 Well a new statewide DNR plan released today for DEAR and it sets new goals and priorities, increases formal opportunities for citizens to influence deer decisions and aims for a disease-free deer population. The plan reflects a two-year planning effort that involves statewide meetings and hundreds of in-depth conversations with citizens and stakeholders. It includes input from a 19-member citizen advisory committee, dozens of public input meetings and open houses, more than 1,100 submitted comments and letters from tribal governments, hunting organizations and others. There are a number of new things in the plan but I think some of the things that people can expect to see pretty quickly are the establishment of a statewide deer input group as well as formal scheduled meetings and opportunities for people to meet with DNR staff throughout the state. An additional thing is a suite of performance measures that will help us track our plan progress. The plan's eight broad goals cover topics ranging from research to keeping Minnesota's deer populations healthy to how the DNR and the public work together on deer management. Responding to chronic wasting disease in Minnesota's wild deer herd will be a top priority for the agency in the near term. The plan provides direction to eliminate CWD and wild deer and minimize the risk of new introductions. The 50-plus page plan is available on the DNR website at the address on your screen.