By Fond Du Lac Times |
Jan 23, 2024
Congressmen Glenn Grothman (R-WI) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI) have introduced the Sturgeon Protected and Exempt from Absurd Regulations (SPEAR) Act, a bill aimed at protecting the annual sturgeon spearing on the Winnebago system in Wisconsin. The legislation seeks to proactively exempt the state from any listing of lake sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act, which is currently being considered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.The potential listing of lake sturgeon as an endangered species has raised concerns among Wisconsin's sportsmen groups, who argue that the...