Dave Zeug

3 days ago | outdoornews.com | Dave Zeug

A degree of political backlash or reprisal seems to have crept into the election of Washburn County Conservation Congress delegates during the April 14 spring hearings, with the focus apparently on long-serving delegate Joe Weiss. The Conservation Congress, founded in 1937, is the only statutory body in Wisconsin where citizens elect delegates to advise the DNR and the Natural Resources Board on natural resource management.

6 days ago | apg-wi.com | Dave Zeug

SPOONER — The deer standing outside the DNR’s office door as the County Deer Advisory Committee’s (CDAC) meeting wrapped up looked like they were waiting to hear what their future held. Being deep in the City of Spooner, they were also told the story of how robust a population there is now in southern Washburn County. The general consensus among the CDAC members and the public attending was the importance of trying to control the population and giving hunters more opportunity.

6 days ago | apg-wi.com | Dave Zeug

Recent reports about harassment of tribal spear fishermen exerting their treaty rights brought memories of the spring of 1988. Those of a certain age will remember that time as “the walleye wars.” During that difficult spring many years ago, conservation wardens were rotated north to provide on-water protection for tribal spearers. It was a difficult role reversal for wardens who’d always protected those vulnerable spawning walleyes, not those pursuing them.

1 week ago | apg-wi.com | Dave Zeug

Since this was the opening weekend of Wisconsin’s inland fishing season, here’s a tip of the hat to all those fish who entertain us in more ways than just being caught. There’s always something to learn about them and their habits, but first, here’s the conclusion of last week’s article on tribal spearing that was accidentally omitted. Several readers commented about the abrupt ending.

1 week ago | apg-wi.com | Dave Zeug

Recent reports about harassment of tribal spear fishermen exerting their treaty rights brought memories of the spring of 1988. Those of a certain age will remember that time as “the walleye wars.” During that difficult spring many years ago, conservation wardens were rotated north to provide on-water protection for tribal spearers. It was a difficult role reversal for wardens who’d always protected those vulnerable spawning walleyes, not those pursuing them.