DSORe POLL S726

RESULTS FOR POLL S725 Is the proposed harvest quota of 142-233 wolves too low? YES 56.3% | NO 25.0% | MAYBE 6.3% | UNDECIDED 12.5% | COMMENTS [6]

INSTANT SURVEY VOTE ON - POLL S726 Can increased public awareness stop the spread of aquatic invasives? The question we want to know is WHAT do YOU think of this. Let us know. Take the POLL! VOTE YOUR OPINION Fourth annual Landing Blitz for aquatic invasive species doubles coverage Citizen volunteers and aquatic invasive species experts will be teaming up to educate boaters at more than 200 landings across Wisconsin over the week of the Fourth of July. This is the fourth annual Landing Blitz, where participants will provide free boat inspection and remind boaters how to avoid spreading Eurasian water-milfoil, zebra mussels and other aquatic invasive species. The program has grown over the years, with the 200 landings staffed this year more than double last year’s coverage of 90 landings staffed by boat inspectors. Aquatic invasive species (AIS) can crowd out native species, disrupt lake ecosystems and interfere with boating, fishing and other recreation. They create extra costs and lost value to homeowners and to state industries such as utilities, real estate, manufacturing, shipping, tourism, fishing and recreation. Invasives and fish diseases (such as viral hemorrhagic septicemia or VHS) spread to new waters primarily aboard boating and fishing equipment, or when live fish or water moved from one water body to another. READ MORE...

DSORe POLL S723

RESULTS FOR POLL S722 Do you support a 42-day spring turkey season instead of six seven-day hunting periods? YES 20% | NO 80% | MAYBE 0% | UNDECIDED 0% | COMMENTS [2]

INSTANT SURVEY VOTE ON - POLL S723 Should Wisconsin locate a second elk herd in Jackson County? The question we want to know is WHAT do YOU think of this. Let us know. Take the POLL! VOTE YOUR OPINION Proposed Black River Falls Elk Herd Considerable public interest and adequate habitat within Jackson County has driven the Department to consider release of a second elk herd. Following the successful reintroduction of elk to the Clam Lake area, an interested and dedicated group of sportsmen known as the Jackson County Wildlife Fund (JCWF) proposed the concept of reintroduction of elk to eastern Jackson County. The Jackson County board adopted a resolution in support of the reintroduction of elk to public lands in eastern Jackson County. The JCWF forwarded their proposal to the Wisconsin DNR. The Wisconsin DNR, after determining that historical and adequate elk habitat existed in the Black River area, conducted public meetings in March of 1999 and September of 2000 to determine if public support existed on a community level. The three meetings held in September of 2000 showed support among the public. READ MORE...