CDAC comment period opens:

Beginning Monday, the public may comment on preliminary recommendations made by County Deer Advisory Councils.

The CDACs met in March and established preliminary recommendations on antlerless deer quotas, permit levels and various season structure options.

Comments may be submitted online through April 17. To provide feedback online or find county deer management information, visit dnr.wi.gov and search keyword “CDAC.”

Each council will review public feedback at meetings during the week of April18 before making final recommendations to the DNR. The recommendations will be advanced to the Natural Resources Board for review in May.

The April19 meeting of theWaupaca County Deer Advisory Council will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. atWaupaca High School, E2325 King Road, Waupaca.

The meeting was moved from the Manawa Municipal Building to accommodate what is likely to be a large crowd.

Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday signed Assembly Bill 700 into law, establishing the first Saturday in November as the opening of Wisconsin wolf hunting and trapping seasons.

When the Legislature and Walker passed the initial law in 2012, it started the season Oct. 15, a date opposed by many trappers and upland bird hunters. Wolf pelts are not prime in mid-October, lowering their value and appeal to hunters and trappers, and the period is often peak for ruffed grouse and other hunters with dogs who were concerned about encountering traps.

Wolves in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota are protected under the Endangered Species Act; the law would come into play if the species is returned to state management.