Harassment case a good lesson

From the Vilas County News-Review
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... The owner apparently asked the angler not to fish around his pier or in the area his grandchildren use for swimming, as to avoid problems with lost hooks that could injure someone.

The angler’s reply, according to warden Tim Price, was that it was a publicly owned lake and that he was a taxpayer who had a right to fish anywhere on the lake.

What transpired next, according to Price, is exactly why the state of Wisconsin created a law that prohibits the harassment of persons involved in legal hunting, fishing and trapping.

“The property owner threw two or three hardball-sized rocks toward the boat, in the area where he was casting, to deter his ability to fish,” said Price. “When he cast his bait in another direction to the side, the man threw smaller rocks to that location. Frustrated but not looking for a confrontation, the angler left.”