Then dnr makes the rules, they can be responsible or not.
I've heard for years that 750,000 is the number that must be reached to have a herd that can be hit hard and recover. Funny they chose a lower number like that.
Why would the state not play both sides? Hunters won't stop buying tags and those that want the herd smaller wont stop trying to "influence" the state to do it. As long as there's money to be made you can forget any loyalty.
Have said for years hunters are there own enemies because they can't shut up, we just have to brag and boast and doing that to a politician is bad medicine. If the government of WI didn't know how obsessed you guys are about deer hunting and your addiction to it, you'd probably never here a word about it. But your like crack addicts and they know it. They sell the bad medicine you desire. So what if they cut it with crap, you'll still buy it and they can seel some to whoever else wants some deal.