Hassett quits DNR

From the Janesville Gazette HERE

...Hassett said he'd been pondering quitting for nearly a month. He declined to say why, but called the job "pretty fast-paced" and not something he planned to do forever.

"I'm just going to hold my thoughts to myself for a while," Hassett said. "We've done some great things together, the governor and I and this administration."

...George Meyer, executive director of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, served as DNR secretary from 1993 until 2001.

He said he's known Frank for several years, and while he's a good lawyer and manager, he may not have the outdoors experience the DNR's leader needs.

"He needs to really get out and meet the groups he'll be working with," Meyer said.

Frank said he grew up in rural Cross Plains, a block from a trout stream. He fishes but doesn't hunt, he said, but he appreciates that hunting is a family tradition in Wisconsin.