below for Full Story!

Request for hunt suspension denied – JSOnline.