2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
COUNTY ATTENDANCE 20 98 33 34
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31 5 15 No 36 43 No 6 16 No 18 15 Yes
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons 3 17 No 24 54 No 3 19 No 6 27 No
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 9 10 No 56 22 Yes 7 15 No 16 17 No
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours" 15 5 Yes 50 30 Yes 15 7 Yes 14 18 No
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done 14 6 Yes 46 34 Yes 14 9 Yes 13 17 No
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories 7 11 No 45 34 Yes 13 10 Yes 18 13 Yes
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters 9 8 Yes 48 22 Yes 8 13 No 14 15 No
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters 7 10 No 48 23 Yes 7 14 No 11 16 No
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters 12 7 Yes 70 10 Yes 14 9 Yes 27 5 Yes
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories 11 8 Yes 70 10 Yes 16 7 Yes 29 2 Yes
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer 18 2 Yes 51 23 Yes 22 0 Yes 26 3 Yes
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota 15 5 Yes 40 36 Yes 14 9 Yes 20 12 Yes
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115) 19 0 Yes 68 7 Yes 20 2 Yes 28 3 Yes14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations 10 9 Yes 36 39 No 14 7 Yes 11 19 No15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 21 13 5 Yes 58 14 Yes 13 7 Yes 30 1 Yes16 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215) 8 10 No 33 35 No 11 11 14 14 17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215) 17 1 Yes 65 8 Yes 22 1 Yes 25 5 Yes18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215) 11 8 Yes 48 27 Yes 18 5 Yes 25 5 Yes
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315) 9 9 40 26 Yes 15 6 Yes 20 7 Yes
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.) 9 8 Yes 61 14 Yes 16 3 Yes 23 4 Yes
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.) 12 6 Yes 64 10 Yes 18 4 Yes 25 3 Yes
# Question Description
ADAMS (01) BAYFIELD (04)ASHLAND (02) BARRON (03)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
COUNTY ATTENDANCE 20 98 33 34# Question Description
ADAMS (01) BAYFIELD (04)ASHLAND (02) BARRON (03)
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915) 10 9 Yes 56 21 Yes 17 6 Yes 15 16 No23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915) 8 11 No 54 20 Yes 14 8 Yes 17 14 Yes24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315) 12 5 Yes 37 19 Yes 5 16 No 16 12 Yes25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214) 14 4 Yes 27 36 No 17 4 Yes 10 5 Yes
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515) 10 7 Yes 53 13 Yes 14 0 Yes 19 3 Yes
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215) 14 2 Yes 42 12 Yes 12 5 Yes 17 2 Yes28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License 18 1 Yes 58 11 Yes 22 1 Yes 24 6 Yes29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315) 16 3 Yes 59 12 Yes 20 2 Yes 20 8 Yes
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215) 14 2 Yes 67 5 Yes 18 3 Yes 29 1 Yes
31 License fee increase (640315) 7 11 No 48 25 Yes 7 14 No 22 7 Yes32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215) 8 11 No 24 19 Yes 3 19 No 16 14 Yes33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315) 13 4 Yes 47 19 Yes 13 6 Yes 22 6 Yes34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415) 9 7 Yes 15 35 No 7 8 No 6 12 No
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915) 18 0 Yes 71 0 Yes 22 0 Yes 27 2 Yes
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215) 14 4 Yes 47 18 Yes 12 9 Yes 17 11 Yes37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515) 13 5 Yes 57 12 Yes 16 6 Yes 22 8 Yes38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.) 14 3 Yes 48 15 Yes 12 3 Yes 22 4 Yes
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215) 12 7 Yes 36 28 Yes 11 10 Yes 11 19 No
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415) 8 8 18 33 No 5 8 No 7 5 Yes
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715) 12 5 Yes 44 10 Yes 10 4 Yes 9 3 Yes
42 Holding fish for personal gain 11 5 Yes 62 7 Yes 16 3 Yes 25 3 Yes
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415) 11 5 Yes 30 28 Yes 14 1 Yes 23 2 Yes
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615) 12 5 Yes 38 14 Yes 9 5 Yes 6 5 Yes
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115) 14 2 Yes 47 6 Yes 14 1 Yes 9 0 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
77 20 25 43
31 43 No 6 13 No 12 16 No 18 24 No
19 54 No 4 14 No 5 23 No 14 27 No
38 34 Yes 11 7 Yes 14 14 26 16 Yes
22 46 No 7 12 No 15 13 Yes 21 18 Yes
48 21 Yes 17 2 Yes 17 11 Yes 19 22 No
33 34 No 3 16 No 11 17 No 27 14 Yes
23 39 No 3 8 No 6 21 No 7 23 No
24 37 No 4 7 No 7 18 No 9 22 No
50 17 Yes 9 8 Yes 16 9 Yes 27 14 Yes
53 17 Yes 12 5 Yes 16 10 Yes 30 10 Yes
48 18 Yes 17 3 Yes 23 4 Yes 34 8 Yes
39 27 Yes 11 9 Yes 15 13 Yes 27 15 Yes
61 10 Yes 17 2 Yes 24 2 Yes 35 6 Yes20 52 No 11 5 Yes 12 13 No 19 13 Yes53 15 Yes 10 4 Yes 21 5 Yes 37 5 Yes30 36 No 11 5 Yes 8 18 No 18 20 No53 14 Yes 14 3 Yes 21 6 Yes 40 2 Yes44 26 Yes 5 14 No 21 7 Yes 30 11 Yes
44 21 Yes 9 8 Yes 10 16 No 25 16 Yes
36 26 Yes 4 6 No 12 10 Yes 15 19 No
51 16 Yes 9 6 Yes 23 3 Yes 23 12 Yes
CALUMET (08)BROWN (05) BUFFALO (06) BURNETT (07)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
