rprp,
Your comments are very vague and paint a broad brush over the topic of farming. What specific examples do you have about the rules that farmers do not have to go through? A few examples and details may improve your point and give your comment a stronger base.

If there is a government program, it's being abused. Probably the number one reason that we are the richest broke country in the world.

Yeah, it is so nice to see where a hunter cleans their truck out of all its garbage. Spent shotgun shells, bottles, cans, rags, magazines, food wrappers.......

9562, I think that many of these "designer" seasons have been eliminated and more will be. It should be less confusing and those who don't hunt will have to take precautions for far less time to do their outdoor activities during deer season. One thing that really helps is that people who venture into the deer country during deer season wear some blaze orange. It makes it much easier to see if someone is out there in a potential line of fire. Heck, even for a nine day deer season one might make a decision to stay out of the woods if they aren't hunting. They don't have to, but it is an option. I wear orange even on my own property during the deer season for most any outdoor activity because it helps me to be seen.

Small woodlots and hunters allowed to used big rifles make living near these
lots frightening. I sure don't go
out walking during deer or coyote hunting season.
Now these seasons are longer and many different seasons make it difficult
to go outside.

Greg-
Where do you come up with the 95% figure? I get $13 an acre which lately amounts to a free fill up on my truck per year. Meanwhile I have to deal with people leaving garbage all over and causing ruts because they drive wherever they want to because they are too lazy too walk.

As a former farm owner...........

One of the biggest problems in this program......is the lack of respect people have for the land. SOME people who come to hunt leave garbage, leave gates open, and show clearly their lack of understanding in the safe handling of firearms.

How come farmers can get huge tax breaks with no conditions. The famers are the wealthiest sector in this state and get huge discounts on every tax and many more benefits that no one else gets. If they need help they should have to go through the same rules as any one else.

For those who are unfamiliar with this program, it allows landowners greatly reduced property taxes to participate in the program. One of the things that comes with this agreement is that the landowners are required to allow public access to their lands that are under this program.

You will find that some of the landowners want it both ways, they want the lower taxes, yet they want to keep people off their property. You need to get a platte book of the township-county that you are interested in, then get a list from the county or state of which properties are under this program. Then you go and search it out via the platte and roads, landmarks, etc. Then you still are required to get the landowners permission to hunt on the land. He cannot refuse without being in violation of the law. It is an ok system until you get to an area that has too many hunters, then the A******* come out and ruin the fun. I have hunted small 80-160 acres of this type land in Monroe County, minded my own business and then had landowners from adjoining parcels come and accuse me of trespassing on their property. The offender had just walked by me on the road a few minutes before.

I got tired of all of this and just took my hunting to the Chequamegon National Forest in Bayfield County. You don't need permission and you might hunt all day without seeing another hunter or even any human footprints. However, the last 10 years or so have tempted me to just hunt my own property in Rock County, what with the liberal tags, the landowner preferences etc. No, I never even considered putting mine into the Forest Cropland to get the lowered property taxes. There are too many as****** out there, I don't want them on my property.

SHHH:best kept secret.