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Article: VANISHING WISCONSIN FISH VENDOR He keeps an eagle eye out for fish Tribal member nets them to sell
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 13, 2009
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By MEG JONES
Lac du Flambeau -- Every day at work, spectators watch Gib
Haley's every move.
Perched high above Pokegama Lake, their eyes take in the 300-
foot-long gill net that Haley, a Lac du Flambeau tribal member,
slowly pulls in each morning hopefully laden with whitefish. Haley
always tosses a few fish to the eagles. He has seen as many as a
dozen of the majestic raptors in one day.
"You have to give something to get something. Every morning when
I pull up my fish, I give some back to the eagles," said Haley, 47.
"Most times they sit up in a tree and watch me. They're like a dog
following you around."
Once he hauls in his catch, his day is just starting. Haley picks
out some fish to ...