77 20 25 43
CALUMET (08)BROWN (05) BUFFALO (06) BURNETT (07)
39 34 Yes 6 13 No 11 16 No 10 30 No37 35 Yes 5 14 No 9 17 No 10 30 No24 36 No 7 8 No 6 17 No 24 10 Yes33 28 Yes 13 4 Yes 17 8 Yes 22 11 Yes
45 26 Yes 7 5 Yes 11 5 Yes 20 19 Yes
44 13 Yes 9 3 Yes 14 4 Yes 27 8 Yes55 17 Yes 17 2 Yes 27 1 Yes 38 4 Yes56 13 Yes 12 6 Yes 16 11 Yes 25 16 Yes
65 7 Yes 16 1 Yes 18 8 Yes 33 8 Yes
44 28 Yes 6 12 No 6 22 No 16 25 No16 54 No 6 12 No 4 24 No 16 23 No44 26 Yes 8 7 Yes 14 12 Yes 24 12 Yes15 42 No 5 7 No 6 8 No 16 13 Yes
67 4 Yes 15 1 Yes 21 4 Yes 40 1 Yes
37 29 Yes 9 8 Yes 17 9 Yes 21 20 Yes45 22 Yes 9 7 Yes 15 10 Yes 25 14 Yes46 18 Yes 5 8 No 12 9 Yes 16 12 Yes
25 44 No 11 8 Yes 20 7 Yes 14 27 No
20 32 No 6 7 No 7 6 Yes 7 16 No
36 19 Yes 8 5 Yes 9 8 Yes 14 11 Yes
63 4 Yes 10 4 Yes 20 3 Yes 24 10 Yes
33 15 Yes 10 1 Yes 10 3 Yes 16 5 Yes
36 20 Yes 8 5 Yes 8 8 16 10 Yes
40 13 Yes 7 6 Yes 7 6 Yes 21 4 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
80 35 86 22
34 36 No 10 22 No 13 25 No 8 14 No
18 51 No 13 20 No 12 27 No 4 18 No
44 27 Yes 25 8 Yes 17 23 No 14 8 Yes
53 19 Yes 21 12 Yes 27 14 Yes 4 17 No
42 28 Yes 22 10 Yes 30 9 Yes 17 3 Yes
33 37 No 16 17 No 12 29 No 2 18 No
50 19 Yes 26 4 Yes 16 16 10 8 Yes
48 18 Yes 23 6 Yes 15 17 No 10 8 Yes
43 28 Yes 18 13 Yes 21 15 Yes 13 8 Yes
45 27 Yes 19 12 Yes 23 14 Yes 13 8 Yes
56 18 Yes 27 5 Yes 29 11 Yes 18 3 Yes
50 22 Yes 16 17 No 26 11 Yes 11 9 Yes
67 4 Yes 31 1 Yes 37 5 Yes 18 4 Yes44 24 Yes 14 14 17 16 Yes 13 9 Yes48 19 Yes 28 4 Yes 36 4 Yes 16 5 Yes22 35 No 22 10 Yes 19 18 Yes 11 9 Yes54 14 Yes 29 4 Yes 34 2 Yes 20 1 Yes40 29 Yes 25 8 Yes 23 13 Yes 9 12 No
33 34 No 17 16 Yes 19 21 No 10 10
40 29 Yes 27 6 Yes 27 8 Yes 11 8 Yes
52 17 Yes 31 2 Yes 30 7 Yes 12 8 Yes
COLUMBIA (11) CRAWFORD (12)CHIPPEWA (09) CLARK (10)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
80 35 86 22
COLUMBIA (11) CRAWFORD (12)CHIPPEWA (09) CLARK (10)
31 41 No 11 20 No 19 22 No 7 14 No27 44 No 15 16 No 17 24 No 7 14 No40 26 Yes 19 13 Yes 22 12 Yes 13 5 Yes40 24 Yes 16 15 Yes 19 15 Yes 12 8 Yes
41 18 Yes 18 6 Yes 24 12 Yes 11 4 Yes
41 13 Yes 23 0 Yes 22 7 Yes 13 4 Yes61 12 Yes 28 5 Yes 32 7 Yes 19 3 Yes56 16 Yes 25 7 Yes 18 19 No 17 5 Yes
60 11 Yes 28 3 Yes 34 6 Yes 18 3 Yes
24 47 No 15 18 No 24 18 Yes 7 14 No16 57 No 13 18 No 17 23 No 7 15 No46 21 Yes 25 2 Yes 20 20 13 8 Yes17 37 No 7 21 No 14 17 No 6 10 No
65 5 Yes 28 2 Yes 34 5 Yes 18 1 Yes
47 23 Yes 16 15 Yes 26 13 Yes 14 7 Yes44 25 Yes 16 15 Yes 21 21 10 11 No35 24 Yes 17 6 Yes 21 11 Yes 15 5 Yes
36 31 Yes 22 11 Yes 22 16 Yes 7 14 No
27 26 Yes 17 10 Yes 17 11 Yes 10 3 Yes
29 26 Yes 5 19 No 19 14 Yes 5 10 No
55 12 Yes 22 5 Yes 26 10 Yes 17 4 Yes
41 10 Yes 15 4 Yes 15 10 Yes 8 4 Yes
27 25 Yes 5 18 No 17 13 Yes 6 8 No
37 16 Yes 14 2 Yes 19 10 Yes 8 6 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
341 61 45 26
64 218 No 27 28 No 12 26 No 21 5 Yes
53 228 No 12 45 No 12 26 No 6 18 No
130 154 No 38 20 Yes 22 18 Yes 14 12 Yes
149 139 Yes 37 22 Yes 25 16 Yes 14 12 Yes
166 102 Yes 49 10 Yes 29 11 Yes 19 7 Yes
116 149 No 23 36 No 15 26 No 8 18 No
216 46 Yes 38 16 Yes 18 14 Yes 9 17 No
209 52 Yes 36 18 Yes 18 14 Yes 7 18 No
175 85 Yes 33 23 Yes 28 10 Yes 20 6 Yes
188 74 Yes 36 20 Yes 26 13 Yes 18 8 Yes
160 114 Yes 45 13 Yes 30 7 Yes 24 1 Yes
150 102 Yes 33 25 Yes 21 18 Yes 7 19 No
248 23 Yes 52 7 Yes 33 11 Yes 21 4 Yes93 152 No 37 13 Yes 28 11 Yes 11 15 No
199 56 Yes 39 18 Yes 40 3 Yes 21 4 Yes89 158 No 33 22 Yes 18 18 11 13 No
224 28 Yes 52 5 Yes 40 3 Yes 20 6 Yes154 99 Yes 34 25 Yes 34 9 Yes 16 10 Yes
127 128 No 29 31 No 31 11 Yes 15 6 Yes
220 40 Yes 30 26 Yes 27 13 Yes 9 13 No
245 30 Yes 44 15 Yes 31 12 Yes 16 6 Yes
DODGE (14) DOOR (15)DANE (13) DOUGLAS (16)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
341 61 45 26
DODGE (14) DOOR (15)DANE (13) DOUGLAS (16)
225 57 Yes 23 37 No 19 23 No 2 23 No218 63 Yes 16 43 No 18 24 No 8 18 No179 63 Yes 7 50 No 23 16 Yes 21 4 Yes74 183 No 41 14 Yes 19 17 Yes 16 8 Yes
223 24 Yes 46 9 Yes 31 11 Yes 11 6 Yes
120 121 No 49 5 Yes 31 10 Yes 16 1 Yes165 95 Yes 51 8 Yes 33 9 Yes 24 2 Yes164 102 Yes 39 20 Yes 36 8 Yes 15 10 Yes
250 26 Yes 53 5 Yes 35 8 Yes 21 5 Yes
220 59 Yes 23 38 No 25 17 Yes 11 15 No149 128 Yes 15 43 No 15 28 No 8 18 No210 53 Yes 23 35 No 29 12 Yes 10 15 No35 206 No 25 20 Yes 18 17 Yes 11 5 Yes
253 20 Yes 54 4 Yes 39 1 Yes 26 0 Yes
155 107 Yes 40 19 Yes 30 14 Yes 20 6 Yes243 29 Yes 32 26 Yes 33 8 Yes 17 9 Yes194 34 Yes 30 14 Yes 29 10 Yes 12 12
102 149 No 23 37 No 11 30 No 13 12 Yes
71 157 No 30 15 Yes 11 17 No 4 8 No
189 49 Yes 26 24 Yes 14 16 No 6 6
234 18 Yes 46 11 Yes 38 6 Yes 15 9 Yes
107 110 No 29 17 Yes 15 8 Yes 7 4 Yes
176 47 Yes 19 29 No 14 11 Yes 4 7 No
199 22 Yes 22 21 Yes 20 10 Yes 6 3 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
62 61 29 58
13 43 No 12 46 No 13 14 No 27 23 Yes
13 44 No 8 50 No 7 18 No 13 36 No
25 32 No 22 35 No 17 9 Yes 29 20 Yes
28 24 Yes 35 18 Yes 14 14 33 15 Yes
45 10 Yes 34 16 Yes 18 10 Yes 34 15 Yes
18 37 No 18 31 No 10 16 No 18 32 No
33 14 Yes 28 11 Yes 10 6 Yes 9 32 No
31 15 Yes 26 12 Yes 12 8 Yes 7 31 No
34 17 Yes 35 14 Yes 22 6 Yes 19 29 No
35 16 Yes 35 14 Yes 23 5 Yes 22 24 No
41 12 Yes 34 13 Yes 20 7 Yes 39 11 Yes
33 16 Yes 29 17 Yes 23 5 Yes 32 16 Yes
51 5 Yes 55 3 Yes 28 1 Yes 46 2 Yes27 24 Yes 20 25 No 10 16 No 23 25 No46 8 Yes 42 8 Yes 26 2 Yes 40 7 Yes30 19 Yes 26 19 Yes 12 16 No 24 19 Yes48 5 Yes 40 9 Yes 26 2 Yes 39 6 Yes34 17 Yes 18 13 Yes 20 8 Yes 23 24 No
