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Catfish, cheese and juice: WI takes on 11,000-page regulatory rule book

By Alyssa Hertig | Wisconsin Reporter

MADISON – Dave Wilhelmson just wants to bowfish.

A somewhat offbeat sport, bowfishing resembles archery, except fishermen wield a hefty bow to target fish.

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Wisconsin has a regulation for that.

Some fish are off-limits, but what’s good in one area of the state fails in another, said Wilhelmson, a regional representative of theWisconsin Bowfishing Association.

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“I’d like to be able to shoot catfish and I’d like to see the restrictions lifted from other parts of the state,” he said.

The state’s bowfishing regulations, he said, are “goofy,” which aptly describes much of Wisconsin’s administrative code, key lawmakers say.

Nursing homes, for instance, can be fined if the orange juice is off by a degree, according to a specified range.

Holes in Swiss cheese holes must be of a certain size. No kidding.

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