28.
Require that, if asked, bear hunters must provide carcass samples to the Department at the time of harvest registration for purposes of research.
29.
Allow the use of rifles, in addition to shotguns, for firearm deer hunting in all of Waupaca County.
30.
Allow firearm deer hunting at Copper Falls State Park during the traditional nine day and muzzleloader only seasons.
31.
Include Manitowoc, Pierce and St. Croix in the list of counties where the discharge of firearms on Department lands is prohibited except while hunting, dog training, or at established ranges.
Hearing Information
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2011, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress will hold its election of county delegates in each county. Upon completion of the delegate elections, the joint Spring Hearing/Conservation Congress meeting will convene to take comments on the foregoing rule modifications and Department and Conservation Congress advisory questions.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the hearings will be held on Monday, April 11, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. at the following locations:
Adams Adams County Courthouse
County Board Room A230, 402 Main Street
Friendship, WI 53934
Ashland Ashland Senior High School
1900 Beaser, Ashland, WI 54806
Barron Old Barron County Courthouse
Lower Level Auditorium, 330 E. LaSalle Ave.
Barron, WI 54812
Bayfield Drummond High School Auditorium
52440 Eastern Ave., Drummond, WI 54832
Brown Northeast Wis. Technical College (SC132)
2740 W. Mason St., Green Bay, WI 54313
Buffalo Alma High School Gymnasium
S1618 STH 35, Alma, WI 54610
Burnett Burnett County Government Center
Room 165, 7410 County Road K
Siren, WI 54872
Calumet Calumet County Courthouse
Rm. B025, 206 Court Street
Chilton, WI 53014
Chippewa Chippewa Falls Middle School Auditorium
750 Tropicana Blvd.
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
Clark Greenwood High School Cafeteria
306 W. Central Ave., Greenwood, WI 54437
Columbia Wayne E. Bartels Middle School
2505 New Pinery Rd., Portage, WI 53901
Crawford Crawford Co. Courthouse, Room 200
220 N. Beaumont Rd.
Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
Dane Schwan Performing Arts Center
Monona Grove High School
4400 Monona Dr., Monona, WI 53716
Dodge Horicon City Hall, 404 E. Lake St.
Horicon, WI 53032
Door Sturgeon Bay High School Auditorium
1230 Michigan St., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Douglas Solon Springs High School
8993 E. Baldwin Ave.
Solon Springs, WI 54873
Dunn Dunn County Fish and Game Club
1900 Pioneer Ave., Menomonie, WI 54751
Eau Claire South Middle School Auditorium
2115 Mitscher Ave., Eau Claire, WI 54701
Florence Florence Natural Resource Center
5631 Forestry Dr., Florence, WI 54121
Fond du Lac Theisen Middle School, 525 E Pioneer Rd.
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54935
Forest Crandon High School Auditorium
9750 US HWY 8 West, Crandon, WI 54520
Grant Lancaster High School, Hillary Auditorium
806 East Elm St., Lancaster, WI 53813
Green Monroe Middle School, 1510 13th Avenue
Monroe, WI 53566
Green Lake Green Lake High School, Small Gym
612 Mill St., Green Lake, WI 54941
Iowa Dodgeville High School Gymnasium
912 Chapel Street, Dodgeville, WI 53533
Iron Iron County Courthouse, 300 Taconite Street
Hurley, WI 54534
Jackson Black River Falls Middle School, LGI Room
1202 Pierce Street
Black River Falls, WI 54615
Jefferson Jefferson County Fair Park Activity Center
503 N. Jackson, Jefferson, WI 52549
Juneau Olson Middle School Auditorium
508 Grayside Avenue, Mauston, WI 53948
Kenosha Bristol Elementary School
20121 83rd Street, Bristol, WI 53104
Kewaunee Kewaunee High School Auditorium
911 Third Street, Kewaunee, WI 54216
La Crosse Onalaska High School
700 Hilltopper Place, Onalaska, WI 54650
Lafayette Darlington High School Auditorium
11838 Center Hill Road
Darlington, WI 53530
Langlade Antigo High School, Volm Theater
1900 10th Ave., Antigo, WI 54409
Lincoln Tomahawk Elementary School
1048 East King Road, Tomahawk, WI 54487
Manitowoc UW-Manitowoc Theatre/Auditorium
705 Viebahn Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220
Marathon D.C. Everest Middle School Auditorium
9302 Schofield Avenue, Schofield, WI 54476
Marinette Crivitz High School Auditorium
400 South Avenue, Crivitz, WI 54114
Marquette Montello High School Community Room
222 Forest Lane, Montello, WI 53949
Menominee Menominee County Courthouse Basement
Courthouse Lane, Keshena, WI 54135
Milwaukee Nathan Hale High School
11601 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis, WI 53227
Monroe Tomah Senior High School, Cafeteria
901 Lincoln Ave., Tomah, WI 54660
Oconto Suring High School, Cafeteria
411 E Algoma St., Suring, WI 54174
Oneida James Williams Middle School, Auditorium
915 Acacia Lane, Rhinelander, WI 54501
Outagamie Riverview Middle School Auditorium
101 Oak St., Kaukauna, WI 54130
Ozaukee Webster Middle School Commons
W75 N624 Wauwatosa Road
Cedarburg, WI 53012
Pepin Pepin County Government Center
County Board Room, 740 7th Ave. West
Durand, WI 54736
Pierce Ellsworth Senior High School Auditorium
323 Hillcrest, Ellsworth, WI 54011
Polk Unity High School, 1908 150th St. Hwy 46
Balsam Lake, WI 54810
Portage Ben Franklin Junior High School Auditorium
2000 Polk St., Stevens Point, WI 54481
Price Price County Courthouse Board Room
126 Cherry St., Phillips, WI 54555
Racine Union Grove High School Performance Ctr.
