By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — Some hunters would tell you that the Pennsylvania Game Commis-sion’s effort to reduce the size of the deer herd has worked too well. Others would say the job has only just begun. Who is right? Apparently, no one knows for sure – not even the commissioners who are …
Bill Parker Editor Lansing — Representatives from some 30 sportsmens organizations from across the state gathered at the Michigan United Conservation Clubs’ headquarters in Lansing late last month to begin working on a strategy to protect and preserve hunting in Michigan. Spawned from the attack on dove hunting by the anti-hunting group Humane Society of
By Joe Noble Contributing Writer While 2005 started with debate over the new CREP 2 bill and other more contentious political issues, such as an Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources overhaul, the year witnessed a coming together of waterfowl hunters, environmentalists and conservationists at the April duck rally. The year saw several new record fish,
Lakes in many parts of the state were frozen enough for ice angling about a week before Christmas, with first ice yielding nice-sized panfish, walleyes, bass and pike. Though 4 inches is considered acceptable for angling, soft spots over underwater springs and around tree stumps and other structure are a potential hazard. Anglers are advised
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Bloomington, Minn. – It was just a month ago the state’s duck season ended, but waterfowl hunters with duck-talk withdrawal are in luck. The duck discussions are just about to heat up. In the next four months, three events are scheduled in Minnesota that are totally or in part about
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Duluth, Minn. – Anglers and other users of Lake Superior in general have signed off on a DNR plan to discontinue the stocking of chinook salmon, as well as reduce lake trout stocking, according to Don Schreiner, the agency’s Lake Superior area fisheries manager. The comments about the DNR’s draft
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Ottawa, Ontario — As Canada works to honor its climate change commitments under the Kyoto Protocol, ducks could be a main beneficiary, says a major conservation group. Ducks Unlimited Canada, with $2.7 million over three years from three agencies of the Canadian government, is researching the extent to which wetlands
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