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May 23, 2024

Ask a fisheries biologist: Details from a Chippewa Flowage fish survey taken by Wisconsin DNR team

The Hayward DNR fish team ran a brief netting survey on the east side of the Chippewa Flowage this spring to gather some quick data on the status of black crappies, northern pike, and walleyes, though the timing was better for crappies than other species. We are able to compare this year’s results to past surveys to determine how the fishery has changed over time.

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Crossbow bill for those over age 60 passes Senate in New York as legislative session winds down

New York’s legislative session will wrap up on June 6. Following the Memorial Day weekend holiday, the legislature is scheduled to convene May 28-30 and June 3-6.
Since passage of the state budget in early May, New York’s sporting community has been tracking a number of bills that could affect sporting interests. At press time, here is where things currently stand.

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Bad weather hampers search for 2 who went over waterfall in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area

Bad weather Tuesday was hampering the search for two men who went over a waterfall while fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northern Minnesota over the weekend.
St. Louis County Sheriff’s Cmdr. Nate Skelton told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis that the cloud cover was too low for aerial surveillance and up to 2 inches (50 millimeters) of rain was anticipated, so the next two days were not promising.

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