3433 S. Colony Ave., Union Grove, WI 53182
Richland Richland County Courthouse, Courtroom
181 West Seminary
Richland Center, WI 53581
Rock Pontiac Convention Center
2809 N Pontiac Dr., Janesville, WI 53545
Rusk Ladysmith High School Auditorium
1700 E. Edgewood Ave.
Ladysmith, WI 54848
Saint Croix St Croix Central High School Commons
1751 Broadway St., Hammond, WI 54015
Sauk UW Baraboo Sauk County, Lecture Hall A4
1006 Connie Road, Baraboo, WI 53913
Sawyer Hayward High School Auditorium
10320 Greenwood Lane, Hayward, WI 54843
Shawano Shawano Middle School, LGI Room
1050 S. Union St., Shawano, WI 54166
Sheboygan Sheboygan Falls High School Auditorium
220 Amherst Ave.
Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085
Taylor Fair Grounds, Multi Purpose Building
Hwy 64/ Hwy 13, Medford, WI 54451
Trempealeau Whitehall City Center
36245 Park St., Whitehall, WI 54773
Vernon Viroqua High School Commons
100 Blackhawk Drive, Viroqua, WI 54665
Vilas St. Germain Elementary School
8234 Hwy 70 West, Saint Germain, WI 54558
Walworth Delavan-Darien High School
150 Cummings St., Delavan, WI 53115
Washburn Spooner Agricultural Research Station,
W6646 Highway 70, Spooner, WI 54801
Washington Washington County Fair Park
3000 Cty Hwy PV, West Bend, WI 53095
Waukesha Waukesha County Technical College
Richard Anderson Ed. Center
800 Main Street, Pewaukee, WI 53072
Waupaca Waupaca High School Auditorium
E 2325 King Rd., Waupaca, WI 54981
Waushara Waushara County Court House
2nd Floor Old Court Rm., 209 S. St. Marie St.
Wautoma, WI 54982
Winnebago Webster Stanley Middle School Auditorium
915 Hazel Street, Oshkosh, WI 54901
Wood Pittsville High School Auditorium
5459 Elementary Avenue, Pittsville, WI 54466
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of information material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please call Kari Lee-Zimmermann at (608) 266-0580 with specific information on your request by April 4, 2011.
Copies of Proposed Rules and Submittal of Written Comments
The proposed rules and fiscal estimates may be reviewed and comments electronically submitted at the following Internet site:
http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov. Written comments on the proposed hunting and trapping regulations may be submitted via U.S. mail to Mr. Scott Loomans, Bureau of Wildlife Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707. Written comments on the proposed fishing regulations may be submitted via U.S. mail to Ms. Kate Strom-Hiorns, Bureau of Fisheries Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707. Written comments shall be postmarked not later than
April 11, 2011. Written comments whether submitted electronically or by U.S. mail will be summarized for the Natural Resources Board, however, they will not be tallied along with the responses received at the county hearings.
Effect on Small Business
Pursuant to s.
227.114, Stats., it is not anticipated that the proposed rules will have a significant economic impact on small businesses.
Environmental Impact
The Department has made a preliminary determination that this action does not involve significant adverse environmental effects and does not need an environmental analysis under ch.
NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code. However, based on the comments received, the Department may prepare an environmental analysis before proceeding with the proposal. This environmental review document would summarize the Department's consideration of the impacts of the proposal and reasonable alternatives.
Fiscal Estimate
None of the proposed changes are expected to have fiscal impacts.