22 27 No 23 20 Yes 11 6 Yes 30 17 Yes
45 11 Yes 43 9 Yes 13 7 Yes 20 22 No
50 5 Yes 46 6 Yes 12 8 Yes 32 11 Yes
EAU CLAIRE (18) FLORENCE (19) FOND DU LAC (20)DUNN (17)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
62 61 29 58
EAU CLAIRE (18) FLORENCE (19) FOND DU LAC (20)DUNN (17)
35 20 Yes 30 20 Yes 12 16 No 15 37 No27 26 Yes 26 25 Yes 8 20 No 10 41 No34 13 Yes 32 2 Yes 8 17 No 22 16 Yes31 17 Yes 17 17 16 5 Yes 29 10 Yes
40 6 Yes 29 2 Yes 20 5 Yes 28 17 Yes
27 10 Yes 16 7 Yes 15 4 Yes 31 3 Yes46 7 Yes 33 9 Yes 21 4 Yes 51 0 Yes41 12 Yes 33 10 Yes 16 9 Yes 35 14 Yes
49 4 Yes 46 3 Yes 25 3 Yes 43 6 Yes
30 24 Yes 31 13 Yes 16 13 Yes 19 30 No20 33 No 22 26 No 10 16 No 8 43 No37 12 Yes 36 8 Yes 14 10 Yes 25 17 Yes16 25 No 13 15 No 6 7 No 8 17 No
50 5 Yes 42 1 Yes 22 2 Yes 41 3 Yes
31 20 Yes 28 9 Yes 11 14 No 28 12 Yes34 22 Yes 37 6 Yes 18 9 Yes 13 31 No35 7 Yes 24 7 Yes 13 6 Yes 23 13 Yes
23 27 No 13 25 No 13 14 No 12 38 No
18 23 No 14 12 Yes 7 5 Yes 21 11 Yes
25 16 Yes 24 8 Yes 11 10 Yes 15 23 No
44 7 Yes 34 4 Yes 27 2 Yes 40 8 Yes
31 9 Yes 21 3 Yes 9 0 Yes 27 7 Yes
27 16 Yes 24 8 Yes 7 12 No 16 21 No
41 1 Yes 22 2 Yes 15 1 Yes 22 17 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
19 31 45 48
11 8 Yes 9 21 No 19 25 No 9 31 No
3 16 No 9 22 No 9 33 No 13 28 No
12 7 Yes 12 17 No 26 18 Yes 21 20 Yes
14 5 Yes 20 10 Yes 31 13 Yes 25 15 Yes
7 10 No 20 11 Yes 32 10 Yes 26 14 Yes
13 5 Yes 17 14 Yes 16 28 No 15 27 No
9 5 Yes 16 11 Yes 27 13 Yes 26 9 Yes
8 5 Yes 16 12 Yes 28 13 Yes 26 8 Yes
15 3 Yes 22 9 Yes 33 11 Yes 25 14 Yes
15 3 Yes 23 7 Yes 31 13 Yes 26 13 Yes
16 2 Yes 25 4 Yes 33 10 Yes 27 12 Yes
16 3 Yes 15 14 Yes 21 22 No 22 16 Yes
14 5 Yes 24 7 Yes 42 4 Yes 34 5 Yes8 9 No 16 13 Yes 25 19 Yes 22 14 Yes
13 5 Yes 25 5 Yes 36 7 Yes 34 5 Yes13 4 Yes 17 13 Yes 19 22 No 23 13 Yes15 3 Yes 26 4 Yes 40 5 Yes 33 5 Yes5 13 No 4 26 No 25 17 Yes 22 17 Yes
9 9 9 21 No 19 24 No 20 17 Yes
6 12 No 15 15 26 12 Yes 29 8 Yes
8 10 No 20 10 Yes 39 5 Yes 29 9 Yes
GRANT (22)FOREST (21) GREEN (23) GREEN LAKE (24)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
19 31 45 48
GRANT (22)FOREST (21) GREEN (23) GREEN LAKE (24)
3 16 No 11 19 No 19 26 No 14 25 No8 10 No 10 19 No 17 29 No 13 27 No7 7 18 12 Yes 24 15 Yes 22 13 Yes
13 4 Yes 18 10 Yes 28 15 Yes 19 18 Yes
6 10 No 20 5 Yes 32 7 Yes 25 9 Yes
10 5 Yes 20 6 Yes 30 8 Yes 29 8 Yes15 4 Yes 26 4 Yes 34 10 Yes 31 8 Yes14 5 Yes 22 8 Yes 37 9 Yes 27 11 Yes
14 5 Yes 26 5 Yes 38 7 Yes 38 2 Yes
2 16 No 14 15 No 26 19 Yes 22 20 Yes5 14 No 13 17 No 25 21 Yes 8 33 No7 9 No 19 9 Yes 29 12 Yes 25 15 Yes3 11 No 11 14 No 17 20 No 11 23 No
16 3 Yes 25 4 Yes 42 3 Yes 36 3 Yes
9 6 Yes 24 5 Yes 28 16 Yes 23 15 Yes7 12 No 12 18 No 32 11 Yes 22 18 Yes6 8 No 16 13 Yes 24 15 Yes 21 10 Yes
10 6 Yes 9 21 No 21 21 21 17 Yes
6 7 No 16 11 Yes 12 23 No 18 14 Yes
7 8 No 17 8 Yes 20 13 Yes 15 16 No
13 6 Yes 24 5 Yes 41 2 Yes 31 7 Yes
7 8 No 23 5 Yes 25 11 Yes 23 7 Yes
6 9 No 14 12 Yes 23 11 Yes 14 15 No
13 3 Yes 20 5 Yes 30 5 Yes 25 8 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
43 21 56 46
16 20 No 13 6 Yes 20 32 No 13 28 No
5 32 No 6 12 No 12 40 No 9 31 No
22 18 Yes 15 4 Yes 23 29 No 21 20 Yes
26 11 Yes 5 15 No 26 26 28 14 Yes
31 3 Yes 15 4 Yes 32 21 Yes 26 13 Yes
7 29 No 5 14 No 23 28 No 18 20 No
21 13 Yes 4 15 No 29 19 Yes 18 11 Yes
20 14 Yes 6 14 No 31 17 Yes 17 12 Yes
25 12 Yes 15 5 Yes 41 11 Yes 20 18 Yes
28 9 Yes 17 2 Yes 39 12 Yes 28 10 Yes
25 12 Yes 16 4 Yes 31 20 Yes 28 9 Yes
18 20 No 11 8 Yes 23 28 No 17 20 No
35 5 Yes 18 2 Yes 42 10 Yes 41 4 Yes21 14 Yes 7 10 No 27 24 Yes 19 16 Yes31 3 Yes 14 5 Yes 31 20 Yes 32 7 Yes17 16 Yes 14 4 Yes 15 35 No 17 17 26 8 Yes 12 7 Yes 44 9 Yes 36 3 Yes14 22 No 15 4 Yes 30 24 Yes 24 15 Yes
16 22 No 14 3 Yes 17 37 No 13 26 No
26 8 Yes 17 2 Yes 35 17 Yes 21 14 Yes
24 11 Yes 17 2 Yes 50 6 Yes 33 7 Yes
IRON (26) JACKSON (27) JEFFERSON (28)IOWA (25)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
43 21 56 46
IRON (26) JACKSON (27) JEFFERSON (28)IOWA (25)
21 19 Yes 10 9 Yes 35 21 Yes 17 27 No20 21 No 12 7 Yes 33 22 Yes 15 27 No18 15 Yes 7 8 No 24 31 No 23 11 Yes21 11 Yes 6 13 No 30 22 Yes 18 16 Yes
22 5 Yes 14 2 Yes 36 13 Yes 24 10 Yes
22 3 Yes 12 2 Yes 33 16 Yes 23 3 Yes27 9 Yes 14 5 Yes 40 13 Yes 32 9 Yes28 9 Yes 11 6 Yes 37 17 Yes 33 7 Yes
32 5 Yes 17 2 Yes 47 7 Yes 42 1 Yes
25 14 Yes 12 8 Yes 24 30 No 21 18 Yes26 9 Yes 5 13 No 15 40 No 22 20 Yes28 8 Yes 13 4 Yes 34 15 Yes 34 7 Yes9 17 No 8 9 No 8 39 No 9 21 No
28 2 Yes 18 2 Yes 53 1 Yes 32 7 Yes
27 10 Yes 13 4 Yes 30 21 Yes 21 15 Yes29 8 Yes 14 4 Yes 41 13 Yes 26 16 Yes26 4 Yes 11 5 Yes 22 27 No 19 11 Yes
21 16 Yes 10 6 Yes 22 34 No 13 27 No
18 9 Yes 9 5 Yes 38 18 Yes 13 14 No
12 12 7 9 No 33 14 Yes 18 10 Yes
31 3 Yes 15 4 Yes 49 6 Yes 29 6 Yes
16 4 Yes 12 2 Yes 22 16 Yes 17 9 Yes
13 9 Yes 7 9 No 23 13 Yes 16 9 Yes
19 2 Yes 12 2 Yes 28 7 Yes 19 7 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
39 72 51 73
20 13 Yes 30 29 Yes 24 17 Yes 25 41 No
10 23 No 19 41 No 8 33 No 14 50 No
23 10 Yes 34 27 Yes 27 13 Yes 38 29 Yes
27 6 Yes 41 21 Yes 26 16 Yes 47 18 Yes
24 8 Yes 34 27 Yes 27 14 Yes 51 12 Yes
12 19 No 30 31 No 21 21 22 42 No
28 3 Yes 26 23 Yes 17 17 44 11 Yes
28 3 Yes 25 22 Yes 17 18 No 42 14 Yes
19 12 Yes 41 22 Yes 30 12 Yes 35 29 Yes
21 11 Yes 46 16 Yes 31 13 Yes 27 38 No
