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Wis. lawmaker rips tribes' spearfishing goals
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MADISON (AP) - Wisconsin's Chippewa bands want to spear too many walleyes again this spring and risk re-igniting tensions if state officials adopt tight bag limits for non-tribal anglers, the state Assembly's tourism chairman warned Thursday. The tribes have declared they want to harvest a record 63,488 walleye across northern Wisconsin this spring. The declaration comes after the state Department of Natural Resources imposed strict bag limits to compensate for last year's tribal goals and protect the walleye fishery.