https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Hunt/cdac

Share your views on deer management and help make a difference in your DMU.

CDAC charter:

1. Gather public opinion on deer populations and goals, antlerless quotas and herd management strategies.

2. Review and consider scientific metrics on deer herd trends, impacts to habitat and agriculture and human-deer interactions.

3. Provide the department with recommendations on deer population objectives, antlerless quotas and herd management strategies.

Each Deer Management Unit (DMU) in Wisconsin has a Citizen Deer Advisory Council (CDAC) to provide input and recommendations to the department on deer management within their unit. Councils work with local department staff to schedule meetings, provide community outreach and an opportunity for public input, review population data and deer impacts on forests and agriculture, develop three-year recommendations on unit population objectives and create annual antlerless harvest quotas.

CDAC Public Participation Guidelines

Citizen Deer Advisory Councils (CDACs) revolve around public input – it gives each council a better idea of how DMU citizens want their deer to be managed. The public is welcome to attend any CDAC meeting and provide input. Citizens may speak at council meetings or simply submit written comments about issues that come before the council.

What is appropriate for a public appearance?

A public appearance means testifying on items that ARE on the current CDAC agenda. Public appearances cannot be made on the following:

• Agenda items that are presented for information only, on which the council takes no action.

Public Appearance Guidelines 

• Speakers may comment during the Public Comment period.

• Organizations are limited to one spokesperson per agenda item.

• You will have a maximum time limit of 3 minutes, set by the Chair.

• Council members may ask you questions after your presentation.

• If you wish to speak on a more complex issue, consider emailing or mailing written comments to the council for review prior to the CDAC meeting.

https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/about/wcc/springhearing

LOCATION: Appleton North High School,

5000 N. Ballard Rd.,

Appleton, WI 54913

Auditorium

The 2026 Spring Hearing will be held in each county in person on April 13 and online from April 13-15. The annual Spring Hearing is an opportunity for the public to provide input on a wide array of natural resources-related proposed rule change questions presented by the DNR and advisory questions presented by the Conservation Congress. 

The public also has the opportunity to provide input on resolutions that members of the public previously submitted. The public is invited to submit resolutions for the 2026 Spring Hearing between Jan. 5 and Feb. 9. Resolutions may be submitted online through the 2026 Citizen Resolution Submittal Form, which will open on Jan. 5. New in 2026: The WCC will also consider resolutions submitted during the in-person county spring hearings. Day-of submissions are required to follow the same criteria as a resolution submitted via the Citizen Resolution Submittal Form.

Public input received through this process is advisory to Natural Resources Board members, DNR staff and anyone working on these issues.

Tuesdays, April 7 to May 19. Class #1 - OPEN class for anyone (age 10 and up) from 5 to 6 p.m. Class #2 – LADIES only (age 10 and up) from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Registration open until April 2nd . See Classes for more information.

Last Week of Winter2026 Trap

Last Week of Winter2026 Trap

Pre-registration required, Friday, March 27 and Thursday, April 2, 6 to 9 p.m., open at 5:30 p.m. Can be taken separate from Hunter safety. Pre-registration required, contact Jim Allen at 920-574-9654 or acheryasylum@gmail.com.