Jerry and Susan Theys started Wildlife of Wisconsin in 1994. Run out of their home in Cato, WI, they devote their time, money and energy to taking care of injured and sick wildlife as well as running educational programs across Wisconsin.
I received the following after a reader contacted our Manitowoc County Department of Natural Resources warden.
Attention all fishermen, it has been reported that some of you are not being very sportsmanlike, and you are wasting fish you catch.
Gutting out a fish and throwing it away does not make any sense at all. There are barrels set aside just for the fish guts, so please use them. That means regular garbage barrels are not to be used to place your fish guts or fish into.
Come on, fishermen, I know you can do better. Quit being jerks and making it worse for the rest of us. The natural resources are for everyone in the state. Do not ruin the privilege the Village of Mishicot affords you by allowing you to drive on their property and leaving your fish guts lay there on the ground.
Now, if that is not enough persuasion to use the proper barrels, how about this? Wisconsin DNR fines for "Unreasonable Waste of a Natural Resource" is $200.50 and goes up from there. You can also be charged for littering, which costs $200.50, and that also goes up from there.
Oh, do not forget about court costs.
This is your only warning. Wardens are aware of the problem, and they will be checking from now on.
If you are caught, do not complain, you have been warned.
To all you real fishermen, thank you for following the rules and laws. We all appreciate your help in this matter.
— Roger Vander Logt
• To continue managing walleye populations across the state, the Department of Natural Resources will begin updating Wisconsin’s Walleye Management Plan through regional public meetings and surveys.
“The Walleye Management Plan provides direction to fisheries managers as they implement stocking practices, regulation options, habitat projects and other important factors used to manage walleye populations around the state,” said Mike Vogelsang, DNR fisheries supervisor. “The current plan is over 20 years old and needs updating to reflect current science and technology for managing walleye and to address emerging issues and angler desires.”
Last completed in 1998, the current walleye management plan serves as a guide for one of the most sought-after fish species in Wisconsin and outlines seven goals and strategies for walleye management.
The updating process will include a review of the existing plan, an analysis of available data and trends, and significant public input on angling and management preferences.
The DNR said it is seeking public input on stocking priorities, regulation acceptance and agency resource allocation, among other things.
Public input on the planning process will be gathered through the following:
- Comments from the public on walleye management preferences and issues via this public input form;
- Detailed random mail/online surveys of fishing license holders (both resident and non-resident) to scientifically gauge angler attitudes about management options; and
- Regional virtual meetings with stakeholder groups and individuals to discuss local management issues and partnership opportunities. The first regional meeting will be held virtually via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13 for Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland and Iron counties. People from those counties with a strong interest in walleye management and who would like to apply to participate should contact Max Wolter. Pre-registration is required. More about future walleye meetings can be found on the DNR’s public meetings calendar.
• A female whooping crane that made history as the first of its kind known to survive a Wisconsin winter has once again flown into the record books.
Crane #38-17 has successfully paired up and become a mother, producing the first wild whooping crane chick to hatch and fledge from Horicon Marsh.
The history-making offspring arrived three years after its mother, hatched and captive-reared in Maryland before being transferred to Wisconsin, became the first known whooping crane to overwinter in Wisconsin instead of migrating south. She survived one of the state’s coldest and longest winters and became a Facebook favorite as anxious fans tuned in to track her survival.
“The survival and successful migration of every chick hatched is important, so #38-17’s survival and maternal status is great news,” said Davin Lopez, a DNR conservation biologist who is part of the whooping crane team. “This wild chick represents several milestones toward the ultimate goal of establishing a self-sustaining migratory flock.”
#38-17 was hatched at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland and raised there by parent cranes. She was transported to Wisconsin on Oct. 3, 2017, and released at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge in Dodge County in the hopes she would follow an adult crane and migrate. But #38-17 never migrated, and she evaded efforts to capture her and fly her south in an airplane.
"She has been very vigilant when we've seen her, and she stays hidden pretty well in the marsh, especially when it's cold," said Hillary Thompson of the International Crane Foundation.
The crane survived, and in fall 2018, #38-17 headed south for the first time with #63-15 to winter in Illinois. The whooping crane has returned every summer since with #63-15, and the two had a successful nest this year at Horicon National Wildlife Refuge in Dodge County. Their offspring, #W13-20, hatched in mid-May.
Mother, father and their young crane were sighted and photographed by pilot Bev Paulan on Aug. 18 in Horicon Marsh as part of partner efforts to monitor whooping cranes and their young hatched in the wild.
Partners are hopeful the young family flies south soon and adds to the eastern migratory population of whooping cranes.
“The reintroduction team and refuge staff hope to learn more from #38-17 about habitat choices and factors that contribute to successful reproduction in whooping cranes in Wisconsin and on the Horicon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge,” said Sadie O’Dell, a wildlife biologist with Horicon National Wildlife Refuge.
Partners including the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, International Crane Foundation, Wisconsin DNR and, formerly, Operation Migration have worked for nearly 20 years to establish an eastern migratory flock of whooping cranes that nests primarily in Wisconsin and winters in the southern United States.
Whooping cranes are one of 15 crane species worldwide. This particular species is found only in North America and is the tallest bird in the continent, standing 5 feet tall. Whooping cranes are endangered; there are only 849 whooping cranes in the world, both wild and captive, although that number is increasing thanks to efforts by the reintroduction team.
Keep up with the whoopers and safe viewing tips
- Keep up with these and other Wisconsin whoopers on the International Crane Foundation’s (ICF) website and Facebook account.
- Partners establishing the whooping crane population in eastern North America ask anyone who encounters a whooping crane in the wild to please give them the respect and distance they need.
That’s it for this week, so have fun in the great outdoors.
Bob Schuh: 920-682-3106 or bobschuh@lsol.net
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