A bill penned by a Manitowoc representative has taken a major step towards becoming law.
Assemblyman Paul Tittl has announced that his Sandhill Crane hunting bill passed in the Assembly and is now on its way to the Senate.
The bill would require the DNR to classify the sandhill crane as a migratory game bird and authorize the hunting of them while also establishing hunting zones and conducting a sandhill crane hunter education program.
It would also have U.S. Fish and Wildlife determining the number of cranes that can be harvested, while also opening up the Wildlife Damage Abatement Fund to farmers who report damage from sandhill cranes.
Rep. Tittl called the bill’s passage in the Assembly “A great day for hunters, farms and conservationist,” while also noting that the proposal is “based on science, conservation, and the Wisconsin Constitution.”
