I personally didn't take Steven's comment as racist given what I know about Hmong immigration into Wisconsin.

Unfortunately, the Hmong reference is based on past history. I happen to live in the the county (Marathon) with the highest percentage of Hmong residents. Our total population of Hmong is only second to Milwaukee, the largest city in Wisconsin. Their fish and game customs caused a lot of backlash initially.

"23.3% of Wisconsin's total Hmong population resides in Milwaukee County; 13.2% live in Marathon County. Three counties in Wisconsin have Hmong populations that exceed 2% of the total county population: Marathon (3.5%), Sheboygan (2.4%), and La Crosse (2.1%)."

I believe I am correct when I say that the Hmong outnumber all minorities in my county including Blacks and Hispanics. The initial Hmong immigration into our city was covered in CBS's 60 Minutes news program.

http://www.apl.wisc.edu/publications/HmongChartbook.pdf

Early on there was considerable poaching by the Hmong who harvested game in the same manner as they did in their native land. Most could not read or understand the the fishing and hunting regulations. They could not tell the difference between the various types of fish, and they kept everything they caught - over limit, undersized, and out of season. Fortunately that clash of cultures lasted only a few years.

That behavior is no longer the case. They have now been here long enough that they have an understanding of the fish and game rules. Most still do practice catch and keep though.

Unfortunately, whatever good will the Hmong gathered by obeying F&G laws was destroyed in a single event on November 21, 2004. A Hmong hunter, who trespassed onto private property, shot 8 white hunters, killing 6 and wounding 2.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,139239,00.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chai_Vang

Then in 2007, a white hunter killed a Hmong hunter. Retaliation?

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/dis...huntercharged/

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...homicide_x.htm

"he Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Hmong liaison is Kou Xiong. He says in their homeland Hmong hunters were not acquainted with such concepts as bag limits, a hunting season, or privately owned property. In Wisconsin and Minnesota a hunting license comes with a book that spells out regulations. Kou Xiong says Wisconsin's regulations are published only in English and he does not anticipate a Hmong language version anytime soon."

Lest ye think I picking on the Hmong, I am 100% Asian.