Meeting Set to Discuss Northern Pike Management on Lake Superior
May 20, 2008
BAYFIELD Wis. — A public meeting to discuss the status of northern pike in Lake Superior and potential changes in fishing regulations for the lake will be held in Ashland on June 11.
Fisheries biologists from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will provide survey information on Lake Superior northern pike and allow anglers to voice their opinions on pike regulations.
“We were approached by a group of concerned anglers about changing the northern pike fishing regulations on Lake Superior,” said Mike Seider, DNR fisheries biologist. “They believe that there are fewer large northern pike than in the past and would like to see more conservative regulations.”
Seider added that some potential management options suggested include setting a minimum size limit of 32 or 40 inches with a daily bag limit of one. Any proposed regulations changes would go through a public hearing process and have to be approved by the state Natural Resources Board.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, located at 29270 County Highway G, 2 miles west of Ashland at the intersection of Highways 2 and G. Anyone unable to attend the June 11 meeting may provide written comments by June 20, 2008, via letter, email, or phone or for more information contact: Mike Seider, PO Box 589, 141 South Third Street, Bayfield, WI 54814 715-682-3205 Ext 11 at: Michael [dot] seider [at] wisconsin [dot] gov
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Seider - 715-682-3205 ext 11
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COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio hunters harvested a preliminary total of 2,768 bearded wild turkeys on the first day of the spring turkey-hunting season, which is open statewide through May 18. The preliminary figure was almost eight percent above last year’s opening day harvest number of 2,569 turkeys, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Top counties for wild turkeys killed were: Ashtabula - 134, Coshocton - 91, Guernsey - 87, Harrison - 83, Tuscarawas - 78, Geauga - 77, Jackson and Trumbull - 73, Meigs - 72, and Licking and Ross - 71.
This is the ninth year that spring turkey hunting has been open in all of Ohio’s 88 counties. The state’s first modern-day spring turkey hunt was held in 1966.
The Division of Wildlife estimates that more than 85,000 people will hunt turkeys during the four-week season. Legal hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise until noon daily. Ohio’s wild turkey population was estimated at 185,000 prior to the start of the spring season.
A special youth-only hunt for hunters age 17 and younger was held statewide on Saturday and Sunday, April 19-20. Young hunters killed 1,838 birds statewide. Top reporting counties were: Ashtabula - 69, Trumbull - 64, Coshocton and Washington - 61, Monroe - 57, Guernsey - 56, and Ashland, Columbiana, Harrison, and Tuscarawas - 55. Last year, 1,630 birds were taken over the same two-day period.
Only bearded wild turkeys may be taken during the spring hunting season. A hunter is required to take a harvested turkey to an official check station for permanent tagging by 2 p.m. on the day of harvest. Hunters with the proper permits may take a limit of two bearded gobblers during the four-week season, but not more than one wild turkey per day.
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