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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1982
Page
16
Eau Claire officials announce eight changes to hunting and trapping laws. New rules cover deer transport, handgun use for deer, zone B1 deer management, redefining hunter status, expanded bear bait, raccoon hunting for nonresidents, vehicle limits on navigable waters, and higher fines for trap theft.
Green Bay yellow perch fishery, the bay and Lake Michigan s largest perch fishery, has suffered the longest downturn in catch in 15 years. UW Sea Grant author Cliff Kraft notes average harvest fell from about a million pounds annually in 1952 64 to half that since, with only 230 000 pounds last year. He warns that tough decisions are needed for the fishery s future.
Albacore tuna harvest off the Oregon coast hits its lowest level in 28 years, sparking biologists to speculate about interception by Japanese fishermen. Oregon NMFS biologist Larry Hreha notes fishermen relied on offshore trips amid a short salmon season, while perch stocks in Green Bay face collapse due to overfishing and environmental factors. Wisconsin DNR plans hearings on changes, including a potential 100,000 pound commercial perch quota, as Sea Grant and university researchers publish a 10-page pamphlet outlining causes and remedies.
Preliminary counts show Wisconsin bear harvest may approach last year’s record of over 1000 as bow season closes November 14. By Friday 880 bears were registered in the Northwest District, with Bayfield County leading at 172, and districts elsewhere adding counts.
Mepps Bait Co of Antigo plans to buy squirrel tails for spinner baits paying 10 to 18 cents each for fox gray or black tails with a 500 tails quantity bonus. Best tails come from post October 1 catches. Tails should include bone, remain unsplit, and be salted and stored in a freezer or dry place away from flies. Contact Mepps Box 82 Antigo Wis for care and mailing details.
Floyd Walker of Twin Lake Michigan bagged a 500 pound seven and a half foot black bear in the Porcupine Mountains after knee surgery. He and partner Oliver Beebe tracked the animal from a campground area, discovering the bear the next day. DNR notes the average bear weighs 250 pounds and the state record is over 600 pounds.
DNR Wildlife Manager Rollie Nesbit of Eau Claire cautions trappers scouting sites to avoid trespassing on lands enrolled in Wisconsin public hunting grounds. Leases pay for hunting rights only. trapping rights may remain with landowners. Owners on public grounds can reserve trapping rights, making trespass violations possible and endangering access for the public. State law notes waters are public but landowners hold trapping rights on navigable streams.
The DNR bought 1,600 smallmouth bass fingerlings totaling 12,607 to restock the South Fork Eau Claire River near the July 3 1981 acetic anhydride spill site. After the derailment near Thorp released about 19,716 gallons, two fish kills followed. the fingerlings will be released downstream to reestablish a local bass population.
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