Act now. Safety in WI State Parks is Threatened. Act 168

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1. 151
   Name: Jon Young on Dec 5, 2012

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2. 152
   Name: Anonymous on Dec 5, 2012

   Comments: No! I will not be buying a park access sticker in 2013 due to the fact that it only takes one so not bright hunter to change the life of a human!

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3. 153
   Name: Christopher Rozoff on Dec 5, 2012

   Comments: I have bought state park passes in most of the previous 5 years because I truly cherish our state parks. I also cherish our hunting heritage. I am, however, appalled by the decision to allow 7-months of hunting in state parks. Last Thanksgiving, while visiting my parents in Two Rivers, I mistakenly ran through Point Beach State Park (a favorite park of mine since childhood) on a trail. Even though I had a bright yellow-orange jacket on, the 32 gun shots I counted scared me to the point I vowed I never use a state park again during hunting season. Rest assured, I and many of my family members will not be buying state parks passes when this very ill-conceived measure to allow 7 months of hunting passes. It's not worth the money if I don't feel safe using the parks. I am very sad and depressed by what's going on with our state parks.

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4. 154
   Name: Patricia Gott on Dec 5, 2012

   Comments: Please consider how dangerous it will be if hunting season is extended in state parks. I know I will most likely not buy my annual season pass to the state parks (for the first time in years) if I do not feel safe walking in them. What a loss for those of us who just want to enjoy the peace and quiet of nature in our beautiful park system.

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5. 155
   Name: Rachelle Fawcett on Dec 5, 2012

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6. 156
   Name: Anonymous on Dec 5, 2012

   Comments: I am not against hunting but I am against making our state parks unsafe. ACT 168 is NOT a good idea. It will put many innocent people & hunters at risk of serious injury.

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7. 157
   Name: Anonymous on Dec 5, 2012

   Comments: I am not against hunting but I am against making our state parks unsafe. ACT 168 is NOT a good idea. It will put many innocent people & hunters at risk of serious injury.

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8. 158
   Name: Anonymous on Dec 5, 2012

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9. 159
   Name: Tim Halkowski on Dec 5, 2012

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10. 160
    Name: Deb Vomhof on Dec 5, 2012

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11. 161
    Name: Daniel M Sharp on Dec 5, 2012

    Comments: I camp and go bike riding with my family up until it snows at state parks all over the state. I will not camp in a park during hunting season or while hunting is underway. Why do fewer private landowners allow hunting? Many see it as a danger. Why should we allow our children and family members be exposed to this danger. Oh, I spend a lot of money in restaurants, gas stations, t-shirt shops and gift shops while I vacation. I'm sure Door and Douglas Counties, where we regularly visit, won't miss the money formerly I and the ones agreeing with me. I'm not against hunting, just against hunting in state parks where I expect to be safe.

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12. 162
    Name: Jill Schaefer on Dec 5, 2012

    Comments: With so few state parks, they need to remain a refuge for wildlife.

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13. 163
    Name: Anonymous on Dec 5, 2012

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14. 164
    Name: Morel Stackhouse on Dec 5, 2012

    Comments: I will no longer buy a WI Park sticker if Act 168 is implemented.

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15. 165
    Name: Merri Ann And Jose Angel Gonzalez on Dec 5, 2012

    Comments: Stop the insanity! Stop the Wolf hunt! Stop the use of barbaric traps, Stop hunting in public parks where people go for walks and bike rides with their pets. this is just too dangerous and thoughtless.

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16. 166
    Name: Alan Kassien on Dec 5, 2012

    Comments: With Act 168 our legislature appears to be competing with itself for the most poorly thought out legislation of all time. And if not that, then surely the most secretly instituted piece of legislation. The very term "Sporting Heritage" sounds as if it emerged from the same groups of people that invented the names “USA Patriot Act" or "Americans for Prosperity"... great sounding names that have little relevance to their real objectives. As a lifelong resident of Wisconsin I've been completely unaware of any kind of "sporting heritage". So first of all, let's cut the political BS and call a spade a spade ... there have been, and continue to be those who hunt and those who don't. It's as simple as that. The "heritage" moniker is pure packaging. The idea of encouraging hunting and trapping right alongside hiking, camping, swimming, boating, and downhill and cross-country skiing, horseback riding and other activities is so fraught with potential danger it's unbelievable the idea was even considered. There is also the issue of environmental damage. Here in Door County, at Whitefish Dunes State Park for example, there are marked areas that restrict foot travel because to walk on these fragile dunes would cause damage that would take years to undo. So how realistic do you think it is for someone with his or her eye on a potential animal victim thinking to his- or herself ... "gee, I better not walk here"? It's easy to understand why there was no public hearing before this legislation was railroaded through the legislature under the public radar. While the NRA is pretty good at buying our legislators’ votes for their favorite gun-related issues, I’ll bet the majority of the people of Wisconsin are not fond of an idea that allows a small minority of its population to practice its "sport" to the detriment of everyone else.

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17. 167
    Name: P Konetzke on Dec 5, 2012

    Comments: Killing for food is "natural." Killing for fun is sociopathic. Gunfire near hiking/biking/ski trails is amazingly stupid (unless you happen to have Ted Nugent in your sights.) And leg-hold trapping, under ANY circumstances, is despicable. 2013 DNR revenue from me, a formerly faithful visitor, will be $0. Absolutely $0.

