Wi. CWD Adv. Board Rejects the Wisconsin DNR's 10 year plan
The vast majority of the CWD Advisory Board commissioned by the state of WI to formulate recommendations for a management plan to deal with CWD in the deer herd has come out in opposition to the DNR's 10 year plan. more than 75% (12 of the 15 active members) who attended the required meetings drafted a letter to the Secretary of the DNR, rejecting their plan. This letter was also forwarded onto the Governor, Members of the legislature and the Natural resources Board.
The CWD Advisory Board was made up of a varied cross section of members representing a variety stakeholders with an interest in formulating solutions to the CWD issue. Those members rejecting the plan represented: Out-state Landowners & Hunters, CWD area Landowners & Hunters, Deer Hunters New to Wisconsin, The Conservation Congress, Sporting Good Retailers, the WI Wildlife Federation; Farmed Cervid Producers, WI Hunters Rights Coalition and the WI Bowhunters Association.
The group rejects the DNR's CWD plan for a variety of issues contained in a 14 page document delivered on Jan. 21st.
The Complete CWD Advisory Board Letter can be accessed below
http://www.wisconsinoutdoor.com/cwdreport.htm