At the time of that deadline no response had been received from the DNR or governor’s office. Katie Grant, DNR communications director, has since replied.
In the past, the DNR’s chief game warden has typically presented this award to the recipient, so it seemed quite unusual that DNR Chief Conservation Warden Casey Krueger was not in the room.
What I’m hearing is frustration that’s been building since, say, 2009 or 2010. The 2023 Wisconsin deer hunting season just pushed some hunters way over the edge.
If Evers were to take no action to name new appointees between Oct. 19 and the Oct. 25 NRB meeting, the remaining three members, Bill Smith, Marcy West and Paul Buhr, could still meet, but could take no action for lack of a quorum.