Posted: 01.18.2010

State lawmakers have approved a special gun
deer hunt for Wisconsin soldiers who missed the regular hunt
because they were overseas.

The program announced Friday will link returning soldiers with
landowners whose crops are being damaged by nuisance deer.
Representative Chris Danou of Trempealeau
 was the bill's chief sponsor. He says a special
hunt is a great way to thank the more than 3,000 returning soldiers
for their service.

The Wisconsin State Journal says the original legislation would
have allowed the additional season to run only from Feb. 4 to Feb.
7.
But lawmakers expanded the season substantially. Now veterans
will be able to hunt any day between now and September that's
convenient for them and the landowner.

 

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