Sturgeon spearing: Here's what records have been set and broken
Due to DNR regulations, sturgeon in the Lake Winnebago system have been able to grow older, and thus bigger.
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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 conservation warden and fined $50, according to court records. Koenigs was accused of taking sturgeon e...
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 conservation warden and fined $50, according to court records. Koenigs was accused of taking sturgeon e...