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Improve deer hunt rules; return to ‘traditional’ hunts

The Promise

Made on: December 21, 2010
Promise Group: Walk-O-Meter
Promiser: Scott Walker

Will return state "to traditional hunts – enough with T-Zones and Earn-a-Buck (programs related to herd management) – making Wisconsin the best place in the nation to hunt white tailed deer again."

Promiser:

Scott Walker

Promise Group:

Walk-O-Meter

Updates

1 update
September 13, 2011

These changes have been made for fall 2011

On the campaign trail, Gov. Scott Walker said he will return the state "to traditional hunts – enough with T-Zones and Earn-a-Buck (programs related to herd management).” Walker said this would make "Wisconsin the best place in the nation to hunt white-tailed deer again."

We asked Department of Natural Resources spokesman Bill Cosh about this promise.

His response:

For the 2011 season, there is no Earn a Buck program in zones other than those with chronic wasting disease and there are no T-Zone hunts -- special four day October gun hunts -- other than in the chronic wasting disease areas.

So Walker followed through. We rate this one Promise Kept.