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WI Natural Resources Board April 2018

WI Natural Resources Board April 2018. 1. Updating the Elk Management Plan. Original Elk Management Plans: Clam Lake 2000 Black River 2001 Amendment 2012 Elk range Herd size Tourism Ag damage Cranberries Habitat evolution Pre-CWD Season structure Research needs

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WI Natural Resources Board April 2018

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  1. WI Natural Resources BoardApril 2018 AGENDA ITEMS 4.B.1 KEVIN WALLENFANG, DEER AND ELK ECOLOGIST 1

  2. Updating theElk Management Plan • Original Elk Management Plans: Clam Lake 2000 • Black River 2001 • Amendment 2012 • Elk range • Herd size • Tourism • Ag damage • Cranberries • Habitat evolution • Pre-CWD • Season structure • Research needs • Predator impacts • Tribes AGENDA ITEMS 4.B.1 2

  3. Updating theElk Management Plan Timeline: Spring/Summer Public survey and analysis Fall 2018 Plan writing, research, meeting, etc. Fall 2019 Public scoping meetings Winter 2020 Public comment period and public meetings Spring/Summer 2020 NRB approval AGENDA ITEMS 4.B.1 3

  4. Wisconsin’s First Elk Hunt 2018! • 200+ elk in the Clam Lake herd • 10 bull-only quota • Clam Lake Elk Range ONLY • Protection of Kentucky elk is high priority AGENDA ITEMS 4.B.1 4

  5. 2018 Elk Hunt • 5 bull tags for state hunters • 5 bulls to Chippewa tribes • Tribes determine who hunts • Hunter education/orientation required • Extensive outreach underway AGENDA ITEMS 4.B.1 5

  6. 2018 Elk Hunt • Hunter orientation required • History of reintroduction • Regulations • Registration requirements • Health testing requirements • Area orientation • Planning for the hunt • Local information • License and tag issued AGENDA ITEMS 4.B.1 6

  7. 2018 Elk Hunt • May application period • 4 bull tags • $10 application • residents only • June drawing • $49 license fee • Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation • 1 bull tag • $10 raffle ticket • residents only • drawing August 11 • all proceeds for WI elk AGENDA ITEMS 4.B.1 7

  8. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation names Wisconsin DNR as 2017 Conservationist of the Year 8

  9. Natural Resources Board AGENDA ITEMS 4.B.1 KEVIN WALLENFANG, DEER AND ELK ECOLOGIST 9

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