There has been nothing but trouble since the Walker Administration decided to turn deer management over to the legislature. No longer are scientists asked what to do. Science makes legislator's heads hurt. Forestry experts who make deer management recommendations make the governor's head hurt. Farmers and orchard owners who warn about the losses they suffer from too many deer are ignored it hurts so much.
As a consequence Door County’s CDAC (County Deer Advisory Council)
recently voted unanimously for an antlerless-only deer hunt this coming fall in an
effort to cull the deer herd. With an
estimated 67 deer per square mile of habitat, and a goal of 25 deer per square
mile the CDAC is at its wits end as to how to reduce the county's deer
population.
In 2016 hunters received
three free antlerless permits for each deer license. That means if you hunt with a bow and a gun
you got six free tags. 26,000 permits
were issued last year resulting in only about 2,400 deer killed.
The habitat is getting clobbered by all the
deer and becoming more degraded all the time.
The CDAC will make its final decision tomorrow night. 7 PM at Sturgeon Bay High School. Learn more about what’s happening here…
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