Joe Albert Associate Editor Conservation. In a story in this week’s issue regarding what happened with ditch-buffer legislation this session, and what the future holds for the Drainage Work Group that was the impetus for that legislation, this sentence appeared: While ditch-buffer proponents acknowledge the topic isn’t particularly sexy, they say ditch buffers are an […]
By Don LehmanContributing Writer Albany – A bill to allow hunting by crossbow was introduced in the state Assembly late last month, putting legislation to create crossbow seasons in both houses of the state Legislature. However, the president of New York Bowhunters Inc., the statewide bowhunters’ organization, said he still did not believe there was
Crossbow bills back in state Legislature Read More »
By Kurt KruegerCorrespondent Eagle River, Wis. – Waterfront property owners might learn a lesson from the experiences of a riparian landowner who has been cited by a DNR conservation warden in Vilas County for harassing a fisherman. It was about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, when an angler casting near a beach and pier
Lakeshore owner cited for angler harassment Read More »
BIG SIX LAKE MILLE LACS East – The night slip bobber and leech bite is consistent in six to 10 feet. Most rock points and shallow reefs are holding fish. During the day, work the gravel in 22 to 25 feet with Lindy Rigs and leeches. Smallmouths are hitting large, plastic tubes and crankbaits on
Weedlines quickly become the focus for walleyes Read More »
By Kevin Naze Correspondent Sturgeon Bay, Wis. – Wisconsin’s ongoing struggle with viral hemorrhagic septicemia – the fish-killing VHS virus – was a big newsmaker at the Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s 52nd annual meeting June 5-6 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. ‘Most of the attention’s on us right now,’ said Mike Staggs, DNR fisheries supervisor
DNR considers VHS’ effects on stocking Read More »
By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Washington – Field offices of the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers last week were issued ‘joint guidance’ regarding interpretation of the federal Clean Water Act, specifically, what constitutes a wetland. While federal officials say the guidance will reduce confusion and protect wetlands, some environmental groups believe it will do
Groups react to Clean Water Act ‘guidance’ Read More »
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Ditch buffers have been a topic of discussion at the state Capitol and in meeting rooms around the state for years. Now, lawmakers have passed a ditch-buffer bill and the on-the-ground results that create habitat and protect water quality should be visible in the next year or two,
Session resolves some ditch-buffer issues; more to come Read More »
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