(WLUK) — Just two days after he met with the FBI and Secret Service, Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad has entered the Wisconsin governor’s race.

Bangstad made the announcement this afternoon during an event that was posted on the company’s Facebook page.

He says he wanted someone to “stand up to Trump” and that his main concerns is “saving our democracy.”

Bangstad also shared his dissatisfaction with the current group of candidates for the crowded Democratic primary later this year

“I never wanted to do this,” Bangstad said. “At least I’m part of the conversation that I feel like everybody needs to be hearing right now.”

The brewing company owner was under fire this week after he posted “well, we almost got #freebeerday” shortly after the latest assassination attempt on President Donald Trump.

Bangstad has been a outspoken critic of the president. His company currently has a promotion promising free beer on the day Trump dies, which has drawn heavy criticism in the past.

In addition, his company sells merchandise that’s critical of the president, including t-shirts that read “I wish it was free beer day at Minocqua Brewing Company” and “Is he dead yet?”

Bangstad did not share if he would be aiming for a partisan endorsement, or the status of various required documents to enter the race.

He previously ran for a seat in the 34th District of the Wisconsin Assembly in 2020, but did not win the race. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin did donate to that campaign.

The Democratic primary is up in the air, with several state legislators and officials already in the race.

These include State Rep. Francesca Hong, former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley.

On the Republican side, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany is the front-runner, following an endorsement from President Trump that led to Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann dropping out of the race.

MADISON, Wis. – Walleye and musky fishing season will proceed as normal on Wisconsin’s lakes, despite resolutions by a local Tribe to restrict fishing on certain lakes.

On Friday, May 1, the federal Western District of Wisconsin issued a temporary restraining order that stopped the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians from restricting fishing of walleye and musky on certain lakes.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), over the past month, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians have passed resolutions and made public statements that attempted to prohibit non-tribal members from fishing walleye and musky on nineteen lakes within the external boundaries of the Band’s reservation and from using forward trolling and forward-facing sonar on all lakes within the external boundaries of the Band’s reservation. 

The State of Wisconsin filed a federal complaint in the Western District of Wisconsin to prevent the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians from enforcing these resolutions against licensed anglers.

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Where to fish

What we know:

The federal court issued a restraining order against the tribe, which means that non-tribal anglers may fish as normal in the following lakes:

• Big Crawling Stone Lake
• Big Crooked Lake
• Bolton Lake
• Fat Lake
• Fence Lake
• Flambeau Lake
• Ike Walton Lake
• Little Crawling Stone Lake
• Little Sand Lake
• Long Lake
• Pokegama Lake
• Poupart Lake
• Signal Lake
• Stearns Lake
• Sugarbush Chain (Upper, Middle and Lower)
• White Sand Lake
• Whitefish Lake

The DNR says it remains committed to collaborating with the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians on important conservation work to protect the walleye and musky fisheries.

Anglers are also reminded to follow all fishing regulations and bag limits for lakes across Wisconsin, and everyone is encouraged to be respectful of all tribal harvesters, anglers, and recreators.

Head to the DNR’s website to check out the full fishing season schedule.