The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will again partner with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on a limited deer hunting season on Plum Island.  That's needed to reduce damage to the forestry and rare plants from deer feeding on the uninhabited island off of the tip of Door County.  David Bolin, Assistant Manager of the Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge, says that includes plants no longer found on the mainland.

Bolin says the hunt will target 30 deer to help manage a herd that migrates constantly to Plum Island.

Applications are being accepted through August 31st.  Successful applicants will be selected for one of 11 five-day hunting periods scheduled from October 13th through December 31st.  The hunt will end when all 30 deer tags are filled.  Completed applications should be e-mailed to david_bolin@fws.gov, or mailed to: Attention: Plum Island Hunt Application, Horicon NWR, W4279 Headquarters Road, Mayville, WI  53050.