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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1986
Page
19
Wisconsin anglers are urged to practice catch and release as surveys show fun matters more than eating, with DNR experts advising quick net landings, avoiding gill contact, handling belly-up, and cutting deep hooks to boost survival. stream trout could save about 250,000 fish annually.
ATV users seek legal riding space as new state rules take effect July 1 with a $12 license for county maintained ATV trails. Snowmobilers oppose ATVs on their trails amid landowner concern over crop damage and erosion, while clubs urge cooperation on shared routes.
About 80 confiscated firearms and gear will be auctioned June 14 at DNR headquarters in Tomahawk. Items include 24 12 gauge shotguns, 29 rifles, and various equipment with inspection June 13 and morning of sale. Winners must be 18, await two weeks before pickup, and financing is available. contact Annette Henning at 608 267 7690 for details.
Wisconsin announces its first free fishing day for any person on June 14, a Saturday and Flag Day. DNR Secretary C D Besaday says residents and non residents may fish without a license that day, though other offenses may still lead to arrests. The annual fourth Saturday in June free day will continue until further notice.
Anglers are reminded that the daily bag limit for lake trout in Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan was cut to two fish starting this past Sunday. The reduced limit applies through Labor Day and covers Green Bay Sturgeon Bay and adjacent bays and harbors along the Wisconsin shoreline plus streams entering Lake Michigan. The Kewaunee River limit applies to the area up to the third bridge on CTH. A fixed year round closure remains from Algoma harbor to the Sturgeon Bay ship canal.
At the Wisconsin Dells gathering, DNR Secretary C D Besaday and Congress Chairman Francis Murphy appeared reconciled after last summer’s fallout over deer quotas and the NRB stalemate. Murphy signaled change and hinted at stepping down, as Britton was elected to succeed him with Ladd as vice chair and Anton as secretary. The event featured a shift toward cooperation, the return of the bear season, and calls for higher licenses to fund conservation, with Besaday urging unity to implement deer management goals for the 1986 season.
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