Wisconsin "Safe?" Parks
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UPDATE
When legislators sneak amendments in on the back of a bill, they lose the trust of their constituents. Amendment 4 was a bipartisan blunder and is opposed by most Republicans, Democrats and even most hunters. Ask the DNR board to delay the implementation of Act 168 until safety and constituents' rights are addressed.
Ask your lawmakers to rescind Wisconsin Act 168 because Subchapter V 19.81 recognizes that in the American representative government, "it is declared to be the policy of this state that the public is entitled to the fullest and most complete information regarding the affairs of government as is compatible with the conduct of governmental business".
Silent Sports Door County
1) 5 year old child mistaken for a turkey at Jackson Marsh.
2) If a hunter shoots and misses, the bullet keeps on going for up to a mile, according to a sheriff...
4) Wis. citizens mobilizing against new law allowing hunting, trapping in state parks...
3) Law opening Wisconsin state parks to trapping and hunting sailed under the radar with minimal opposition ...
N R A response to changes to the revised Wisconsin State Park Maps, following the Dec 11 meeting
The Natural Resources Board approved the DNR's proposal package with some amendments. State park hunting maps and webpages will be updated to reflect these changes for 2013
"Cracks appearing in Conservation Congress. Cross-country skiers, hikers, birdwatchers and other “non-consumptive” outdoor enthusiasts are using social media to change the face of Wisconsin’s Conservation Congress. Long dominated by the "hook and bullet" crowd, the WCC is feeling pressure from a wider outdoors constituency that wants more say in Department of Natural Resources policy."
Capital Times article 4-18-13. Click the green button to read the full article.