Deer management meetings set for Tuesday

Local hunters and others can get up to date deer management unit information, preliminary deer population estimates and find out what the 2008 deer hunting season structure may look like in a series of public meetings to be held locally and across the state beginning Tuesday. Wildlife biologists will be on hand at each meeting to provide information and answer questions.

Other topics will include CWD, October antlerless-only gun hunting opportunities, local buck and antlerless harvest histories, the Sex- Age- Kill (SAK) deer population estimation process, and deer population estimates, distribution and abundance.

The meeting for Oneida and Vilas counties will be held Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in the lower level of the Rhinelander Oneida County Airport. Contact Ron Eckstein at (715) 365-8999 or Linda Winn at (715) 358-9207 for more information.

The meeting for Lincoln and Langlade counties will be held Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. at the DNR Service Center, 223 E. Steinfest Road, Antigo. Contact Rick Weide at (715) 536-4763 for more information.