DNR time lag

[jahnfamily]

Having never hidden caches on DNR land before, I’m curious how long it normally takes to get them approved. I planted in April and submitted the forms right away. Haven’t heard anything yet! Do we wait to receive something from the DNR, or do we wait a reasonable amount of time and assume they’re OK if no one has said anything???

[zuma]

@jahnfamily wrote:

Having never hidden caches on DNR land before, I’m curious how long it normally takes to get them approved. I planted in April and submitted the forms right away. Haven’t heard anything yet! Do we wait to receive something from the DNR, or do we wait a reasonable amount of time and assume they’re OK if no one has said anything???

Just to clarify, the forms are not requests or applications for approval. Rather, they are notification forms.

What that means is that you notify the DNR of the cache, and assume if they dont contact you that the cache is good to go. If there is a problem, they will contact you.

zuma

[Lostby7]

I have gotten signed forms about half the time…nothing half the time and only once (last week) was I contacted by the dept with questions about the hide. So like Zuma says, place the cache, send the notification, list the cache on GC and if there is a problem the parks folks will let ya know…

[Mister Greenthumb]

I have several hides on DNR land. Depending on what location you submit them to you may or may not get a copy back. Terry Jensen in Washington County is very good about it. It could also be that you sent it to the wrong location and it is taking time to transfer it. Kelly, let me know approxiamately where you placed your hide and I’ll try to help you out.

[Mister Greenthumb]

I have several hides on DNR land. Depending on what location you submit them to you may or may not get a copy back. Terry Jensen in Washington County is very good about it. It could also be that you sent it to the wrong location and it is taking time to transfer it. Kelly, let me know approxiamately where you placed your hide and I’ll try to help you out.

[TheBalks]

I have a new hide I am going to go hide tomorrow, that I had to wait for the DNR form to get back to me cause it was close enough on the border of SNA and DNR land I didnt want to chance it. It took about 2 weeks for me to get it back, which is about normal for the 10 or so forms I have sent in.

[Lostby7]

@TheBalks wrote:

I have a new hide I am going to go hide tomorrow, that I had to wait for the DNR form to get back to me cause it was close enough on the border of SNA and DNR land I didnt want to chance it. It took about 2 weeks for me to get it back, which is about normal for the 10 or so forms I have sent in.

With an possible SNA in the mix, you are correct to get acknowledgment first.

[ecorangers]

It took a whole 5 days from the day I sent in the request to the day I received it back signed from the DNR. I’ve worked with both Terry Jensen and Tom Isaac from Pike Lake and they both are awesome to work with! Tami 😀

[Team Deejay]

Basically, the answer is “it depends”. More specifically, it depends on the type of property. State parks and RA are really quick, usually they turn them around in a day or two, so you are only waiting on the mail. State forests are slower, but they usually get around to it in a month or so. State trails depend on the trail manager. But things like wildlife areas, fisheries, boat launches, and other miscellaneous properties, I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for a reply. Of the three caches I have placed in this type of area, the turnaround was 18 months, 3 years, and, well, never.

[LostBoys5]

We have 7 caches on DNR property. It has been a year and we have only gotten forms back on 1. I wouldn’t wait for that.

[kmhiker]

Since I do most request via e-mail we scan the request and then send to the DNR area were we are placing the cache. They have always e-mailed me back within 2-3 working days that its ok. This way I have the org. form then I attached the e-mail ok to it along with the log page.
If you spell out assume one can get into trouble. Ass out of u and me.

cache on

[sandlanders]

We have sixteen caches on DNR land. We fill out the Form 2500-118 for each with all the information, and send it to the appropriate place along with a self-addressed stamped envelope inside. We ask the person in charge to sign the form, make a copy of it, keep one form for their records, and send a copy back to us in the envelope provided.

The six we have sent to state parks have all come back fairly quickly. Of the ten we sent to DNR offices, three needed to be forwarded (which they did), but those never came back. The other seven came back fairly quickly.

It helps to find out the person in charge of the property before sending anything, and I really think going to the little extra expense of the stamped return envelope makes it easier for DNR personnel to send the signed form back.

[Braid Beards Gang]

I sent some notification reports today via e-mail. It took the Land Manager about 4 hours to okay the caches. Pretty good in my book.

[CodeJunkie]

Looking for direction / opinion. I and another cacher are both dealing with the same DNR contact and he says we must get them pre-approved. I’m fine with that, but here’s the challenge.

I sent him a list of 7 potential spots each a mile or two apart and described the general area down to a 5 acre or less area. I’ve twice now to give me a Yeh / Nay on the proposed locations and if it’s a Yeh then I’ll proceed to get exact coordinates. I just don’t want to spend a lot of time finding a “good / great” spot only to find out it’s not acceptable. I would think the land manager would be able to provide some general guidance of “definately OK”, “so/so”, or “not acceptable” to a general inquiry.

I’ve offered to meet in person at his convenience (no response) and all other responses are just “Give me the exact location and I’ll let you know.” Anybody have any suggestions on how to best handle it?

And just for the record – the area is very very light on caches.

[Braid Beards Gang]

CJ, I would get very specific. I know it is not the DNR, but when I placed caches in Milwaukee County Parks I sent a picture of the exact location with my permit applications. Five acres can possess many different land features that the DNR might want to keep cache free. Just my opinion.

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