DNR REMINDS YOU OF FISH HOUSE REMOVAL DEADLINES

Warm weather is in the forecast and the DNR is reminding you that if you still have a fish house on the ice to start planning for its removal.  The shelter removal deadline for inland waters in the southern two-thirds of the state is 11:59 pm March 3.  The deadline for inland lakes in the northern portion of the state is 11:59 pm on March 17.  The DNR also reminds you to pick up and properly dispose of any trash as part of hauling their shelter off the ice.  If shelters aren’t removed by the deadline, owners may be prosecuted and structures may be confiscated and removed or destroyed by a conservation officer.  The DNR also reminds you that ice conditions vary widely and ice is never 100% safe.  You should check ice thickness yourself.