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forIser qual-jssential made to iconsin’sa; T.imon of ilture.nscious-n grow-»f years upswing is prev-, BruhnChambers Island In Green Bay To Be Made Home for Deershortage t dairy-d which mater-)£ labor ? point* ks. ud-i one of illy re-eparinghis own r which ort. For equip-to a co-e job is in said, s which wish to Iso pos-will doers will Bruhn izations ceHheir e delay ing de-]lubistsicerwhose mesota to Uni-ientists treaded nd as a iled re-te Uni-es. Ed-i hall, ered to •ed for ng was i Cent-il routeved by of re-id was W. S.Aedical egents. to Wis-, treas-to Dr.give a0 your h. En-• same, or thisaleepest fiscon-en and e Sauk d. The1 other fundsiconsin-ogresscancerj. Fred at the le col* natical to the Mil-Vleck eck ofksibrary r Van num-tether, sleyan listin-lomer. /as an math-if the adison itle of 1 June ership lences of the from t of a ny, in jgrees from lland, ity ofChambers Island in Green Bay is being brought under full management as a home for deer by the conservation department and in the future the department hopes to hold the deer herd of the island in balance with Its food supply.The island became an acute deer problem area. The many animals had browsed out the island to the point where no winter food remained and Door county citizens insisted at a meeting ot the conservation commission that something.be done to prevent wholesale starvation of the animals during the coming winter.Elmer P.. Gabler, chairman of Door county's conservation congress committee, Harry Schuyler, chairman of the Door county board, and Alex Meu-nier, Door county assemblyman, favored the island deer control plan that is now being carried out by the department This calls for removal of excessive deer, maintenance of the remainder by artificial feeding as necessary and continuous management in * the future.It had been estimated that there might be 250 deer on the 2,500 acre island although this estimate was discounted as too high. But by Sunday morning 166 deer had been killed by department field personnel and removed to a cold .storage locker in Green Bay. Mr. Gabler and Mr. Meu-nier have been on the island checking the reduction program. The work has had the supervisory aid of E. J. Van-derwall, conservation director, Ernest Swift, assistant director, and W. F. Grimmer, superintendent of game management.Under arrangements made with A. W. Bayiey, director of the% state department of public welfare, the deer taken in the herd reduction program are being distributed for consumption in public institutions, a method of disposal ordered by the conservation commission.The deer problem, the problem of the animals outgrowing their winter food supply, has become a general one in Wisconsin as elsewhere, and full data is being gathered by the department as to island conditions with a hope that they will shed light on the deer problem as it is developing elsewhere in the state.Deer being removed are being checked as to age, general condition, sex ratio, weight, etc. Deer have browsed the island to park-like conditions. Brush has been browsed out and trees have been trimmed to six feet from the ground, the ultimate reach of the largest animals.The deer bein-4aken show the effects of malnutrition but for the present they are well fed. They have been feeding on the acorn crop, a temporary food supply that would not be available during the critical winter period.Permanent camera points have been set up on the island to record the comeback of cover on the island under the systematic control of the number of browsing animals.Door county representatives insisted that the people of Door county would not tolerate wholesale starvation of the Chambers Island deer although it had been suggested that such procedure would have study value. It was generally admitted that a wholesale year-round feeding program on the island without a control program would not be feasible.. The conservation department has put into effect a program to feed the remaining deer on the island through the winter. Fifteen tons of hay and five tons of concentrated food are being moved to the island and this will be made available as the need arises. The department points out that it was necessary to take this feed to the island early as rough weather later may make contact with the island impossible. Conservation department employees hope to carry on feeding management during the winter by crossing on the ice.Chicago in 1916.The collection of books and periodicals will form part of the library of the Milwaukee Educational Division, but will also be catalogued at the Milwaukee Public Library, and will be available to teachers, engineers, students and all other interested persons.fSAY, SCOTTY- VOU \ MUST 0E CNe/VriNO-/) cause i haven't' THOUOMT OF YOU t k SINCE YESTCROAY.
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Waunakee Tribune
Waunakee, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Nov 01, 1945
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