Patrick Durkin: Homely, but tasty, burbot gaining respect
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Vern Hacker has been dead since March 1989, but I recall his smiling face and deep respect for rough fish whenever someone makes news for catching a huge gar, burbot, sheepshead or another piscatorial pariah.
That’s because Hacker was the Don Quixote of fisheries biologists during his career with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Hacker always encouraged people to eat rough fish instead of burying them to fertilize their gardens or flowers. He especially despised those who tossed rough fish aside to rot, or killed them before dropping them back into the water.
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