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2025 Citizen Resolution Status

Wisconsin Conservation Congress

 

COUNTYRESOLUTION NUMBERTITLEYESNONO OPINIONCOUNTY RESULTSCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
Ashland020125WI-Reducing Windmill-Caused Bird Fatalities by 70%4527AdvancedEnvironmental
Ashland020225Prevent oil disasters through increased DNR surveillance.38142AdvancedLegislative
Bayfield040125End Coyote Contests181695AdvancedLegislative
Bayfield040225Establish permanent and reliable funding for fish and wildlife conservation within the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources210376AdvancedLegislative
Bayfield040325Amend Black Bear Baiting Regulations194580AdvancedBear
Buffalo060125Allow Live Bait During Early Trout Season on Green-Category Streams2695AdvancedTrout
Chippewa090125Opening year round catch and release to all species except muskellunge53339AdvancedWarm Water
Chippewa090225No minimum size on largemouth bass in all ceded territory.72175AdvancedWarm Water
Chippewa090425Designating the Hine's emerald as the state insect and changing the designation of the honeybee to the state agricultural insect (requires legislation)471531AdvancedLegislative
Crawford120125Reduce the size limit for northern pike that can be harvested in the Wisconsin River south of USH 101135AdvancedWarm Water
Dane130425Designating the Hine's emerald as the state insect and changing the designation of the honeybee to the state agricultural insect (requires legislation)4633692AdvancedLegislative
Dane130625Make trapping signage on all public lands mandatory in Wisconsin4766848AdvancedFur Harvest
Dane130725Improve Deer Harvest Reporting39956134AdvancedDeer and Elk
Dane130825Establish a Limited Coyote Hunting Season in Wisconsin (legislation required)37317344AdvancedFur Harvest
Dodge140125Reducing the Panfish Limit on Fox Lake156177AdvancedWarm Water
Door150125Amend WI State Statute 29.539 to allow food pantries to provide nominal compensation for legally harvested deer in Farmland zones (requires legislation)52105AdvancedLegislative
Douglas160125Increasing the daily bag limit on Northern Pike in the Amnicon Lake chain of lakes3225AdvancedWarm Water
Douglas160325Delay the opener of the early teal season2298AdvancedMigratory
Eau Claire180125Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP) Funding911821AdvancedLegislative
Eau Claire180425Designating the Hine's emerald dragonfly as the state insect and changing the designation of the honeybee to the state agricultural insect (requires legislation)851727AdvancedLegislative
Eau Claire180525WI-Reducing Windmill-Caused Bird Fatalities by 70%941322AdvancedEnvironmental
Eau Claire180625Prevent oil disasters through increased DNR surveillance694218AdvancedLegislative
Fond du Lac200125WI-Reducing Windmill-Caused Bird Fatalities by 70%671215AdvancedEnvironmental
Fond du Lac200225Prevent oil disasters through increased DNR surveillance512912AdvancedLegislative
Jackson270125Let's Grow Wisconsin's Forests2561AdvancedLand Use
Jefferson280225Keep our public lands clean1042116AdvancedEnvironmental
Jefferson280325Cleaning fish on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior871932AdvancedGreat Lakes
Juneau290125Allow hunters to place stands and ground blinds overnight on all state-owned land1571AdvancedDeer and Elk
La Crosse320125Turkey Stamp Increase55107AdvancedUpland Game
Manitowoc360125Return to in-person registration for safety reasons664114AdvancedLegislative
Marathon370125Ice Fishing Exemption to ATV Passenger Rules (legislation required)3022236AdvancedMotorized Recreation
Marathon370225Change Muzzleloader Hunting Dates18510867AdvancedDeer and Elk
Marinette380225Extend the fish refuge on the Peshtigo River between March 1st and May 31st36139AdvancedWarm Water
Marinette380325Create a fish refuge on the lower Menominee River from March 1st to May 31st31206AdvancedWarm Water
Milwaukee410325Establish permanent and reliable funding for fish and wildlife conservation within the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources2032924AdvancedLegislative
Milwaukee410425Protecting our Farmland, Water, Fish, Wildlife, and Public Health from Toxic Industrial Food Waste By-Products (Digestate) Produced by On-Farm Co-digesters (requires legislation)1921939AdvancedEnvironmental
Milwaukee410525Reducing Windmill-Caused Bird Fatalities by 70%2191118AdvancedEnvironmental
Milwaukee410625Prevent oil disasters through increased DNR surveillance1952823AdvancedLegislative
Oneida440125Logging Buffer Zones Along Recreation Areas in Wisconsin State Forests1093817AdvancedLand Use
Oneida440225Reducing Panfish Limits on the Three Lakes Chain of Lakes1381016AdvancedWarm Water