30 2 Yes 50 11 Yes 40 5 Yes 47 16 Yes
17 15 Yes 29 30 No 30 14 Yes 27 38 No
27 5 Yes 48 12 Yes 36 10 Yes 67 5 Yes23 8 Yes 36 16 Yes 21 20 Yes 37 23 Yes27 4 Yes 46 11 Yes 28 11 Yes 47 16 Yes22 11 Yes 33 20 Yes 18 18 26 28 No27 6 Yes 46 10 Yes 31 9 Yes 48 11 Yes10 23 No 40 18 Yes 22 22 34 29 Yes
15 17 No 37 24 Yes 26 16 Yes 30 31 No
18 11 Yes 29 30 No 28 11 Yes 54 10 Yes
21 10 Yes 34 26 Yes 37 3 Yes 59 9 Yes
JUNEAU (29) KENOSHA (30) KEWAUNEE (31) LA CROSSE (32)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
39 72 51 73
JUNEAU (29) KENOSHA (30) KEWAUNEE (31) LA CROSSE (32)
23 8 Yes 24 38 No 23 21 Yes 37 32 Yes19 12 Yes 14 48 No 20 24 No 32 37 No11 19 No 31 17 Yes 23 12 Yes 37 13 Yes25 4 Yes 32 16 Yes 26 11 Yes 41 14 Yes
19 3 Yes 39 11 Yes 33 8 Yes 38 15 Yes
17 3 Yes 43 9 Yes 31 8 Yes 48 5 Yes29 1 Yes 57 2 Yes 43 1 Yes 59 7 Yes23 6 Yes 53 8 Yes 26 18 Yes 46 20 Yes
24 5 Yes 44 13 Yes 38 5 Yes 56 10 Yes
9 21 No 24 36 No 14 31 No 23 44 No8 22 No 16 46 No 15 29 No 37 33 Yes
15 11 Yes 25 29 No 26 13 Yes 47 12 Yes10 13 No 18 20 No 18 15 Yes 20 29 No
26 2 Yes 54 3 Yes 40 4 Yes 59 3 Yes
26 4 Yes 39 13 Yes 34 11 Yes 45 12 Yes20 9 Yes 36 23 Yes 30 12 Yes 47 21 Yes7 6 Yes 26 18 Yes 21 13 Yes 21 27 No
16 14 Yes 36 16 Yes 26 19 Yes 40 22 Yes
6 8 No 29 14 Yes 11 20 No 37 15 Yes
13 6 Yes 26 18 Yes 19 14 Yes 18 28 No
23 3 Yes 40 10 Yes 29 9 Yes 50 7 Yes
7 4 Yes 25 13 Yes 15 13 Yes 26 13 Yes
13 6 Yes 25 16 Yes 17 12 Yes 13 29 No
13 1 Yes 29 11 Yes 14 12 Yes 27 12 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
34 70 50 83
12 20 No 29 32 No 23 20 Yes 47 29 Yes
5 27 No 21 41 No 12 31 No 29 45 No
14 17 No 37 26 Yes 26 17 Yes 60 14 Yes
22 10 Yes 45 16 Yes 29 13 Yes 50 24 Yes
25 8 Yes 38 24 Yes 24 19 Yes 38 38
11 22 No 21 39 No 20 22 No 45 28 Yes
10 14 No 29 21 Yes 16 22 No 31 21 Yes
8 17 No 32 19 Yes 18 21 No 36 17 Yes
26 7 Yes 43 14 Yes 25 16 Yes 38 29 Yes
27 6 Yes 40 17 Yes 31 11 Yes 41 24 Yes
27 5 Yes 35 26 Yes 36 7 Yes 57 17 Yes
18 13 Yes 27 32 No 20 22 No 54 18 Yes
29 4 Yes 43 16 Yes 35 6 Yes 61 12 Yes19 12 Yes 23 32 No 29 10 Yes 41 24 Yes31 1 Yes 38 15 Yes 33 9 Yes 53 12 Yes18 10 Yes 26 29 No 23 18 Yes 46 20 Yes28 4 Yes 43 11 Yes 36 6 Yes 56 12 Yes16 16 41 14 Yes 32 11 Yes 39 32 Yes
17 16 Yes 27 26 Yes 23 16 Yes 41 29 Yes
18 10 Yes 34 23 Yes 20 18 Yes 38 24 Yes
24 6 Yes 43 13 Yes 26 13 Yes 46 21 Yes
LANGLADE (34) LINCOLN (35) MANITOWOC (36)LAFAYETTE (33)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings - Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
34 70 50 83
LANGLADE (34) LINCOLN (35) MANITOWOC (36)LAFAYETTE (33)
12 21 No 27 39 No 15 28 No 28 46 No7 24 No 31 36 No 17 26 No 21 52 No
24 6 Yes 34 21 Yes 12 27 No 43 22 Yes28 2 Yes 34 25 Yes 26 14 Yes 39 27 Yes
21 2 Yes 38 15 Yes 20 14 Yes 50 14 Yes
13 1 Yes 36 17 Yes 31 4 Yes 38 16 Yes32 1 Yes 51 7 Yes 39 4 Yes 62 12 Yes31 2 Yes 51 10 Yes 27 15 Yes 43 25 Yes
32 1 Yes 46 17 Yes 33 9 Yes 61 12 Yes
15 18 No 25 37 No 14 29 No 24 47 No23 9 Yes 4 62 No 9 35 No 23 52 No20 7 Yes 40 21 Yes 20 16 Yes 41 25 Yes5 6 No 23 35 No 12 22 No 25 26 No
30 2 Yes 56 6 Yes 37 4 Yes 66 2 Yes
26 6 Yes 46 15 Yes 32 10 Yes 47 20 Yes20 10 Yes 29 30 No 24 18 Yes 43 22 Yes16 3 Yes 21 22 No 23 14 Yes 36 17 Yes
4 23 No 21 42 No 23 19 Yes 34 35 No
23 3 Yes 21 26 No 17 13 Yes 21 24 No
20 2 Yes 25 29 No 13 24 No 30 25 Yes
24 3 Yes 45 15 Yes 35 4 Yes 53 13 Yes
9 3 Yes 27 15 Yes 20 7 Yes 35 11 Yes
14 1 Yes 19 26 No 11 23 No 29 20 Yes
12 3 Yes 27 21 Yes 23 13 Yes 34 15 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
COUNTY ATTENDANCE 102 41 28 26
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31 35 55 No 24 16 Yes 4 19 No 4 16 No
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons 22 66 No 18 23 No 2 20 No 1 19 No
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 47 42 Yes 34 7 Yes 6 17 No 11 9 Yes
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours" 59 31 Yes 27 11 Yes 12 12 8 12 No
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done 59 28 Yes 23 15 Yes 15 7 Yes 15 5 Yes
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories 35 54 No 18 21 No 7 17 No 8 12 No
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters 35 33 Yes 7 29 No 13 8 Yes 12 5 Yes
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters 34 33 Yes 9 26 No 14 7 Yes 13 4 Yes
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters 39 44 No 28 11 Yes 12 12 8 11 No
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories 48 33 Yes 32 7 Yes 13 11 Yes 7 12 No
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer 64 16 Yes 30 10 Yes 14 10 Yes 14 5 Yes
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota 50 32 Yes 29 9 Yes 10 13 No 14 6 Yes
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115) 85 4 Yes 34 6 Yes 23 1 Yes 19 0 Yes14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations 31 47 No 24 13 Yes 10 13 No 7 12 No15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 21 65 18 Yes 33 4 Yes 20 3 Yes 17 2 Yes16 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215) 40 40 16 23 No 8 13 No 11 8 Yes17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215) 74 10 Yes 34 6 Yes 19 4 Yes 13 7 Yes18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215) 61 26 Yes 29 11 Yes 10 14 No 14 6 Yes
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315) 40 38 Yes 16 16 8 15 No 14 4 Yes
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.) 58 25 Yes 19 14 Yes 13 10 Yes 13 9 Yes
