
State Roundup: Great news for Wisconsin’s lake sturgeon
Great news on the sturgeon front early last week when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced more than two months ahead of the June 30 deadline that the agency will not be listing the

Great news on the sturgeon front early last week when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced more than two months ahead of the June 30 deadline that the agency will not be listing the

Lake sturgeon don’t need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish return to areas where they had vanished.
The decision ends the Arizona-based

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has until June 30 to decide if America’s lake sturgeon populations should be added to their list of species so close to extinction they deserve extra protection under the

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in a release on Monday, April 22, that after conducting a thorough species status assessment using the best available science, the agency determined that lake sturgeon do not

The Wisconsin DNR has no idea just where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service might land on a decision to place lake sturgeon on the federal Endangered Species List (ESL).
That, in a nutshell,
Volunteers are needed in Cheboygan County through early June to stand guard as mature lake sturgeon head upstream to their spawning sites along the Black River.
The Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow

A new C&R hook-and-line lake sturgeon season on 18 waters, a total ban on wildlife shining starting Sept. 15, a reduced price for a senior patron license, allow railroad crossing for sportsmen, allow trolling with

Lake sturgeon have become a hot topic in the fisheries world after the Center for Biological Diversity several years ago sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list lake sturgeon as a “threatened” or

Sturgeon spearers on the Lake Winnebago system proved to be resilient and resourceful during a season with the worst ice conditions in memory.
Warm weather, rain, and high winds the week before the opener
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