Wisconsin Deer Herd, Wisconsin Budget, What Can You Believe

From the Green Bay Press.
Deer estimates were 1.7 million. Wisconsin budget short fall 5.4 billion. Can you believe anything from the state of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin deer kill down 20%, DNR says

By Robert Imrie • The Associated Press • December 2, 2008

"The DNR estimated up to 1.7 million whitetail deer roamed the fields and woods this fall — some 100,000 fewer than a year ago.

Warnke said the preliminary registration figures suggest two things:

—The preseason herd estimates in some areas of the state were too high. Perhaps more deer died during a harsher winter and fewer healthy fawns were born.

—The earn-a-buck regulation in major portions of the state requiring hunters to kill an antlerless deer to qualify to shoot the more coveted buck are working in lowering deer numbers.

“Think about it from the upside. We still have a very high harvest in Wisconsin and very strong deer hunting opportunity when you look around,” he said.

None of the typical variables in the annual hunt can account for the drop in deer killed, Warnke said.

“The weather this year was pretty good,” he said. “There is nothing that is glaring to me about weather, the late season or Packers games that can be accountable for all of the preliminary decline. Licenses were stable.”

In fact, the DNR sold about 1,000 more hunting licenses this season, putting 642,419 hunters into the field." Wisconsin deer kill down 20%, DNR says | greenbaypressgazette.com | Green Bay Press-Gazette

Maybe they knew the deer herd numbers were less than 1.7 mil. and didn't tell the truth. They got at least an extra $24,000.00 in extra license fee's from the 1000 extra licenses. Is the state budget really 5.4 billion? When will people in Wisconsin wake up?

Hear anyone question any part of the state of Wisconsin? Guess not.