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.) 65 20 Yes 23 10 Yes 20 3 Yes 16 6 Yes
# Question Description
MARATHON (37) MENOMINEE (40)MARINETTE (38) MARQUETTE (39)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
COUNTY ATTENDANCE 102 41 28 26# Question Description
MARATHON (37) MENOMINEE (40)MARINETTE (38) MARQUETTE (39)
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915) 51 44 Yes 11 24 No 13 10 Yes 13 6 Yes23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915) 45 49 No 11 24 No 13 11 Yes 12 7 Yes24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315) 46 30 Yes 11 21 No 22 2 Yes 16 4 Yes25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214) 44 39 Yes 22 10 Yes 13 10 Yes 19 10 Yes
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515) 51 19 Yes 24 9 Yes 14 7 Yes 18 1 Yes
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215) 62 12 Yes 30 5 Yes 15 6 Yes 10 6 Yes28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License 81 5 Yes 34 1 Yes 19 5 Yes 16 3 Yes29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315) 77 14 Yes 28 11 Yes 17 6 Yes 16 4 Yes
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215) 82 8 Yes 33 5 Yes 19 4 Yes 14 4 Yes
31 License fee increase (640315) 54 40 Yes 13 25 No 11 12 No 18 11 Yes32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215) 36 58 No 12 24 No 5 8 No 18 12 Yes33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315) 70 20 Yes 17 16 Yes 12 11 Yes 16 2 Yes34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415) 33 57 No 16 13 Yes 5 15 No 3 12 No
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915) 82 8 Yes 33 3 Yes 22 1 Yes 19 0 Yes
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215) 63 24 Yes 24 14 Yes 12 10 Yes 13 5 Yes37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515) 59 35 Yes 17 20 No 14 9 Yes 14 5 Yes38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.) 42 24 Yes 18 11 Yes 13 7 Yes 9 9
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215) 48 38 Yes 23 15 Yes 10 4 Yes 16 3 Yes
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415) 34 23 Yes 10 11 No 3 13 No 3 10 No
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715) 42 29 Yes 16 8 Yes 12 5 Yes 9 7 Yes
42 Holding fish for personal gain 70 12 Yes 19 10 Yes 21 3 Yes 16 3 Yes
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415) 44 15 Yes 10 7 Yes 12 3 Yes 6 7 No
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615) 40 28 Yes 12 9 Yes 11 4 Yes 7 9 No
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115) 67 9 Yes 11 8 Yes 12 4 Yes 11 3 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
181 24 29 108
59 94 No 12 10 Yes 13 11 Yes 54 38 Yes
40 111 No 8 14 No 11 13 No 38 53 No
92 65 Yes 14 9 Yes 15 10 Yes 63 29 Yes
87 68 Yes 16 6 Yes 19 5 Yes 58 32 Yes
79 65 Yes 10 10 16 8 Yes 55 36 Yes
73 76 No 15 6 Yes 19 14 Yes 42 47 No
101 33 Yes 13 3 Yes 15 9 Yes 39 29 Yes
98 39 Yes 14 3 Yes 11 12 No 40 32 Yes
105 40 Yes 14 5 Yes 15 8 Yes 71 16 Yes
111 34 Yes 16 5 Yes 17 6 Yes 73 14 Yes
94 53 Yes 19 3 Yes 21 4 Yes 63 18 Yes
79 63 Yes 11 10 Yes 15 9 Yes 53 33 Yes
150 17 Yes 21 1 Yes 22 3 Yes 69 6 Yes51 96 No 10 12 No 10 14 No 50 23 Yes
129 26 Yes 17 6 Yes 24 1 Yes 64 12 Yes62 73 No 4 11 No 10 14 No 39 33 Yes
131 11 Yes 22 1 Yes 20 5 Yes 65 13 Yes101 39 Yes 16 7 Yes 13 11 Yes 55 30 Yes
70 76 No 7 15 No 17 8 Yes 48 30 Yes
121 34 Yes 13 2 Yes 12 11 Yes 43 29 Yes
127 29 Yes 20 1 Yes 15 9 Yes 57 20 Yes
OCONTO (43) ONEIDA (44)MILWAUKEE (41) MONROE (42)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
181 24 29 108
OCONTO (43) ONEIDA (44)MILWAUKEE (41) MONROE (42)
114 51 Yes 11 12 No 12 13 No 41 43 No99 63 Yes 11 12 No 9 16 No 39 44 No79 52 Yes 10 8 Yes 11 12 No 45 23 Yes50 90 No 12 5 Yes 21 2 Yes 34 34
100 41 Yes 12 1 Yes 20 3 Yes 44 20 Yes
74 56 Yes 16 1 Yes 18 3 Yes 48 12 Yes114 37 Yes 18 3 Yes 24 1 Yes 64 13 Yes109 47 Yes 17 5 Yes 14 9 Yes 56 17 Yes
138 21 Yes 22 1 Yes 21 5 Yes 70 8 Yes
101 57 Yes 13 7 Yes 13 12 Yes 44 40 Yes73 85 No 15 8 Yes 8 18 No 28 56 No
111 35 Yes 11 7 Yes 13 12 Yes 40 33 Yes43 86 No 5 14 No 8 13 No 23 38 No
136 16 Yes 21 1 Yes 23 1 Yes 78 4 Yes
92 53 Yes 19 4 Yes 13 10 Yes 55 19 Yes120 32 Yes 18 5 Yes 11 13 No 57 21 Yes90 28 Yes 15 3 Yes 9 14 No 46 19 Yes
68 69 No 10 13 No 11 13 No 42 33 Yes
54 72 No 11 10 Yes 6 9 No 27 28 No
89 39 Yes 13 4 Yes 9 10 No 44 32 Yes
123 21 Yes 14 8 Yes 20 4 Yes 58 21 Yes
55 64 No 11 5 Yes 14 2 Yes 39 14 Yes
84 38 Yes 13 4 Yes 8 10 No 41 30 Yes
108 22 Yes 13 5 Yes 10 9 Yes 59 11 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
105 64 16 21
52 37 Yes 24 33 No 7 8 No 7 10 No
29 58 No 13 45 No 6 9 No 3 14 No
66 24 Yes 36 23 Yes 9 6 Yes 9 8 Yes
68 26 Yes 35 22 Yes 12 4 Yes 8 9 No
54 37 Yes 41 16 Yes 15 1 Yes 12 4 Yes
45 47 No 25 28 No 2 13 No 4 12 No
42 24 Yes 36 11 Yes 9 4 Yes 7 7
37 28 Yes 34 13 Yes 7 4 Yes 6 8 No
61 30 Yes 34 19 Yes 10 5 Yes 6 9 No
61 30 Yes 35 17 Yes 12 3 Yes 9 7 Yes
72 18 Yes 40 15 Yes 13 1 Yes 8 7 Yes
58 32 Yes 38 16 Yes 10 6 Yes 9 7 Yes
86 11 Yes 46 14 Yes 16 0 Yes 13 4 Yes47 34 Yes 9 48 No 7 7 4 13 No71 13 Yes 40 17 Yes 14 1 Yes 15 2 Yes43 39 Yes 35 18 Yes 10 5 Yes 4 10 No73 10 Yes 51 4 Yes 12 4 Yes 13 3 Yes61 27 Yes 33 21 Yes 10 6 Yes 9 6 Yes
54 29 Yes 33 21 Yes 13 2 Yes 9 7 Yes
48 30 Yes 36 21 Yes 10 5 Yes 13 3 Yes
61 20 Yes 41 14 Yes 11 5 Yes 14 1 Yes
