U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- In 1967, as part of a government reorganization, the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board was formed from two previous boards, to oversee the Department of Natural Resources. The board governs the Department of Natural Resources. It is part of a long history of Citizen controlled boards in Wisconsin. The board members are not paid. The governor appoints board members. The state senate confirms their appointment. There are seven members, who serve six-year staggered terms. There has never before been a dispute about who controls the Department of Natural Resources, and who makes policy. This is confirmed by the Department of Natural Resources website, which is still available at this point, and has not yet been taken down or rewritten in Orwellian fashion: From the DNR website:
The NRB is the policy-setting body for the DNR. All rule proposals, land acquisitions, property management master plans and budget proposals from department staff must be approved by the board before advancing for legislative or gubernatorial review and approval.
On 4 October, 2021, Governor Evers, through his appointee at the head of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, defied the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board, which has the legal authority to set policy for the Department of Natural Resources. Evers’ appointed DNR head set a quota for the November wolf hunt directly in defiance of the quota mandated by the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board. From dnr.wisconsin.gov:
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the statewide quota for the Fall 2021 wolf season has been set at 130 wolves.
The department is authorized by state statute and the department’s rules to make the final decision on the
