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Northern Wisconsin (WQOW) - Northern Wisconsin tribes have lost some very high-profile
battles recently, and now it appears a new battle is brewing, one that could
have an effect on northern Wisconsin
tourism. Over the past year, the tribes
tried to block a wolf hunt and lost. They also tried to prevent changes to Wisconsin's mining
law. They lost that too.
Now, they've announced what the DNR
calls unprecedented plans for spear fishing this spring. The DNR, says tribal
members declared their intent to spear so many walleye in almost two-hundred lakes,
anglers
would be limited to keeping only one walleye a day in those
lakes. That's a big jump from recent
years when restrictions were limited to no more than 10 lakes.
The DNR
secretary says the tribes are within their rights to do that. But she says the
move is a challenge to long-standing agreements to maintain a balance that
leaves more walleye for anglers. She
says the DNR will now try to work with the tribes to negotiate a compromise.