PEPIN (47) PIERCE (48)OUTAGAMIE (45) OZAUKEE (46)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
105 64 16 21
PEPIN (47) PIERCE (48)OUTAGAMIE (45) OZAUKEE (46)
46 49 No 32 28 Yes 7 9 No 11 6 Yes41 56 No 27 32 No 7 9 No 10 7 Yes42 28 Yes 27 22 Yes 9 7 Yes 3 11 No46 23 Yes 27 22 Yes 9 5 Yes 10 5 Yes
49 31 Yes 33 16 Yes 9 5 Yes 12 1 Yes
55 15 Yes 35 12 Yes 11 2 Yes 10 4 Yes78 14 Yes 53 7 Yes 13 2 Yes 13 3 Yes74 13 Yes 47 7 Yes 12 4 Yes 7 9 No
76 19 Yes 46 7 Yes 11 5 Yes 15 2 Yes
34 59 No 37 23 Yes 7 9 No 11 6 Yes26 68 No 13 47 No 4 12 No 6 11 No45 42 Yes 30 29 Yes 8 7 Yes 10 5 Yes28 39 No 21 28 No 6 6 4 9 No
81 13 Yes 44 8 Yes 12 1 Yes 14 2 Yes
55 31 Yes 43 14 Yes 10 6 Yes 8 8 59 34 Yes 30 23 Yes 9 7 Yes 14 3 Yes45 23 Yes 45 9 Yes 6 7 No 14 2 Yes
62 31 Yes 25 30 No 5 11 No 2 13 No
38 20 Yes 21 20 Yes 4 8 No 6 7 No
49 20 Yes 34 14 Yes 7 6 Yes 7 4 Yes
58 22 Yes 46 6 Yes 11 4 Yes 15 1 Yes
45 14 Yes 29 11 Yes 8 3 Yes 8 3 Yes
50 19 Yes 33 13 Yes 9 3 Yes 7 3 Yes
43 24 Yes 37 4 Yes 11 2 Yes 10 2 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
36 201 33 61
18 24 No 80 83 No 17 8 Yes 29 28 Yes
11 20 No 46 116 No 6 18 No 20 40 No
19 14 Yes 110 55 Yes 17 9 Yes 35 25 Yes
18 15 Yes 86 74 Yes 14 11 Yes 40 19 Yes
25 7 Yes 113 49 Yes 10 15 No 37 25 Yes
11 21 No 71 91 No 15 11 Yes 32 29 Yes
9 19 No 116 42 Yes 11 12 No 30 14 Yes
10 16 No 113 47 Yes 11 12 No 29 16 Yes
14 17 No 121 46 Yes 15 8 Yes 48 12 Yes
16 14 Yes 124 42 Yes 18 6 Yes 48 10 Yes
21 9 Yes 121 38 Yes 21 3 Yes 48 12 Yes
14 16 No 100 57 Yes 14 9 Yes 36 20 Yes
26 6 Yes 149 15 Yes 25 0 Yes 57 7 Yes17 12 Yes 63 89 No 16 6 Yes 18 45 No21 9 Yes 119 32 Yes 19 4 Yes 40 13 Yes14 15 No 77 64 Yes 12 13 No 33 23 Yes24 5 Yes 132 19 Yes 23 2 Yes 48 12 Yes16 17 No 92 61 Yes 19 5 Yes 28 27 Yes
13 17 No 85 62 Yes 10 12 No 32 28 Yes
15 9 Yes 132 27 Yes 13 10 Yes 30 25 Yes
15 10 Yes 139 25 Yes 16 7 Yes 40 14 Yes
POLK (49) PORTAGE (50) PRICE (51) RACINE (52)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
36 201 33 61
POLK (49) PORTAGE (50) PRICE (51) RACINE (52)
14 20 No 110 62 Yes 5 18 No 25 40 No12 22 No 104 68 Yes 5 18 No 15 49 No16 12 Yes 61 84 No 7 19 No 27 19 Yes18 10 Yes 78 74 Yes 21 5 Yes 24 20 Yes
15 9 Yes 112 39 Yes 10 11 No 42 9 Yes
17 5 Yes 103 45 Yes 20 0 Yes 42 5 Yes28 3 Yes 96 57 Yes 21 3 Yes 57 3 Yes20 9 Yes 125 32 Yes 17 8 Yes 50 12 Yes
23 7 Yes 158 10 Yes 18 5 Yes 47 16 Yes
12 19 No 100 70 Yes 8 16 No 28 35 No7 25 No 67 103 No 5 20 No 17 48 No
15 12 Yes 103 56 Yes 5 15 No 44 18 Yes11 11 32 137 No 10 11 No 18 28 No
25 7 Yes 158 7 Yes 21 3 Yes 59 3 Yes
19 11 Yes 102 56 Yes 13 11 Yes 43 18 Yes14 16 No 130 36 Yes 13 9 Yes 41 16 Yes11 15 No 104 42 Yes 11 11 29 13 Yes
19 13 Yes 84 62 Yes 23 2 Yes 38 22 Yes
8 14 No 63 78 No 11 6 Yes 24 18 Yes
9 14 No 102 47 Yes 6 12 No 32 16 Yes
21 9 Yes 124 35 Yes 12 9 Yes 45 13 Yes
19 4 Yes 85 53 Yes 16 4 Yes 33 7 Yes
8 14 No 97 46 Yes 7 14 No 36 10 Yes
10 10 119 21 Yes 13 7 Yes 29 13 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
26 62 29 50
10 12 No 26 29 No 7 19 No 17 27 No
11 11 21 34 No 8 17 No 12 32 No
16 6 Yes 36 20 Yes 12 14 No 19 24 No
20 3 Yes 34 19 Yes 18 8 Yes 32 10 Yes
20 4 Yes 36 18 Yes 19 8 Yes 37 7 Yes
11 11 20 33 No 9 17 No 18 26 No
9 8 Yes 30 18 Yes 9 12 No 20 18 Yes
10 7 Yes 29 20 Yes 9 12 No 14 19 No
17 7 Yes 33 26 Yes 15 8 Yes 30 13 Yes
17 7 Yes 37 21 Yes 16 8 Yes 35 8 Yes
17 5 Yes 42 12 Yes 21 6 Yes 30 12 Yes
16 6 Yes 33 21 Yes 15 10 Yes 20 19 Yes
21 1 Yes 54 2 Yes 24 2 Yes 31 12 Yes11 9 Yes 31 25 Yes 13 11 Yes 18 18 18 4 Yes 40 15 Yes 17 5 Yes 29 8 Yes10 7 Yes 27 24 Yes 10 12 No 14 22 No18 2 Yes 50 7 Yes 20 7 Yes 38 2 Yes12 8 Yes 33 20 Yes 17 10 Yes 25 17 Yes
10 12 No 26 27 No 17 8 Yes 25 14 Yes
15 5 Yes 37 18 Yes 14 11 Yes 19 16 Yes
19 3 Yes 49 7 Yes 21 4 Yes 27 11 Yes
RICHLAND (53) ROCK (54) RUSK (55) SAINT CROIX (56)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
26 62 29 50
RICHLAND (53) ROCK (54) RUSK (55) SAINT CROIX (56)
12 11 Yes 35 24 Yes 8 19 No 24 19 Yes11 12 No 30 27 Yes 7 20 No 20 23 No10 9 Yes 24 27 No 12 13 No 23 12 Yes8 11 No 27 25 Yes 19 7 Yes 26 11 Yes
11 5 Yes 36 15 Yes 12 6 Yes 21 7 Yes
6 2 Yes 32 15 Yes 18 2 Yes 17 6 Yes21 2 Yes 52 5 Yes 24 3 Yes 38 2 Yes16 6 Yes 40 16 Yes 18 7 Yes 30 11 Yes
23 0 Yes 53 5 Yes 19 7 Yes 28 11 Yes
12 9 Yes 30 27 Yes 9 18 No 16 25 No16 8 Yes 24 32 No 5 22 No 8 35 No12 6 Yes 25 27 No 13 11 Yes 27 14 Yes5 4 Yes 20 29 No 5 11 No 11 12 No
23 0 Yes 52 2 Yes 25 1 Yes 29 10 Yes
14 6 Yes 46 9 Yes 15 10 Yes 27 10 Yes19 2 Yes 39 18 Yes 11 16 No 27 14 Yes12 7 Yes 30 18 Yes 11 7 Yes 13 10 Yes
12 8 Yes 25 27 No 7 18 No 25 15 Yes
6 4 Yes 23 21 Yes 11 4 Yes 5 19 No
3 2 Yes 31 11 Yes 6 12 No 15 8 Yes
14 5 Yes 39 13 Yes 15 7 Yes 22 10 Yes
4 1 Yes 24 16 Yes 12 3 Yes 18 9 Yes
2 2 26 13 Yes 6 10 No 18 8 Yes
3 1 Yes 23 17 Yes 11 6 Yes 15 11 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
78 37 43 92
22 43 No 8 22 No 16 24 No 44 46 No
11 49 No 8 22 No 8 33 No 27 63 No
42 24 Yes 15 15 22 20 Yes 58 30 Yes
31 35 No 24 6 Yes 24 15 Yes 61 27 Yes
41 22 Yes 17 13 Yes 33 9 Yes 49 39 Yes
34 28 Yes 15 15 15 27 No 42 44 No
32 21 Yes 15 11 Yes 18 16 Yes 46 21 Yes
31 21 Yes 14 12 Yes 17 17 43 22 Yes
34 28 Yes 26 5 Yes 22 19 Yes 59 22 Yes
40 19 Yes 28 3 Yes 29 12 Yes 60 23 Yes
50 15 Yes 17 8 Yes 31 9 Yes 64 19 Yes
37 26 Yes 21 8 Yes 26 15 Yes 57 28 Yes
73 0 Yes 26 4 Yes 39 3 Yes 80 9 Yes32 29 Yes 15 11 Yes 22 14 Yes 43 34 Yes46 14 Yes 28 1 Yes 31 8 Yes 66 19 Yes29 31 No 16 8 Yes 21 15 Yes 45 37 Yes57 7 Yes 23 2 Yes 36 5 Yes 72 13 Yes36 31 Yes 19 7 Yes 28 14 Yes 57 30 Yes
