Friday, May 3, 2013

Southeast Wisconsin votes with rest of state at WDNR Spring Rules Hearings, mostly

Last month the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources held their Spring Rules Hearings in each county across the state.  The hearings gave the public a chance to cast a vote in questions regarding management of a variety of natural resources.  I have looked at the data to see how southeast Wisconsin voted on fisheries issues in comparison to the rest of the state.  The five counties (Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan and Racine), typically voted the same way as the rest of state.  On the most hyped question of the ballot, voters said no to allowing trolling statewide.  The narrow margin of victory for no voters was represented in the southeast by split in the countywide votes, with Kenosha, Racine and Waukesha voting yes and Milwaukee, Ozaukee and Sheboygan voting no.  In another close result, the majority statewide said yes to a lead tackle restriction on Enscanaba, Nebish and Pallette lakes in Vilas County.  All the counties in the southeast, except Milwaukee, voted no.
Some counties also had one or two votes that didn’t go along with the statewide majority.  Except for the two questions above, Racine, Sheboygan and Waukesha voted with the statewide majority on every fisheries-related question.  Kenosha said no to allowing panfish bag limits split by species and allowing alternating length and bag limits under certain conditions, contrary to the majority.  Ozaukee was undecided about the latter question as their vote was tied on that one.  Ozaukee also voted down length and bag limits for walleye on Silver Lake in Barron Country.  If anybody knows why Ozaukee residents care so much about a lake on the other side of the state, please let me know.  Finally, Milwaukee voted no on eliminating Inland Trout and Great Lakes Stamps for 16-17 year old youth.  I think voters must have been confused by the wording of this question because it was a close vote statewide and I don’t see why anybody would vote no on eliminating the stamp requirement for 16-17 year old youth and save young anglers some money.

I have posted the list of fisheries-related questions and the results of the votes below.  The numbers in parentheses are the numbers of voters.

Question
1
Rough fish harvest within 200 feet of a fishway, lock, or dam
2
Sturgeon spearing hours on the Winnebago System
3
Rough fish spearing seasons
4
Apply Northern Bass Management Zone catch and release season to smallmouth bass only
5
Length and bag limits for walleye on the Wisconsin River
6
Allow trolling statewide
7
Alternate length and bag limits under certain conditions
8
Lead tackle restriction on Enscanaba, Nebish and Pallette lakes, Vilas County
9
Length limit for muskellunge in Lake Michigan waters
10
Ceded territory walleye or muskellunge bag and length limit adjustments
11
Length and bag limits for walleye on Silver Lake, Barron County
12
Length and bag limits for northern pike on Diamond Lake, Bayfield County
13
Predator fish in Park Lake and the Fox River, Columbia County
14
Urban fishing program designation in Dane County
15
Length and bag limits for walleye on Beaver Dam Lake and Mill Creek, Dodge County
16
Length and bag limits for walleye on Lake Nebagamon, Douglas County
17
Length limits for walleye on Minong Flowage and Cranberry Lake, Douglas and Washburn Counties
18
Bass protected slot size limit on Half Moon Lake, Eau Claire County
19
Length and bag limits for walleye on Patten Lake, Florence County
20
Bass protected slot size limit on Trump Lake, Forest County
21
Length and bag limits for walleye on Sandy Beach Lake, Iron County
22
Length and bag limits for northern pike on Lake Six, Iron County
23
Length and bag limits for catfish in Yellowstone Lake, Lafayette County
24
Lake Tomah rehabilitation and predator protection, Monroe County
25
Bag limit for panfish in Thompson Lake, Pepin County
26
No minimum length limit for bass on Balsam Lake, Polk County
27
Urban fishing program designation in Rock County
28
Length and bag limits for bass and walleye in Big Chetac Lake, Sawyer County
29
Bass protected slot size limit on Bass Lake, St. Croix County
30
Control of exotic species in Sparkling Lake, Vilas County
31
Urban fishing program designation in Waukesha County
32
Bag limit for panfish on Little Hills Lake, Waushera County
69
Allow panfish bag limit split by species
82
Non-motorized boat registration (from resolution 250112)
87
Minnow harvest regulations as pertaining to control of fish diseases and invasive species (res. 220512)
90
Eliminate Inland Trout and Great Lakes Stamps for 16-17 year old youth (from resolution 520312)
93
Bluegill bag and size limits on Allequash Lakes, Vilas County
94
Crappie size and bag limit on Lake Wausau, Marathon County (from resolution 370512)
95
Reduce bag limit for bluegills on Chequamegon Waters, Taylor County (from resolution 610312)
96
Change walleye size and bag limit on Spirit Lake and Northern Spirit Lake, Taylor County (from resolution 610212)
97
Musky size limit on Castle Rock and Petenwill Flowages (from resolution 290212)
98
Size and bag limit change for northern pike on Winnebago System waters (from resolution 450112)



Majority (6096)
Milwaukee (300)
Kenosha (84)
Racine (87)
Waukesha (190)
Ozaukee (65)
Sheboygan (146)
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
4
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
6
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
7
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Tied
Yes
8
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
9
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
10
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
11
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
12
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
13
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
14
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
15
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
16
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
17
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
18
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
19
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
20
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
21
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
22
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
23
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
24
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
25
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
26
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
27
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
28
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
29
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
30
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
31
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
32
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
69
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
82
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
87
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
90
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
93
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
94
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
95
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
96
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
97
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
98
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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