Hooking Mortality’s Flimsy Science Drives Mille Lacs Shutdowns
Eric Jacobson's recent opinion piece in the Mille Lacs Messenger is to the point and worth reading. Mille Lacs post mortality walleyes, Mille Lacs Messenger, July 16, 2021. (See Below) Jacobson questions the use of post-release hooking mortality in setting treaty harvest limits under a (negotiated) allocation. "Nowhere else in the state does the DNR keep track...of fish that die [...]
Congratulations PERM Legal Fund Raffle Winners!
Here are the WINNERS of PERM’s Spring 2021 Legal Fund Raffle I’m always happy to share some good news. It also gives me a chance to talk to some of our raffle winners. There’s no question PERM has a very supportive membership. Thanks to everyone who got in on the raffle. We really count on your support. It’s the only [...]
Rationale for DNR Mille Lacs Walleye Regs Doesn’t Add Up
Eric Jacobson does a great job of challenging the DNR's inexplicable self-defeating tactic of preserving (rather than conserving) the Mille Lacs 2013 year class of walleyes. How good does the fishing have to be? Mille Lacs Messenger, July 2, 2021. Jacobson points out that while walleye fishing on Mille Lacs lake has been "nothing short of phenomenal," the DNR continues [...]
Mille Lacs Walleye Angling Shutdown ‘Unnecessary and Unethical’
In a similar vein to Eric Jacobson’s editorial, Joe Fellegy is very much to the point regarding the unnecessary and unethical extremism of the DNR's shutdown of Mille Lacs walleye angling. June heat and drought: impacts at Mille Lacs? Mille Lacs Messenger Jul 3, 2021 "The upcoming July 1 – July 15 walleye fishing closure at Mille Lacs, when anglers [...]
Hope for actual Mille Lacs Walleye Harvest in the Fall?
Erik Jacobson reported on the DNR's Mille Lacs fishery numbers from opening day on May 15 through May 31, Spring creel data looks promising for walleye season, Mille Lacs Messenger Jun 30, 2021 The total number of walleyes harvested and designated as "hooking mortality" was 7,167 for a total weight of 19,091 pounds. Adding the winter angler take of 15,861 [...]
DNR’s plan to divert funds intended for habitat purchases draws fire
Dennis Anderson March 13, 2021 How seriously the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) led by Commissioner Sarah Strommen has blundered in its ongoing attempt to change the law governing expenditures from the Critical Habitat Program account remains to be seen. But blundered it has. Laid bare a few weeks ago, when Gov. Tim Walz's budget was unveiled, showed the DNR's [...]