30 35 No 14 5 Yes 19 18 Yes 39 44 No
57 12 Yes 22 4 Yes 25 12 Yes 42 39 Yes
68 6 Yes 25 3 Yes 32 7 Yes 57 25 Yes
SAWYER (58) SHAWANO (59) SHEBOYGAN (60)SAUK (57)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
78 37 43 92
SAWYER (58) SHAWANO (59) SHEBOYGAN (60)SAUK (57)
48 28 Yes 13 16 No 18 23 No 23 64 No41 33 Yes 17 12 Yes 15 25 No 22 65 No43 12 Yes 12 12 18 17 Yes 37 37 27 37 No 15 8 Yes 20 12 Yes 50 24 Yes
52 10 Yes 12 9 Yes 23 12 Yes 49 27 Yes
33 17 Yes 16 3 Yes 23 9 Yes 68 7 Yes57 9 Yes 23 4 Yes 32 7 Yes 76 10 Yes56 14 Yes 19 8 Yes 24 14 Yes 77 11 Yes
69 4 Yes 26 3 Yes 33 7 Yes 79 8 Yes
53 22 Yes 16 12 Yes 20 21 No 40 46 No30 41 No 8 22 No 5 34 No 28 61 No41 19 Yes 15 12 Yes 25 13 Yes 55 27 Yes19 32 No 10 9 Yes 16 12 Yes 38 33 Yes
67 3 Yes 23 3 Yes 36 4 Yes 77 6 Yes
50 18 Yes 16 10 Yes 23 14 Yes 37 44 No52 16 Yes 20 5 Yes 29 10 Yes 45 38 Yes46 14 Yes 20 4 Yes 21 10 Yes 41 28 Yes
33 32 Yes 11 13 No 21 17 Yes 32 51 No
19 26 No 11 9 Yes 10 14 No 35 35
41 8 Yes 12 9 Yes 17 10 Yes 36 35 Yes
54 11 Yes 22 5 Yes 3 7 No 64 15 Yes
33 13 Yes 17 3 Yes 15 7 Yes 55 18 Yes
39 8 Yes 11 10 Yes 10 13 No 39 37 Yes
36 12 Yes 15 4 Yes 12 7 Yes 49 24 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
36 26 26 89
22 14 Yes 6 15 No 2 23 No 44 44
14 22 No 3 18 No 2 23 No 26 61 No
27 9 Yes 13 8 Yes 8 17 No 54 31 Yes
24 10 Yes 13 8 Yes 17 8 Yes 49 32 Yes
25 10 Yes 18 3 Yes 21 4 Yes 42 40 Yes
9 26 No 4 17 No 5 20 No 40 41 No
16 16 15 4 Yes 14 8 Yes 28 36 No
15 16 No 15 4 Yes 13 9 Yes 29 36 No
21 12 Yes 11 7 Yes 18 5 Yes 55 26 Yes
20 9 Yes 15 3 Yes 19 3 Yes 60 18 Yes
28 5 Yes 17 4 Yes 20 5 Yes 56 19 Yes
28 7 Yes 11 10 Yes 14 10 Yes 62 18 Yes
27 7 Yes 21 0 Yes 25 0 Yes 77 5 Yes13 19 No 11 10 Yes 5 19 No 43 34 Yes29 3 Yes 11 8 Yes 17 7 Yes 61 17 Yes10 23 No 9 8 Yes 8 12 No 34 39 No26 5 Yes 17 1 Yes 18 5 Yes 66 12 Yes31 3 Yes 11 9 Yes 10 14 No 56 23 Yes
17 16 Yes 8 11 No 10 14 No 44 29 Yes
14 16 No 12 8 Yes 18 7 Yes 48 23 Yes
9 21 No 17 4 Yes 19 6 Yes 53 20 Yes
TREMPEALEAU (62)TAYLOR (61) VERNON (63) VILAS (64)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
36 26 26 89
TREMPEALEAU (62)TAYLOR (61) VERNON (63) VILAS (64)
9 26 No 9 11 No 13 12 Yes 26 55 No11 23 No 8 12 No 13 12 Yes 31 53 No11 21 No 8 11 No 11 12 No 43 24 Yes25 6 Yes 14 5 Yes 7 16 No 47 23 Yes
17 9 Yes 12 5 Yes 15 5 Yes 46 26 Yes
20 4 Yes 19 1 Yes 15 4 Yes 53 11 Yes32 3 Yes 19 0 Yes 21 3 Yes 78 9 Yes18 15 Yes 18 3 Yes 11 12 No 65 15 Yes
25 10 Yes 19 2 Yes 22 2 Yes 74 11 Yes
11 23 No 6 15 No 17 7 Yes 48 36 Yes10 25 No 9 12 No 19 13 Yes 29 59 No19 10 Yes 15 3 Yes 17 5 Yes 49 27 Yes11 13 No 4 12 No 4 13 No 22 40 No
27 6 Yes 19 1 Yes 21 2 Yes 71 6 Yes
19 14 Yes 12 8 Yes 18 5 Yes 45 36 Yes16 16 16 4 Yes 23 2 Yes 55 25 Yes14 11 Yes 14 5 Yes 9 11 No 47 19 Yes
26 7 Yes 16 4 Yes 5 17 No 47 36 Yes
14 11 Yes 9 7 Yes 11 7 Yes 28 30 No
17 12 Yes 13 3 Yes 12 4 Yes 66 20 Yes
27 5 Yes 19 2 Yes 20 2 Yes 55 22 Yes
21 2 Yes 14 3 Yes 11 4 Yes 45 19 Yes
11 14 No 12 6 Yes 11 5 Yes 63 22 Yes
17 7 Yes 17 4 Yes 15 1 Yes 66 15 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
45 39 110 169
21 14 Yes 9 24 No 44 59 No 64 87 No
13 23 No 6 27 No 20 82 No 41 111 No
24 12 Yes 11 22 No 63 41 Yes 84 65 Yes
20 17 Yes 17 15 Yes 63 40 Yes 95 50 Yes
24 13 Yes 26 7 Yes 65 36 Yes 95 45 Yes
20 17 Yes 6 27 No 44 59 No 67 73 No
20 11 Yes 9 20 No 34 41 No 91 36 Yes
22 11 Yes 9 18 No 34 41 No 93 35 Yes
20 16 Yes 23 9 Yes 57 44 Yes 96 46 Yes
20 15 Yes 26 6 Yes 66 35 Yes 100 41 Yes
28 9 Yes 26 6 Yes 79 23 Yes 114 26 Yes
18 14 Yes 17 16 Yes 67 34 Yes 94 41 Yes
34 1 Yes 29 4 Yes 93 12 Yes 130 24 Yes17 17 19 14 Yes 61 26 Yes 41 109 No30 6 Yes 29 4 Yes 80 16 Yes 108 32 Yes18 16 Yes 13 17 No 46 44 Yes 60 66 No33 2 Yes 26 6 Yes 82 13 Yes 114 22 Yes23 9 Yes 25 8 Yes 39 63 No 89 49 Yes
20 15 Yes 14 15 No 48 54 No 92 47 Yes
17 17 15 13 Yes 40 45 No 90 48 Yes
26 10 Yes 20 12 Yes 48 39 Yes 106 39 Yes
WASHBURN (66) WASHINGTON (67) WAUKESHA (68)WALWORTH (65)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
45 39 110 169
WASHBURN (66) WASHINGTON (67) WAUKESHA (68)WALWORTH (65)
18 20 No 11 22 No 24 79 No 83 73 Yes13 26 No 10 23 No 15 91 No 74 80 No26 8 Yes 11 19 No 54 30 Yes 77 38 Yes20 15 Yes 21 10 Yes 47 35 Yes 68 53 Yes
25 8 Yes 21 7 Yes 40 50 No 96 31 Yes
24 7 Yes 23 4 Yes 77 9 Yes 93 25 Yes27 7 Yes 27 4 Yes 100 4 Yes 123 23 Yes30 5 Yes 23 8 Yes 72 26 Yes 106 37 Yes
34 3 Yes 27 6 Yes 80 24 Yes 132 21 Yes
18 18 13 20 No 33 71 No 87 68 Yes11 28 No 9 23 No 40 64 No 63 90 No17 18 No 21 11 Yes 47 50 No 98 39 Yes5 26 No 7 17 No 32 45 No 39 88 No
34 3 Yes 31 2 Yes 85 15 Yes 131 16 Yes
25 9 Yes 20 12 Yes 49 50 No 93 45 Yes25 12 Yes 17 14 Yes 52 46 Yes 111 33 Yes20 9 Yes 17 12 Yes 37 40 No 90 30 Yes
11 22 No 18 14 Yes 38 63 No 73 67 Yes
14 16 No 11 11 46 33 Yes 71 54 Yes
14 16 No 13 13 37 49 No 74 46 Yes
22 8 Yes 25 7 Yes 69 30 Yes 117 25 Yes
12 12 21 4 Yes 57 15 Yes 72 37 Yes
16 12 Yes 12 14 No 34 44 No 68 46 Yes
19 17 Yes 16 8 Yes 41 34 Yes 102 17 Yes
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE
1 Allow the overnight placement of portable stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 Sept. 1-Jan 31
2 Allow the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64 during firearm/muzzleloader seasons
3 Three year trial period for allowing the overnight placement of stands/blinds on DNR lands north of Hwy 64
