Wisconsin

n2doc

(47,953 posts) Tue Apr 21, 2015, 04:42 PM Apr 2015

Dead deer on the side of the road? Walker doesn't want DNR paying for disposal

Spot a dead deer on the side of the road? Gov. Scott Walker doesn't want the state Department of Natural Resources paying to clean it up.

Walker's budget would delete $700,000 in funding a year for DNR to pay for disposal of deer carcasses along Wisconsin's roadways.

Instead, responsibility for paying to cart off the dead deer would fall to whatever other government agency is in charge of the road. Or they may be left uncollected.

"Dead and decaying deer on the roadside are unsightly and can dampen Wisconsin's reputation as a tourist destination," the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau cautioned members of the Legislature's budget committee in a memo describing the proposal.

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Dead deer on the side of the road? Walker doesn't want DNR paying for disposal (Original Post) n2doc Apr 2015 OP

Incredible. xfundy Apr 2015 #1

Ohio Reeps did the same, years ago. riqster Apr 2015 #2

Every cheapskate I know ... GeorgeGist Apr 2015 #3

Dog Would Be Sad HassleCat Apr 2015 #4

Maybe Walker Needs To Sponsor A Road Kill Restaurant In Wisconsin And Recyle The Dead Deer....nt global1 Apr 2015 #5

Watdafuxdaproblm? N.J. leaves them uncollected. Hoppy Apr 2015 #6

I don't like Walker one bit !!!!! Miigwech Apr 2015 #7

I don't like Walker one bit !!!!! Miigwech Apr 2015 #8

I don't like Walker one bit !!!!! Miigwech Apr 2015 #9

xfundy

(5,105 posts)

1. Incredible.

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Tue Apr 21, 2015, 04:46 PM

Apr 2015

riqster

(13,986 posts)

2. Ohio Reeps did the same, years ago.

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Tue Apr 21, 2015, 04:47 PM

Apr 2015

It is disgusting.

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

3. Every cheapskate I know ...

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Tue Apr 21, 2015, 04:58 PM

Apr 2015

is a Republican.

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)

4. Dog Would Be Sad

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Tue Apr 21, 2015, 05:11 PM

Apr 2015

We used to live right next to a deer disposal burial pit in central Wisconsin. The guy who collected the road kill deer didn't always do a good job of burying them and our dog would collect various deer parts from the burial pit. It was OK in the winter, when everything was frozen, but not so pleasant in the summer. If people are bothered by dead deer lying around, I'm sure Governor Walker will be happy to collect them at his house and dispose of them.

global1

(25,247 posts)

5. Maybe Walker Needs To Sponsor A Road Kill Restaurant In Wisconsin And Recyle The Dead Deer....nt

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Tue Apr 21, 2015, 05:43 PM

Apr 2015

Hoppy

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6. Watdafuxdaproblm? N.J. leaves them uncollected.

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Tue Apr 21, 2015, 06:38 PM

Apr 2015

It saves taxpayer money.

Miigwech

(3,741 posts)

7. I don't like Walker one bit !!!!!

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Tue Apr 21, 2015, 08:06 PM

Apr 2015

.... however, leaving the carcasses for the other animals like the eagles, foxes, wolves or coyotes is a good thing. I had a dear killed at the end of my (very long) driveway and we got a tag for it from the MI State Troopers. It was a doe and out of season but we were allowed to use the meat (the bloody meat we cooked and gave to our dogs) and the rest we used or gave away to the needy. Maybe this Wiscon. law, could have an upside? I think that deer killed in hot weather should be removed from the roadside and put into the woods, away from traffic. The other animals will eat it. Where I see a problem is in areas that are not so rural.

Miigwech

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8. I don't like Walker one bit !!!!!

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Tue Apr 21, 2015, 08:08 PM

Apr 2015

Miigwech

(3,741 posts)

9. I don't like Walker one bit !!!!!

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Tue Apr 21, 2015, 08:10 PM

Apr 2015

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