November 22, 2002

Associate Editor Washington, D.C. It may have been the last thing the 107th Congress did, but for North American waterfowl, late was better than not at all. At approximately 3 a.m. on Nov. 15, Congress reauthorized the North American Wetland Conservation Act, approving increased funding levels for wetland projects through 2007. “It was, literally, the …

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The long-term goal of the plan is to “rehabilitate steelhead stocks using Minnesota strain fish to achieve a level that will allow limited angler harvest largely supported by naturally reproducing populations.” The draft plan is available for public review and written comment until Dec. 20, 2002. It can be found along with a list of

Jan. 3: Registration for the Neillsville Bow Hunter Safety Class at the Neillsville Armory. Class is Feb. 9 at the Neillsville Gun Club. For more info call Todd Steward, Sr. at 715-743-6694. Jan. 6, 18, 19, 25, 26, 2003: Neillsville Hunter Ed. classes at Neillsville Armory from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. For more info

Patrick M. Gushulak was found dead after his father discovered the shack was on fire about 2 a.m. just south of the Ash River Trail, which is near the northern Minnesota town of Orr. The sheriff’s department and the state fire marshall’s office were investigating the cause of the fire.

Editor Dodgeville, Wis. DNR staff members manning “head collection” stations during the Zone T season expected to be overrun with hunters wanting to provide their deer for brain testing, but, despite the hoopla leading up to the season, that didn’t happen. So now the DNR, in cooperation with Whitetails Unlimited, is offering a savings bond

License sales down 4.7 percent from 2001 Staff Report St. Paul Deer hunters submitted about 500 additional samples for chronic wasting disease tests during the second weekend of Minnesota’s firearms deer season, according to the Minnesota DNR. The firearms deer season began Nov. 9. The DNR estimates that it has collected about 4,000 of the

Dec. 12: Wings Over Wisconsin Northeast Chapter 10th Annual Banquet at the Swan Club in DePere. Doors open at 5 p.m. For more info call Amy Leiterman, 920-336-2588.

Editor Minneapolis The state of Minnesota and representatives from eight Ojibwe bands were scheduled for a mediation session on Wednesday at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute on the University of Minnesota campus. Both sides agreed earlier this month to retain retired Hennepin County Judge Robert Schefelbein as mediator during the session. DNR Fisheries Division Director

Winona Daily News La Crescent, Minn. A boy has shot and killed what appears to be a gray wolf in Houston County. The canine’s size, weight, and proportions are characteristic of a wolf, but biologists want to make sure it’s not a wolf-dog hybrid, Larry Webinger, the Minnesota DNR conservation officer who picked up the