4 Establish that legal hours for taking game be referred to as "shooting hours" rather than "hunting hours"
5 Issuing antlerless deer permits on a first-come, first-serve basis as currently done
6 Issuing antlerless deer permits through a random drawing with application deadline and preference categories
7 Zone A: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
8 Zone B: Shorten beaver/otter trapping by two-four weeks on non-trout waters, keep current season on trout waters
9 Local public notice and input process to change regulations to the most common for fish species on inland waters
10 Local public notice and input process to change regulations for fish species on waters under consumption advisories
11 NRB: Establish consistent season end dates for fall turkey, pheasant, partridge, fisher trapping, and archery deer
12 NRB: Eliminate exceptions that allow harvest of antlerless deer in buck-only management units with zero quota
13 Support the Natural Resources Board choosing the DNR secretary (130115)14 Eliminate the "artificial-only" restriction from regular season trout regulations15 Exempt fish and wildlife rules from Act 2116 Apply for a bear preference points up to six years at a time (510215)17 Non-resident black bear preference point price increase (050215)18 Division of counties into multiple deer management units (110215)
19 Allow the CDAC's to extend archery season to Jan. 31 in Southern Farmland Zone (520315)
20 Repeal the iron mining law (010415, etc.)
21 Moratorium on new state permits for frac sand mining and processing (090115, etc.)
# Question DescriptionVotes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
93 25 87 89
44 44 5 16 No 36 46 No 47 37 Yes
23 66 No 3 17 No 34 49 No 20 60 No
62 33 Yes 10 13 No 56 27 Yes 53 30 Yes
66 30 Yes 17 7 Yes 43 37 Yes 43 36 Yes
72 21 Yes 18 6 Yes 54 28 Yes 55 25 Yes
32 61 No 7 16 No 35 47 No 33 49 No
39 46 No 8 9 No 26 37 No 48 22 Yes
35 48 No 9 8 Yes 28 39 No 47 25 Yes
72 21 Yes 15 6 Yes 57 23 Yes 65 12 Yes
76 18 Yes 16 5 Yes 60 19 Yes 62 17 Yes
85 11 Yes 18 6 Yes 61 20 Yes 68 14 Yes
62 31 Yes 16 6 Yes 45 35 Yes 48 30 Yes
83 11 Yes 22 2 Yes 76 8 Yes 75 2 Yes54 34 Yes 13 8 Yes 34 34 44 30 Yes69 15 Yes 19 3 Yes 60 19 Yes 65 12 Yes40 48 No 11 13 No 48 26 Yes 44 28 Yes71 16 Yes 22 2 Yes 68 10 Yes 69 7 Yes45 46 No 11 12 No 44 38 Yes 33 43 No
47 43 Yes 10 10 38 38 39 37 Yes
53 28 Yes 17 5 Yes 62 13 Yes 42 29 Yes
66 18 Yes 17 4 Yes 63 14 Yes 44 31 Yes
WOOD (72)WAUPACA (69) WAUSHARA (70) WINNEBAGO (71)
2016 DNR Spring Rule Hearings - WCC County Meetings Summary of Results by County 04/12/2016
Shaded questions indicate WCC advisory questions
COUNTY ATTENDANCE# Question Description
22 Require non-toxic shot on all DNR managed lands (131915)23 Require non-toxic fishing tackle under 1/2 ounce in weight (131915)24 Single dry land trapping opener (500315)25 Establish an otter bag limit (230214)
26 Nighttime fishing prohibition during spring walleye spawning run near DePere Dam, Fox River (050515)
27 Hunting and trapping on DNR lands at Strawberry Creek (150215)28 Creation of a Senior Citizen Conservation Patron License29 Initiate the selling of gift certificates for DNR licenses, fees, permits (270315)
30 Increase scientific, professional natural resource management in Wisconsin DNR (130215)
31 License fee increase (640315)32 Registration of non-motorized watercraft (670215)33 Removal of waterfowl blinds on public lands (680315)34 End the 16-day 1:00 pm closure in Mead Wildlife Area (370415)
35 Raise public awareness of DNR/ conservation efforts for all Wisconsinites (130915)
36 Learn-to-Hunt participation (140215)37 Wildlife Conservation Stamp (130515)38 Alternate bag limits for Wisconsin's trout fisheries (020315, etc.)
39 Allow unfilled spring turkey permits to be used in 5th and 6th periods (520215)
40 Reopen the year round walleye fishing season on the Lower Black River (270415)
41 Increase the musky size limit on Trout Lake (Vilas County) to 50 inches (640715)
42 Holding fish for personal gain
43 Elimination of size limit on largemouth bass on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County (040415)
44 Muskellunge size limit increase on North and South Twin Lake, Vilas County (640615)
45 Reduce yellow perch daily bag limit on Bearskin Lake, Oneida County (440115)
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
Votes Yes
Votes No Maj.
93 25 87 89
WOOD (72)WAUPACA (69) WAUSHARA (70) WINNEBAGO (71)
38 57 No 9 14 No 42 36 Yes 29 45 No36 61 No 9 15 No 30 50 No 27 46 No56 26 Yes 9 10 No 35 36 No 33 41 No48 33 Yes 13 4 Yes 51 20 Yes 45 29 Yes
46 35 Yes 11 3 Yes 54 23 Yes 38 28 Yes
62 12 Yes 10 3 Yes 53 15 Yes 62 10 Yes85 7 Yes 17 7 Yes 72 11 Yes 65 9 Yes68 25 Yes 15 8 Yes 58 23 Yes 41 35 Yes
81 10 Yes 18 5 Yes 76 4 Yes 66 12 Yes
34 58 No 9 13 No 43 40 Yes 37 42 No16 76 No 6 17 No 22 58 No 29 48 No52 31 Yes 12 8 Yes 43 36 Yes 44 35 Yes38 32 Yes 3 9 No 22 46 No 24 55 No
87 5 Yes 19 3 Yes 69 10 Yes 66 8 Yes
49 38 Yes 14 8 Yes 46 30 Yes 53 18 Yes50 37 Yes 9 13 No 38 34 Yes 41 33 Yes47 31 Yes 9 8 Yes 39 24 Yes 32 33 No
60 29 Yes 9 14 No 39 42 No 47 29 Yes
45 24 Yes 1 9 No 35 20 Yes 35 29 Yes
40 38 Yes 9 6 Yes 38 19 Yes 32 30 Yes
64 22 Yes 18 1 Yes 59 13 Yes 52 15 Yes
44 23 Yes 7 3 Yes 38 13 Yes 31 28 Yes
37 34 Yes 7 4 Yes 39 15 Yes 33 28 Yes
45 27 Yes 9 1 Yes 42 10 Yes 41 19 Yes