January 2, 2004

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Correspondent Peshtigo, Wis. Green Bay turned out a bumper crop of young yellow perch this year, but not enough to lift the existing reduced sport and commercial harvest limits, state officials said. That was the DNR’s message at the Dec. 11 public hearings here and in Green Bay. The current daily bag limit of 10

Contributing Editor One of only six breeds developed in the U.S. that are recognized by the American Kennel Club, the American water spaniel fit perfectly the needs of rural Midwesterners of the last century. “Rural folks wanted a dog that could guard the hen house, bark at strangers, tree a partridge, run down a rat,

Field Editor Hovland, Minn. Standing on the Superior Hiking Trail bridge over the Poplar River, a tumbling trout stream, pollution is the last thing that comes to mind. The North Shore, where the river is located, is visited by tourists seeking a pristine and natural experience. But even here, pollution exists. Last week, the Minnesota

Waupaca, Wis. Ever since the effort began to restore Great Lakes spotted muskies to Green Bay, the brood stock for that restoration effort has resided in Long Lake near Wild Rose, Wis. Each spring, DNR fishery crews net the spotted muskies to collect eggs and milt for that year’s hatchery efforts. However, local citizens believe