Results for a 2025 Wisconsin DNR survey have been announced.
According to DNR officials, just over 9,000 people responded to the 2025 Spring Hearing questionnaire either in person on April 14 or online from April 14 to 16.
Questions included topics ranging from fishing bag limit changes on individual waterbodies to building accessible cabins at state-managed properties and extending the fall turkey season in specific zones.
There were hundreds of responses from Manitowoc County residents, with residents agreeing with the questions asked by the DNR.
The question residents didn’t agree with was the elimination of lead ammunition and fishing tackle.
Sheboygan County residents agreed with Manitowoc County residents about the elimination, but also didn’t want the DNR to require a habitat stamp.
Wisconsin Conservation Congress Chairman Rob Bohmann says the survey results, “tell me the public is still interested and engaged in resource management in Wisconsin, and it is important to them.”
Results from the public input were considered by the Conservation Congress at their annual convention earlier this month and will be forwarded to the DNR and Natural Resources Board in June.
