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Location: US | If you visit the Mn state fair, stop by the republican booth and take their survey regarding muskie management. Q: Anglers have debated whether muskies are causing harm to walleye populations in Minnesota lakes. Should the legislature prohibit muskies from being stocked on waters where they haven't previously been stocked? A) Yes, prohibit stocking in any new lakes that do not already have a known muskie population. B) No, allow the stocking of muskies in selected new lakes as determines by the DNR C) Enact a temporary moratorium on muskie stocking in new lakes until a study is completed about the effects of muskie stocking on other game fish populations. D) Undecided/No opinion |
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Location: Duluth | Notice how the question doesn't say researchers or the DNR have debated. Classic push poll meant to appeal to low information voters.
Wish they would have a follow up question. Something like: Who should be responsible for the management of public resources- A) The DNR B) Homeowners Associations C) No opinion |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Honestly I don’t give a $&it if they stock another new lake. The DNR screwed up big time by stocking gull. Maintain the lakes we have currently instead of letting them go to hell like vermilion and Mille lacs. Keep a low profile while maintaining a stellar population in our pristine lakes. Then nobody bats an eye. |
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| Well...when Gull starts producing giants I would think your boat won’t be there. |
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Location: Minnesota | How did they screw things up on Gull? Gull had muskie in it all ready not a fishable population but every now and then some one would catch one. |
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| He just wanted those muskies being stocked there to be pumped into Mille Lacs and Verm. |
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| I agree with KB on keeping a lower profile, we got Gull but at what cost to future lakes? Time will tell. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Hey don’t get me wrong, more lakes would be awesome! But now everyone hates muskies and Muskie fisherman. That’s a loss in my opinion! I can think of a handful of other lakes that could use some help from stocking, and not just Mille lacs and vermilion. I don’t fish Mille lacs FYI. Just sayin. A poll at the state fair about discontinuing stocking is a bad freaking sign. Duh!
Edited by Kirby Budrow 8/28/2018 10:39 PM
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Location: West Metro, MN | To the intent of the original post, even if the question may not be worded how we would like it I fully intend to stop by and take advantage of the opportunity to provide my feedback.
It's election season, and every vote counts. As was previously stated, let the candidates in your district know that their position on this issue will influence your vote in November.
I really don't think everyone hates muskies and muskie fisherman all of a sudden. It just so happens that right now (and the last few years) there are a few people that have too much influence with their minds already made up to kill the muskie stocking program. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Kirby for President!!! |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | jonnysled - 8/29/2018 11:48 AM
Kirby for President!!!
Make muskies great again  |
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Location: Des Plaines, IL | If you go with "Make Esox Great Again" then you get a nice MEGA acronym. |
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| Been to the fair once already didn't know about this,,,just down the road from the republican party booth is DNR park with the fish pond filled with what hundreds of fish on display???.
Delicious brook,Brown,rainbow,lake trout,walleye,and bite size species all together. Swimming amongst them all I noticed at least three muskies one over 40 for sure. I'm going again on Saturday and im going to inquire who are the highest ranking republicans in the booth then I will offer them each a traditional famous state fair foot long hot dog my treat, You know a republican isn't afraid to put a wiener in his mouth if it benefits him. But they have to eat them while we're standing next to the pond and we can count how many fish the muskies eat in the time it takes them to finnish their meal..
By the way get the poutine in the stand next to the "all you can drink milk" it is excellent. |
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Location: Duluth | happy hooker - 8/29/2018 1:55 PM
Been to the fair once already didn't know about this,,,just down the road from the republican party booth is DNR park with the fish pond filled with what hundreds of fish on display???.
Delicious brook,Brown,rainbow,lake trout,walleye,and bite size species all together. Swimming amongst them all I noticed at least three muskies one over 40 for sure. I'm going again on Saturday and im going to inquire who are the highest ranking republicans in the booth then I will offer them each a traditional famous state fair foot long hot dog my treat, You know a republican isn't afraid to put a wiener in his mouth if it benefits him. But they have to eat them while we're standing next to the pond and we can count how many fish the muskies eat in the time it takes them to finnish their meal..
By the way get the poutine in the stand next to the "all you can drink milk" it is excellent.
I like the way you think Hooker, this is outstanding. |
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| When you go there ask the republicans why the fish pond is in the dnr park and not outside the republican party booth??? Because the dnr knows how to manage it. |
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| happy hooker - 8/29/2018 4:18 PM
When you go there ask the republicans why the fish pond is in the dnr park and not outside the republican party booth??? Because the dnr knows how to manage it.
Today's winner of the Internet is happy hooker!! BRILLIANT! |
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Location: Elk River, MN | I guess there's the other side of the whole stocking Gull deal to think about. It was already in the plans to stock the lake before the opposition began and started their parade of hate, and maybe going through with the stocking was better than giving in to the opposition, thus not giving them the idea that they can have their way and bully the DNR. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | I was there yesterday and didn't see anything for this survey.
Not on the two kiosks they had in the booth...so I was unable to fill it out.
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| May have taken out poll for other reasons. Re Jeff Johnson, it appears that he is not much for DNR making decisions.
But rather for local people and lake associations instead. If at the booth definitely ask about future Muskie Management.
Especially if decisions to be made by DNR or locals input. It is still, at this point, "public water".
Let's not forget sow close we came to losing a lot last year in the Ottertail County "fiasco"
with Bill Engebrtsen and the Countty Commisioner . ie minimum Muskie size of 22", etc etc
http://www.messagemedia.co/millelacs/news/local/governor-candidate-...
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Sportsman should NOT vote for Jeff Johnson... D or R, doesn’t matter. He is not for sportsman. |
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| None of them are for sportsman. They are for themselves. Whoever can deliver the votes is who will get the attention. |
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