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Due to DNR regulations, sturgeon in the Lake Winnebago system have been able to grow older, and thus bigger.

Due to DNR regulations, sturgeon in the Lake Winnebago system have been able to grow older, and thus bigger.

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View Comments CHILTON – The DNR’s top sturgeon biologist resigned Thursday, the same day he was found guilty in Calumet County of obstructing a conservation warden during an investigation into the illegal bartering of sturgeon eggs for caviar. Ryan Koenigs pleaded no contest to the charge and was fined $500, according to court records. DNR spokesperson Sarah Hoye said he resigned from the agency Thursday morning. Koenigs also was convicted last month in Winnebago County of resisting a con...

View Comments CHILTON – The DNR’s top sturgeon biologist resigned Thursday, the same day he was found guilty in Calumet County of obstructing a conservation warden during an investigation into the illegal bartering of sturgeon eggs for caviar. Ryan Koenigs pleaded no contest to the charge and was fined $500, according to court records. DNR spokesperson Sarah Hoye said he resigned from the agency Thursday morning. Koenigs also was convicted last month in Winnebago County of resisting a con...

State sturgeon biologist resigns following investigation CHILTON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s former top sturgeon biologist has resigned and has been fined for lying to investigators looking into the illegal processing of sturgeon eggs into caviar. Ryan Koenigs earlier pleaded no contest to resisting a conservation warden in Calumet County. He was fined $500 in court Thursday, WLUK-TV reported. . Koenigs resigned from the Department of Natural Resources Thursday morning, according to his atto...

Wisconsin DNR Facebook Wisconsin’s top sturgeon biologist has pleaded no contest in Winnebago County to obstructing a warden. Ryan Koenigs was charged following an investigation into illegally processing sturgeon eggs into caviar. A judge ordered him to pay a $50 fine. The Department of Natural Resources said Koenigs is on leave is pending the conclusion of an internal investigation. An investigation revealed that DNR employees, including Koenings, would allegedly collect eggs from spearers...

OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- Wisconsin's top sturgeon biologist has been convicted of obstructing a warden in connection with an investigation intoillegally processing sturgeon eggs into caviar. Ryan Koenigs, 36, has been ordered to pay a $50 fine after pleading no contest in Winnebago County. Judge Scott Woldt said the loss of his employment was punishment enough. "Ryan Koenigs is currently on leave from the Wisconsin DNR pending the conclusion of the...

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The former highest ranking sturgeon biologist in the state of Wisconsin ha...

By Casey Nelson Apr 19, 2021 4:31 PM WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – DNR Warden Ryan Koenigs pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge he obstructed the investigation into illegal sturgeon caviar bartering. Koenigs, 36, made an initial appearance by phone, as misdemeanor cases do not require in-person hearings. No trial date was set. He returns to court May 13 for a final conference. The complaint alleges Koenigs’ statements in an in interview last year didn’t match phone records a...