You may want to attend this meeting. It is my understanding that if the DNR does this, the snowmobile trails cannot open until one week after ....which is December 21st of each year. Very bad for snowmobiling.

1. They will be discussing the antlerless 4 day season that could last as late as Dec. 14th.
Hearings scheduled for
2006 deer hunting rule changes
1. MADISON – People around Wisconsin will have an opportunity to comment on proposed hunting regulations changes for 2006, including an experimental two-year suspension of the October gun deer hunting season known as Zone T, at a series of public hearings around the state in October.
The proposals were authorized for public hearing by the Natural Resources Board at its August meeting in Spooner.
Wildlife officials, working with hunting, agricultural, conservation and other user groups, developed the proposal to suspend Zone T hunting, on a trial basis, to determine if a revised hunting season structure would adequately control overabundant state deer populations.
The proposal package also includes a statewide 4-day antlerless-deer-only gun hunt in December and eliminates the hunter’s choice permit program in favor of antlerless deer tags valid in regular (non-quota) deer management units as additional deer. Background information on the proposals up for comment at the hearings can be accessed through the Wisconsin Administrative Rules Web site.
The meetings are scheduled to run from 6:30 to 10 p.m. with a formal presentation at 6:30 p.m. followed by a comment period beginning at 7 p.m. on the following dates at the locations listed:
Oct. 11
Eau Claire - Room M103 (auditorium), Chippewa Valley Technical College, 620 W. Clairemont Ave.
Green Bay - Cooperative Extension Building 1150 Bellevue St.
Oct. 12
Fond du Lac - Theisen Middle School Auditorium, 525 East Pioneer Road
Waukesha - Lee Sherman Dreyfus State Office Building, Room 151, 141 NW Barstow St.
Oct. 13, Onalaska - Omni Center, 255 Riders Club
Oct. 18, Stevens Point - Alumni Room, UW-Stevens Point University Center, 1015 Reserve St.
Oct. 19
Ashland – Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, 2100 Beaser Ave.
Madison - American Family Insurance Headquarters, 6000 American Parkway
Rhinelander - Auditorium, James Williams Jr. High School, 915 Acacia Lane
Spooner - UW Ag Research Station, Highway 70

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Warnke (608) 264-6023
Keith Warnke 1. 101 S. Webster Street
PO Box 7921 Madison, WI 53707-7921 (608) 261-7589
http://dnr.wi.gov/
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/news/on/2005/on050913.htm#art4

Please check into this, call, write or attend any of the above meetings if you can.....

You can also post comments about this on their website at thru today at https://apps4.dhfs.state.wi.us/admrules/pub...alRulesProposed

WE RIDE!!!

I havent seen any riding snow before that in a long time, will it really be an issue?

Last year trails were opened the first week of December, they probably opened them a few days too early , 2003 they were opened by the 12th/13th. Our season is short enough as it is.... losing an extra week or so is.. losing and extra week or so of possible riding...

I rode like the first ir second week in december last year in hurley and there was plenty of snow! Everyone should attend this though, with out our support were gonna lose our sport! Damn just reread the thread and i already missed the meeting in my area, arrg :banghead:

dont get me wrong,I know once they make our season a week,we will most likely not ever get it back. My only point is I dont remember having enough snow/frozen mud to ride on that early in Wi the last few years.

I went ebd of Nov in 1995-96 season....hunters or not. Screw those ball-less hunters!

I was closing my Cabin in Rhinelander last year on December 6th. My wife and I drove (car) upto Eagle River to see if the trails were open and the conditions. Sure as shit, they were open and we saw 15-20 riders. They were having a good time on limited snow, but hell, they were riding. It's important they do ride as soon as snow is on the ground to help pack a base and freeze 'er up! If that / we have to wait until the 21st :augen41: that will really hurt the trail systems development. I'm going to one of the meetings thats for damn sure :div20:

We duscussed this at our last club meeting in Iron County. The opinion was that Iron (Hurley) would not be affected. I'll know more soon.

SnoKing, how or why would Iron County (Hurley) not be affected??

The trails up here are deeded from the landowners for use between DEC 1st thru March 31st. You can still ride at your own risk but the insurance for the clubs and the state reimbursement doesnt begin till the 15th generally.

There has been enough snow to ride early dec the past couple of years!!!! We go to Hurley for the red light ralley, and always find snow... Sometimes not the best, but we still ride.... :banghead:

fuck that shit!!! 2 out of the last three years we went riding in hurley opening weekend there was enough snow. screw the motels and hotel out of somore money.

theres no reason make the hunting season go later into the year, why not open it sooner in november?

Any discouraging news on this?...I sure hope not

Go on the website link in the original post. From there you can voice your opinion via their email link.

WTF!!! :augen41:

FYI-email address on the link comes back undeliverable. Did not yet get email to DNR that this idea sucks.