Sturgeon in the Lake Winnebago System annually travel up the Wolf and Upper
Fox Rivers to make their spring spawning run. While sturgeon are
spawning on rocky shorelines, they are inattentive to their surroundings and
very susceptible to illegal harvest. In order to protect one of the
healthiest sturgeon populations in the world, the Sturgeon Guard was formed.
This volunteer effort is directed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources Law Enforcement staff and Sturgeon for Tomorrow. Volunteers in
the program "guard" spawning sites 24
hours a day during the spawning season, serving as a visual deterrent for
poachers. Spawning generally occurs in a 5-7 day period during April 15
through May 5. Sturgeon are very temperature dependant so the exact time
spawning will occur is impossible to predict.
Volunteers are always needed so check it out! More information here.
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