Public input on deer hunting

WAUPACA – The Waupaca County Deer Advisory Board tabulated responses to whitetail deer management questions during their online public input survey.
Board chairman Scott Bestul shared the following data compiled from 158 respondents.
• The antlerless quota for Waupaca County: 57 want a lower quota, 72 want the status quo, 25 want a higher quota and four had no opinion.
• For bonus permits on private land: 43 want lower numbers, 72 want the status quo, 25 want higher numbers and nine had no opinion.
• For bonus permits on public land: 52 want lower numbers, 52 want the status quo, 22 want higher numbers and 15 had no opinion.

• For farmland tags issued per license: 7 people want zero tags, 48 want one tag, 58 want two tags, 28 want three tags, 14 want four or more tags and three had no opinion.
• For having a holiday antlerless hunt: 75 want a holiday hunt, 81 do not want a holiday hunt and two had no opinion.
• For extending the archery/ crossbow hunt through the month of January: 91 in favor of extending it, 60 do not favor extending it and seven had no opinions.
The board will hold a public meeting at the Manawa City Hall on 500 Bridge St. on Thursday May 1 at 6 p.m. where they will take public testimony and make recommendations to the Natural Resources Board on the county’s quotas and deer-season framework.