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Location: NE Wisconsin | Here is the site for the WI Conserv. Congress county resolutions. I don't believe they are totaled, but you can add them up. Includes the Green Bay 54" resolution, by county.
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/nrboard/congress/springhearings/2007/resoluti...
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| Thanks for posting this Johnnie.....I went through the list and every county that the 54" resolution was proposed in PASSED!!!!!
Dennis |
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Location: Brookfield, WI | Congratulations to Dennis and everyone else that worked hard on this. You guys deserve to catch a musky bigger than 54".
Put it back though. 
Kevin
Three 'til meat, four 'til fish. |
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Location: oswego, il | Dennis thanks for getting the word out on this especially with the muskies inc crowd. I think muskies inc is an underutilized voting block in the spring hearings and needs to be mobilized to vote on issues that matter to people who musky fish. |
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| Here is the list of each county the Green Bay 54" Size Limit increase was proposed in with the votes.
Barron Co. / 20 Yes & 6 No
Bayfield Co. / 27 Yes & 8 No
Brown Co. / 67 Yes & 15 No
Dane Co. / 92 Yes & 43 No
Door Co. / 25 Yes & 19 No
Douglas Co. / 11 Yes & 3 No
Forest Co. / 18 Yes & 4 No
Iowa Co. / 26 Yes & 4 No
Kenosha Co. / 46 Yes & 8 No
Manitowoc Co. / 38 Yes & 21 No
Marathon Co. / 33 Yes & 19 No
Milwaukee Co. / 49 Yes & 42 No
Oconto Co. / 28 Yes & 9 No
Onieda Co. / 22 Yes & 6 No
Outagamie Co. / 43 Yes & 6 No
Portage Co. / 64 Yes & 13 No
Racine Co. / 44 Yes & 14 No
Sawyer Co. / 22 Yes & 0 No
Shawano Co. / 37 Yes & 11 No
Sheboygan Co. / 58 Yes & 14 No
Vilas Co. / 49 Yes & 8 No
Washburn Co. / 19 Yes & 4 No
Washington Co. / 57 Yes & 14 No
Waukesha Co. / 108 Yes & 18 No
Waupaca Co. / 58 Yes & 20 No
Winnebago Co. / 47 Yes & 14 No
This is a great move in the right direction on making progress with this resolution. The process requires a show of "majority" support to move forward with it.
We will continue to keep everyone posted as we move forward with this and I'm sure we will need more help and support as we move along.
Thanks again everyone!
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | You just got to love Waukesha Co.
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | Outagamie Co. / 43 Yes & 6 No
Rather suprised. Shep was an awesome author, although the DNR fisheries rep was rather uninformed, saying that they cannot reach that size. Shep cited several fish that went WAY beyond 54". God Bless everyone involved! Muskys should die of old age, and nothing else! |
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| way to go dennis and everyone who helped push this.
we have a lot of work to do for next year but were moving in great strides. im estatic cause my own brother said we couldn't do it.
next year i will be pushing people to get out and vote from the 2 organizations i am involved in.
1- Muske Nutz
2-Headwaters chapter Muskies Inc.
I really believe if we all goto our clubs and organizations and really try to get them out to vote next year.
we can do this.
We will get a yes vote on a 54" size limit on Green Bay and its Tributaries next Year.
dannyboy
dnny boys guide service.com
[email protected] |
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| I missed the Jefferson County votes. I noticed it wasn't listed with all the others and after looking at the other list at the end of those that didn't pass I saw it. Jim (Jefferson Author) you still made an impact and we appreciate all your help.
The good news is that this will be a statewide ballot item on next years Spring Hearing ballot for everyone to vote on......SO.....what we have done with this initial resolution, we now need to continue doing for next year. We need to keep generating positive support to get folks at the hearings next year to vote yes on the ballot. We will need folks to attend the hearings and step up to the microphone to express support and shed positive light on why we believe in this. What I noticed in Waukesha County this year was that all the ballot items that had a positive voice expressing why it was important...they all passed with a huge YES margin.
The other great news is right here in the results of what we accomplished. Getting this level of consistency and support on a "hand-in" resolution PROVES there is strength in numbers and unification...it just takes a little effort on everyones behalf to stand together!!!! I am so proud of our musky community and friends! As we were working on gaining support I recieved a fair number of calls and e-mails from foks who said we would never get this on the ballot and what we were thinking of doing was "impossible". I think what we have managed to achieve so far shows just how important it is to work with and under the advisement of the DNR on these issues, along with working together.
Stay tuned and we will continue to update everyone as we move forward.
Thanks again to all our authors, and especially those who attended and voted YES!!!!!!
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| Great news, and tremendous thanks to everyone who helped and voted |
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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | I am suprised with the Vilas County results. Nice job to the rep there. The old coots up there might finally be realizing what size limits can do! Maybe they are finally openning their eyes to the Minnesota big fish and how much tourism and sportsman dollars is being lost. |
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Location: Barrington, Il | Jo,
It's not their backyard, what do they care? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Beg to differ, it IS their 'back yard'. As we are successful as a muskie community in raising size limits on trophy waters, several lakes IN Vilas stand to be on that list. Also, it's not just 'old guard' up in Vilas with a strong voice anymore. |
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Green Bay 54" Resolution