Your input matters, and upcoming public meetings and other
options to submit comments provide a great opportunity to help shape upcoming
hunting seasons
Waterfowl hunters and anyone else with
an interest in Wisconsin’s fall waterfowl hunting season structure are
encouraged to take a look at proposed season structure and submit feedback
during March meetings and via written comment. To view proposed
waterfowl seasons and other helpful information regarding
migratory bird hunting in Wisconsin, visit dnr.wi.gov and search keyword “waterfowl.”
There a few notable changes in 2018
compared to past proposals, which include:
- North Zone duck season
opening on Sept. 29, which is a week later than previous seasons;
- regular reason Canada Goose
Season bag limit increase to 3 geese/day; and
- elimination of the Horicon
Canada Goose Hunting Zone.
For viewers who may have missed a Facebook Live
session with Taylor Finger, Department of Natural Resources
migratory bird ecologist, this helpful presentation is also available on the department’s
YouTube page. To view proposed waterfowl seasons and other information regarding
migratory bird hunting in Wisconsin, visit dnr.wi.gov and search keyword “waterfowl.”
Public hearings will be held March
12-15 in addition to written comments accepted through March 16. following
this public comment period, final season structure will be set by the Natural
Resources Board at its April 11 meeting in Madison.
Public hearings will be held at the
following locations starting at 7 p.m.:
- Monday, March 13, La Crosse -
State Office Building, Rooms B-19 and B-20, 3550 Mormon Coulee Road;
- Tuesday, March 14, Rice Lake
– AmeriVu Inn, 1710 South Main St.;
- Wednesday, March 15, Appleton
- Agricultural Services Center, main conference room, 3369 West Brewster
St.; and
- Thursday, March 16 – Pewaukee
- Wildwood Lodge, N14 W24121 Tower Place.
Department of Natural Resources staff
will accept public comments regarding proposed waterfowl season structure at
each public hearing. If you would like to provide input directly or are
unable to attend a hearing, written comments will be accepted through
midnight Friday, March 16. Written comments can be sent to Trenton Rohrer,
Wisconsin DNR, PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 or via email to Trenton.Rohrer@wisconsin.gov
or by calling 608-261-6458.
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