Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-08
GAME WARDENS
MAKE BIG HAUL
STATE FISH OFFICIALS AFTER
EVApERS OF THE LAW.
3 TO 5 ARRESTS A DAY

Activity at Present Principally Around
] Lake Winnebago, 10 Miles of Gill
| Nets and Set Lines Being Taken in
Past TWO Weeks-State Fist
Notes.
! The game wardens have made great
hauls on Lake Winnebago in the past
/ two weeks Within that time they
have gathered in over ten miles If
( gill nets and set lines. The work OF
! the department in Kidding Lake Winnie
! bago OF illegal fishing methods has
aroused the interest of the local sports
men in and around that lake and one
Of the Weather of these has offered
! the use OF his Large steamer to assist
/ those in charge OF the work in making
| their inspections more Thoroughly
Heretofore it has cost the state $15
! per day to maintain such service, so
| that now there is considerable ex-
pense from that source, the cost being
| limited to the coal and the engineers
! salary. With the present service. the
| Wardens can cover over 100 miles a
cay on Lakes Winnebago, POygan and
| Butte DIES Morris and the Wolf and Fox
! rivers. 1t is the intention Of the ward
! ems to keep the lake clear of all such
| illegal fishing material, and they have
| met with merited success. Their last
| experience in Lake Winnebago was
met Sunday. A party of wardens left
Neenah Saturday night and during the
! following day took over Sc sill nets.
containing 1 500 pounds of pike and
| white bass. The latter are now "run-
ming" in the northern lakes, while
farther south, including Dane county
| lakes, they do net commence to run IN
til June.
The wardens working in Lake Win
nebago are: Kittle Knudson, j. H
Waite, Gus Pfeifer, NJ. F. Carpenter
and Thomas Fitzgerald The thor
! Cughness of their work is demonstrate
! ed by the fact that they have cut the
| shipping of fish from 100 pounds a
week, which was last years record. to
! 10 or u barrels-all Of this being done
! by keeping gill nets, selves and Get
L
! dered them by the sportsmen is of 10
little account, as the tips" they re-
! ceive concerning the doings of ilIerql
| fishermen, as we'll as the pecuniary
aid rendered, is of great service 10
them. If the present force is not
enough, Warden Nelson says he win
send more. until they have enough
In Dane County.
There are four wardens in Dane
| county at the present time. They are
not having trouble with gill nets and
set lines, as in the north, but are
watching for any caches of fish az
ready taken and being held until the
| season opens, May 10. Mr.. Nelson
| says the fishermen around here do NOT
! know how to set lines or conduct anv
| of the ordinary illegal methods of 'ish-
ing except spearing. Last year at this
| time several local fishermen who fol-
| low the vocation for their living. had
| over 100 pounds of fish on hand. wait
ing for the season to open so that hey
| could dispose of them safely. This
year a watch is being maintained to
prevent repetition Of this
Around the State.
In other streams and lakes o. the
| state the wardens are equally active.
Warden Drafahl is watching Lake
! KOshkOnOng for any illegal develop
ments, while w. J. MCGEE, at Shawano
| lake, made two arrests last week or
| fCh Of nil
| Blackadder and P. z. Waterbury. Oh
| the st. Louis river, picked up 20 gill
nets last week. containing 1000 pounds
Of fish. They also rappened upon a
| cave where over 1900 pounds of bass
and pike had been Cached" awaiting
| the open season. These men worked
| i'll connection with the Minnesota
warden
At Lancaster, Warden A. E. Storrs,
i'll collaboration with the Iowa warden,
| yesterday destroyed II gill nets and
one large seine. all full of fish Other
Wardens around the state are watching
the streams, while one official, r. g.
| Mason, in his capacity as fire warden,
! las been fighting forest fires in Jack
son county. His prompt work in this
case has saved much valuable forest
| land.
Deer are also coming in for a share
OF the game wardens' vigilance. Ger
tain persons have been CONSTRUCTING
salt licks'' to attract the deer, but as
| fast as these ticks are found they are
'kerosened" by the wardens. to frus-
| tTate any designs that hunters in the
| deer country may have on these AMI
mails. These ticks are constructed by
filling swollen logs and holes vita
| salt to which the deer come in great
numbers to lick the salt contained in
| them. The hunters can then shoot
| them, their love of salt making them
| less sensitive to danger. However.
kerosene has been found to be a Do
tent preventative, and the wardens arg
applying it plentifully.