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Article: DEER HUNTING Proposal seeks ban on deer baiting Practice is linked to Bovine Tuberculosis
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- April 25, 1999
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The debate on deer baiting is off and running, as the State's
Assembly Natural Resources Committee held a public hearing last week
in Stevens Point to obtain comments on a proposal that would ban
hunting deer with the aid of bait.
A total of 38 people registered in support of the proposed ban
Wednesday, 26 registered in opposition and three registered for
information only.
The hearing solicited comments on committee chairman DuWayne
Johnsrud's (R-Eastman) Assembly Bill 225, which would prohibit the
use of bait for the purpose of hunting deer unless the bait is plant
matter that is left or deposited as part of farming practices or
unless the bait is commercially manufactured and weighs ...