What's the deal with the walleye crisis on Mille Lacs?

Want to be a DNR fisheries biologist at Mille Lacs because you think you can solve the walleye crisis there? OK, give it a try — but first, you must acknowledge the complexity of the challenge.

The DNR’s official position is that netting of walleyes in spring by eight Chippewa bands doesn’t harm the lake’s population of these fish. That might be true, based on various measured criteria. But other factors must be considered.

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