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Nearly 50% of spring hearing respondents oppose new Line 5

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2013, file photo, Jeff Peters crosses a frozen cornfield at sunrise on the way to join his son in their deer stand on the opening day of the 2013 deer hunting season near Shiocton, Wis. Registering deer at the local bar or store is a Wisconsin tradition. But Gov. Scott Walker’s deer trustee, James Kroll, recommended the state move to telephone and online registration, saying the change would enable the Department of Natural Resources to tally kills more quickly. DNR officials say the move would save money but they’d have to find other ways to collect detailed biological data on deer now gathered in person. (AP Photo/Post-Crescent Media, Wm.Glasheen, File)

Wis. DNR board set to vote on deer proposal

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press