It was always clear that the Wisconsin DNR was moving towards legalizing an elk hunt.

But why do Wisconsin officials camouflage the sanctioned killing of wildlife - - in this case, elk - - with language like 'management,' as if the agency were working with consultants to rearrange the organizational chart and boost interagency productivity through best practices.
The DNR deployed the same kind of rhetorical sanitization with the wolf hunt that ran between 2012 and 2014 with the language of wolf "management," and the "harvest").
And why are the agency's rules covering this elk 'management' so pliable?
We remember when former DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp bitterly complained about other managers who would "Change the rules to fit the players."
From the upcoming Natural Resources Board meeting agenda next week, see this item about changing the rules about elk management and altering the governing metrics about permit issuance, etc.
But why do Wisconsin officials camouflage the sanctioned killing of wildlife - - in this case, elk - - with language like 'management,' as if the agency were working with consultants to rearrange the organizational chart and boost interagency productivity through best practices.
The DNR deployed the same kind of rhetorical sanitization with the wolf hunt that ran between 2012 and 2014 with the language of wolf "management," and the "harvest").
And why are the agency's rules covering this elk 'management' so pliable?
We remember when former DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp bitterly complained about other managers who would "Change the rules to fit the players."
From the upcoming Natural Resources Board meeting agenda next week, see this item about changing the rules about elk management and altering the governing metrics about permit issuance, etc.