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18. 168
    Name: Sara Stichert on Dec 5, 2012

    Comments: I like to snowshoe in state parks. It worries me that i could accidentally walk into a trap or be accidentally hit by a stray bullet while pursuing my sport.

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19. 169
    Name: Anonymous on Dec 5, 2012

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20. 170
    Name: Wayne Houston on Dec 5, 2012

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21. 171
    Name: Anonymous on Dec 5, 2012

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22. 172
    Name: Elizabeth Andre on Dec 5, 2012

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23. 173
    Name: Anonymous on Dec 5, 2012

    Comments: I am a hunter and I am totally opposed to hunting in state parks.

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24. 174
    Name: Anonymous on Dec 5, 2012

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25. 175
    Name: Jeff Hartman on Dec 6, 2012

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26. 176
    Name: John & Philomena Poole on Dec 6, 2012

    Comments: Please help us preserve the sanctitiy and security of our state park and recreational areas, keeping them free from hunting.

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27. 177
    Name: Margaret Rozoff on Dec 6, 2012

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28. 178
    Name: Jon Van De Grift on Dec 6, 2012

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29. 179
    Name: Chris Dehnert on Dec 6, 2012

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30. 180
    Name: Charles Myers on Dec 6, 2012

    Comments: If hunting and trapping is allowed in state parks, I am done going there for nay reason whatsoever. Period. And I don't want any general revenue going to state parks anymore either. I am also canceling my multiple yearly visits to Door County where Whitefish Dunes, Peninsula, and Newport Beach were the main reasons for us to go. By the way, we won't be there to eat in all the restaurants and support the other businesses as well, so this right wing crap is going to hurt tourism-dependent businesses as well.

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31. 181
    Name: Patricia Randolph on Dec 6, 2012

    Comments: Act 168 culminates 80 years of exclusive hunter/trapper control of our public lands for killing our wildlife. 80 years of a hidden DNR election in cahoots with hunters and trappers have excluded the 90% who do not kill from participating fairly in policy governing our public lands. Join us at www.wiwildlifeethic.org to organize for a voice with the legislature where these laws are made for the minority who are organized. Trapping should be banned altogether. Please read the Madravenspeak columns at our web site or on the Capital TImes online madison.com web site to learn more.

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32. 182
    Name: Irene Schmidt on Dec 6, 2012

    Comments: State Parks should be for nature study and appreciation, and renewal from stress. There should be absolutely NO hunting or trapping in state parks. There are millions of acres elsewhere for these activities.

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33. 183
    Name: Anonymous on Dec 6, 2012

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34. 184
    Name: Ginger LaBelle-brown on Dec 6, 2012

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35. 185
    Name: Pat Albers on Dec 6, 2012

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36. 186
    Name: Steve Albers on Dec 6, 2012

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37. 187
    Name: Sanford Olson on Dec 6, 2012

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38. 188
    Name: Beverly Paulan on Dec 6, 2012

    Comments: I am a birder who always buys a park and trail pass. I will no longer do this, if this passes.

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39. 189
    Name: Brooke Pennypacker on Dec 6, 2012

    Comments: I will not feel safe in the parks and will not jeopardize my family's safety so I will no longer be recreating in WI and will go to IL or MN to do so.

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40. 190
    Name: Brad Harkins on Dec 6, 2012

    Comments: Act 168 is bad for the state and the people. Please do all you can to reject it's implementation.

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41. 191
    Name: Elsie Paulan on Dec 6, 2012

    Comments: as a hiker and birder I have a problem with hunting in state parks. Bullets do not know where they are going and I have found that hunters in WI have no regard for distance or protected area. Why does the whole state have to be a hunting ground?? aren't there enough open areas elsewhere for them.

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42. 192
    Name: Larry Bennett on Dec 6, 2012

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43. 193
    Name: Kristine Hinrichs on Dec 6, 2012

    Comments: The safety of the majority of users should not be compromised for the interests of a few. Ensure that hunting areas where the State has provided property tax exemptions are open and publicized instead.

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44. 194
    Name: Tammy VandeZande on Dec 6, 2012

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45. 195
    Name: Virginia M Siegel on Dec 6, 2012

    Comments: If deer are a problem in state parks, then let's get creative, maybe allow baiting and get a few professional hunters into the park for a few days and take care of any over population quickly.

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46. 196
    Name: Anonymous on Dec 6, 2012

    Comments: This is a recipe for disaster and a significant risk to non hunting users for our State Park properties. Please do not allow hunting in our state parks without requiring some additional regulation like an application process which requires any selected hunters to participate in additional safety instruction and registration so they are held accountable for their actions.

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47. 197
    Name: Rachel Willems on Dec 6, 2012

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48. 198
    Name: Paul Weber on Dec 6, 2012

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49. 199
    Name: Susan Miller on Dec 6, 2012

    Comments: There are plenty of public hunting grounds and they are posted as such. Please let me walk the woods in peace.

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50. 200
    Name: Dawn Sabin on Dec 6, 2012

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