Senate votes 52-14 to pass the bill; trip through committees continues in House By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Sportsmen scored a victory at the Capitol last week when the Senate, for the second consecutive year, passed a bill to constitutionally dedicate funds to natural resources. The final tally’s wide margin – 52 in …
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Walker, Minn. – Shooters took an opening-weekend break from efforts to cull cormorants from Leech Lake, but their work there continues. As of earlier this week, federal sharpshooters from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services had taken more than 1,400 cormorants. The main culling operation is expected to wrap up
Staff Report Madison – For the second time, state Assemblyman Lee Nerison, of Westby, has introduced a bill that would require the state DNR to classify feral pigs as harmful wild animals. The bill would make it unlawful to bring feral pigs into the state, possess them, keep them, or release them. Nerison said it
BIG SIX LAKE MILLE LACS East – Almost all anglers seem to be catching walleyes in less than 20 feet. The north-end sand breaks are giving up limits of keepers and some big fish during the day. Live bait rigs and leeches are best. The evening bite with slip bobbers and leeches is going strong
Joe Albert Associate Editor Free theater. I’m not much for plays, but it certainly was entertaining to watch the theater – in spite of the fact the outcome was as orchestrated as as the end of a professional wrestling match – that was the Senate Taxes Committee hearing on Wednesday morning. Before us was the
Staff report Albany – A series of bills that would lower New York state’s minimum hunting age for big game have made their seemingly annual return to the state Senate and Assembly. There’s little indication that either body – but particularly the Democratic-led Assembly – may this year make the legislative move to end New
By Dean Bortz Editor Alma, Wis. – Four local chapters of the National Wild Turkey Federation want at least an explanation and a change of mind by the Wisconsin NWTF state chapter on its deer feeding position, or those four chapters may dissolve NWTF affiliation. Board of director members from each of the four chapters
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