Outagamie450125Double the cost of nonresident deer licenses1253116AdvancedLegislative
Outagamie450325Establish a Limited Coyote Hunting Season in Wisconsin619615Rejected 
Outagamie450425Limit nonresident Bear permits (requires legislation)1391221AdvancedBear
Outagamie450525Reauthorization of Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program (requires legislation)1241328AdvancedOutdoor Heritage
Ozaukee460325Establish a Limited Coyote Hunting Season in Wisconsin28232AdvancedFur Harvest
Ozaukee460425Designating the Hine's Emerald as the state insect and changing the designation of the Honeybee to the state agricultural insect (requires legislation)33910AdvancedLegislative
Ozaukee460525Extend Deer and Turkey Registration Deadline from 5 p.m. to Midnight the Day After Recovery4067AdvancedDeer and Elk
Portage500125Remove size limit of northern pike in Lake Emily (Portage County)1044160AdvancedWarm Water
Portage500225Allow underwater spearfishing for catfish1527378AdvancedWarm Water
Portage500325Allow 5 hooks on an Alabama Rig811350Rejected 
Richland530225Allow Buck Hunting During the Holiday Hunt26132AdvancedDeer and Elk
Rock540125Change the opening time for the start of the muskrat/mink season to 9 AM611230AdvancedFur Harvest
Rock540225Allow Bicycle and E-Bike Use for Hunting and Scouting on Wisconsin DNR Public Land Trails385112Rejected 
Saint Croix560225Establish permanent and reliable funding for fish and wildlife conservation within the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources74112AdvancedLegislative
Saint Croix560325Protecting our Farmland, Water, Fish, Wildlife, and Public Health from Toxic Industrial Food Waste By-Products (Digestate) Produced by On-Farm Co-digesters (requires legislation)68711AdvancedEnvironmental
Saint Croix560525Make trapping signage on all public lands mandatory in Wisconsin58226AdvancedFur Harvest
Saint Croix560625Establish a Limited Coyote Hunting Season in Wisconsin (legislation required)47381AdvancedFur Harvest
Sauk570225Improve the bobcat hunting opportunities statewide by changing the small game regulations allow the harvesting of bobcats without the shooting hour restrictions375311Rejected 
Sauk570325Proposed revisions to Wisconsin Statute 29.314 - Shining Animals (legislation required)18748Rejected 
Sauk570425Open all Wisconsin State Parks to all legal game Hunting and Trapping33623Rejected 
Sawyer580125Removing the artificials only restriction from inland trout regulations and educating trout anglers how to use bait with non-lethal hooks38910AdvancedTrout
Vernon630125Designating the Hine's Emerald Dragonfly as the state insect and changing the designation of the Honeybee to the state agricultural insect (requires legislation)2968AdvancedLegislative
Vilas640125Establish a waiting period for deer hunting licenses purchased during the open season1304221AdvancedDeer and Elk
Vilas640225Require tree stands on state land north of highway 64 to be removed daily1035830AdvancedDeer and Elk
Vilas640425Lake trout season on Trout Lake (Vilas County)757442AdvancedTrout
Walworth650125Designate Lake Beulah as a Trophy Northern Pike Lake48318AdvancedWarm Water
Washington670125Minimum metallic cartridge requirements for whitetail deer hunting711131AdvancedDeer and Elk
Washington670225Target specific wolf predation control583523AdvancedWolf
Waukesha680125Create a Rule under NR10 or Chapter 29 that requires landowner permission to engage in an activity regulated under chapter 292953459AdvancedLegislative
Waukesha680225Increase the Wisconsin Fishing Guide License Fee (legislation required)2855548AdvancedLegislative
Waukesha680525WI-Reducing Windmill-Caused Bird Fatalities by 70%3291639AdvancedEnvironmental
Waupaca690125Eliminate dividing the state into a Northern Area and a Southern Area for shooting hours1201442AdvancedMigratory
Waupaca690225Protecting our Farmland, Water, Fish, Wildlife, and Public Health from Toxic Industrial Food Waste By-Products (Digestate) Produced by On-Farm Co-digesters (requires legislation)1213320AdvancedEnvironmental
Waushara700125New panfish harvest regulation from 25 daily bag limit to 10 daily bag limit on Long Lake in Oasis, Waushara County3251AdvancedWarm Water
Waushara700225Defining the use of an on-lead dog for deer recovery as not hunting with a dog?2760AdvancedLegislative
Winnebago710125Leaving decoys out on private ponds645726AdvancedMigratory
Winnebago710225Reforming the Upriver Sturgeon Spearing Tag Application Process to Reduce Wait Times and Increase Funding for Resource Management933024AdvancedLegislative
Winnebago710325Proposal to Extend the Open Period for Purchasing Sturgeon Spearing Licenses674633AdvancedWarm Water