WisconsinSharp-tailed grouse hunters would pay $9.75 to apply for permits
Sharp-tailed grouse permit applicants would pay a $9.75 processing fee, with $7 set aside for permit administration, grouse management, and research.
What it does
Hunters would pay $9.75 to apply for a sharp-tailed grouse permit. Of that fee, $7 would support permit administration, grouse management, and research.
If enacted, scarce sharp-tailed grouse permits would go through separate random drawings for residents and out-of-state hunters, starting on the first day of the 60th month beginning after publication.
Argument forSetting aside $7 from each application could help pay for the permit program and support sharp-tailed grouse management and research.
Argument againstRandom drawings could leave hunters who have applied unsuccessfully for years without priority when permits are scarce.
More detail
Applicants would pay a $9.75 processing fee for sharp-tailed grouse hunting permits. The fee would cover applications for sharp-tailed grouse hunting permits. The Department of Natural Resources would use $7 from each processing fee for permit administration, sharp-tailed grouse management, and research. If enacted, the fee and rules for using the money would take effect the day after publication.
The Department of Natural Resources would set seasonal permit numbers and draw winners at random when either group's applications exceed its available permits. Wisconsin residents and out-of-state hunters would have separate pools of permits. These rules would apply if the department issues sharp-tailed grouse hunting permits. Applicants would need to pay the required fees. Unused permits for either group would go to the other group. The permit drawing and allocation rules would take effect on the first day of the 60th month beginning after publication.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 3Fiscal estimate receivedLatest
- Mar 23Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Major
- Mar 18Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
- Feb 26Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting HeritageMinor
- Feb 26Introduced by Representatives Stroud, Miresse, Roe and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Habush Sinykin, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and WirchIntroduced
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