they are a southern species.. and this is the northern most piece of their range… with an old fashion kick rump winter they are “feeling the pain”… you will also notice a lot of garden people crying this spring.. we were rezoned to a more southern zone… and plants that are not resistant to cold have been planted in many gardens… this year they wont be making it…. its the winters that limit the spread of southern species… like shad
Shad are very delicate. Its normal to have a die off following every winter. It doesnt take much. Even a rapid temp change can cause a die off in the warm months.
let them keep dieing itshould help out the trolling bite out in Pepin this year I would think 
Shad die every year. This should be nothing new.
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Shad die every year. This should be nothing new.
Ogres love dead shad. They butter their toast with ground shad. They make a great Hollandaise sauce too. 
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whats with dead shad everything?? they just die off?? down at lake Rebecca and Dushanes in Hastings dead shad all over the place–stink too!!!
superiorfishing,
Do you know if the Vermillion River is open from Dushanes downstream to the Miss?
Inquiring minds wanna know. 
Thanks in advance! 
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they are a southern species.. and this is the northern most piece of their range… with an old fashion kick rump winter they are “feeling the pain”… you will also notice a lot of garden people crying this spring.. we were rezoned to a more southern zone… and plants that are not resistant to cold have been planted in many gardens… this year they wont be making it…. its the winters that limit the spread of southern species… like shad
I know there has been much less snow to the North but in the La Crosse area the plants have had 2 feet of insulating snow to protect the plants from winterkill so the gardeners around here shouldn’t be too worried. 
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whats with dead shad everything?? they just die off?? down at lake Rebecca and Dushanes in Hastings dead shad all over the place–stink too!!!
superiorfishing,
Do you know if the Vermillion River is open from Dushanes downstream to the Miss?
Inquiring minds wanna know.
Thanks in advance!
That is my swamp Blue………stay out! ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!
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whats with dead shad everything?? they just die off?? down at lake Rebecca and Dushanes in Hastings dead shad all over the place–stink too!!!
superiorfishing,
Do you know if the Vermillion River is open from Dushanes downstream to the Miss?
Inquiring minds wanna know.
Thanks in advance!
It is not but,it won’t be long with the weather we’re having.
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whats with dead shad everything?? they just die off?? down at lake Rebecca and Dushanes in Hastings dead shad all over the place–stink too!!!
superiorfishing,
Do you know if the Vermillion River is open from Dushanes downstream to the Miss?
Inquiring minds wanna know.
Thanks in advance!
She popped open today along 46 through town. I imagine she is good to go now! 
Shad spawn and die every spring.
They die off all winter long down here too. Below one of the dams here in town you can watch the eagles fly down and feed on the dieing shad that come over the dam. Early in the spring just after the ice melts on the lakes you’ll see coves where the winds blown thousands into these coves. I read where northerns are some of the earliest to feed on some of these shad.
I am just amazed at what a wonderful base to the food chain these guys are. They are the prey of so many fish and are so delicate that they die easily and yet, they reproduce in such great quantities that there is always a supply. The only bad I see is that there numbers fluctuate greatly from year to year because of it.
Three cheers for the shad!
This link will show the “extra” tags that are available over the counter 
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/cs/springturkey/
There are alot
The scheduled sales dates are:
Zone 1 – Monday, March 22
Zone 2 – Tuesday, March 23
Zone 3 – Wednesday, March 24
Zone 4 – Thursday, March 25
Zone 5 & Zone 6 – Friday, March 26
Any permits still remaining for all zones – Saturday, March 27
Permits are $10.00 for residents and $15.00 for the nonresidents. Please note that at the time you purchase your permit you will be required to purchase a spring turkey license and stamp.
One per day per customer, until they are sold out or the season ends.
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