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    Hatcheries budget shortfalls/licensing fees

    Imo good ,cheap fast food days are gone labor costs and food costs are too high. IMO fast food burgers biz is going to have to concentrate on quality of food and a better dining experience no where else left to trim costs so better to accept the facts and the higher costs and provide more for...
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    Walleyes for Tomorrow 2026

    True Erie was brought back from a dead lake to be a very productive walleye fishery. I had a buddy that had a boat on Erie years ago from SE WI just to fish for walleyes. He loved it! Walker as governor did some walleye stocking but seemed to wane after him.
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    And so it starts...

    I felt that way with first gkids lol. I’m not faced with ggkids yet but possible within 5 years. Congratulations!
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    Walleyes for Tomorrow 2026

    Thanks Paul for all you do for the walleye population. I’ve been gone for 6 years from Vilas but the 16 years I lived there walleye were definitely on the brink of elimination. It was very discouraging to see the walleye decline in their population so I’m very happy what you are doing has been...
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    Walleyes for Tomorrow 2026

    Do Native Americans have spearing rights on those lakes ?
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    Shirley, You Can't Be Serious?

    Same with my Polaris genesis bye bye some time ago.
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    Shirley, You Can't Be Serious?

    I’m a proud owner of an Evinrude 150 and it’s been trouble free since 2010 when I bought it new on my Ranger. I think I need a new impeller since it overheated once last summer. Dealer was too busy to service in Fall so I made an appointment to service first week of May and I had to sweet talk...
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    Make it stop!!

    I have ponding out front in the yard had to send TrueGreen away , but glad he asked he said whole hood was flooded. Lots of damage wind and water in Waterford area and weather peeps say 2 more days of tstorms. I feel soooo bad for folks that keep bailing basements only to do it again the next...
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    Lawn Service; Yea or Nea

    Yep I did a sanity check with my neighbor across the street that does his own fertilization and uses Scott’s. He pays the same as I pay for 6 Truegreen applications for 3 he does himself. I used to use Menards fertilizer Scott’s way too expensive to consider. He likes to apply his fertilizer...
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    Lawn Service; Yea or Nea

    I mow myself and always will as long as I’m able. I used to fertilize myself use the Menards weed and feed do one heavy application and call it done while in Vilas. Now living in western Racine county I have evolved to using Truegreen they do a good job with 6 applications and are ready to...
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    Weather for 2026/2027

    Grass is greening in SE WI and ironically I haven’t seen any lawn treatment trucks in my hood yet Truegreen ,Weedman etc. I reworked my deal with Truegreen a couple of weeks ago figured I would see them right away. Not so but I’m good with that don’t like mowing before end of April. My neighbor...
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    Weather for 2026/2027

    I get it Paul April is terrible in Vilas restaurants, bars, motels are closed or closing so time to go south not a whole lot to do in the Northwoods and every significant April snow just delays Spring and the constructive things you need to do. I got fustrated with it year after year so filed my...
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    The Future of our sport

    Me too
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    The Future of our sport

    I lived in Phelps for 16 years and the biggest knock on that area riding east was little to no amenities from Phelps to Spread Eagle good luck finding a hotel , gas or a place to eat so little to no traffic what part of NE WI are you referencing that has all these bars and traffic I would like...
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    The Future of our sport

    The snowmobile lake trail is picturesque as well.
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