Conservation groups are pleased by federal appeal Washington – Conservation groups last week were quick to praise the Obama administration’s support for the proposed Clean Water Restoration Act, a federal bill that is said to restore waters protections awarded by the 1972 Clean Water Act, but recently weakened by Supreme Court decisions. In a letter […]
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Water temps moved to the 50- to 56- degree range. The warmer water has triggered a stronger bite. Walleyes are hitting well on a jig/minnow combo. Fish either 25 feet of water or less over mud flats, or 15 feet of water or less in and around weeds. Crappies are coming in shallow now. Use
Albany – New York’s spring gobbler harvest was running about 3 percent below last year’s take at the midpoint of the monthlong season, DEC officials reported. That’s about what DEC biologists expected heading into the May 1-31 season, based on some spotty nesting success in some parts of the state last spring. “It’s been running
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St. Paul – The DNR Fish and Wildlife Division’s slice of the state General Fund pie just got smaller, but, given the state of budget affairs, some officials are calling the outcome of the recent legislative session a success for the division, the vast majority of whose funding comes from the sale of hunting, fishing,
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Baraboo, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin wildlife officials have approved a rule that limits the types of guns hunters may use. Hunters can now legally use firearms including air guns, handguns and guns fired from the shoulder. The Wisconsin Conservation Congress, which advises the state Department of Natural Resources, was concerned those definitions were too loose
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Des Moines, Iowa (AP) – Iowa Hunters killed the smallest number of pheasants on record last year, but state officials expect that to rebound this season. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said Thursday that hunters killed about 383,000 rooster pheasants last season. It’s just the second time since 1958 that hunters killed fewer than
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Newport News, Va. (AP) – The Virginia Marine Resources Commission is considering proposed limits to the 2009 blue crab season in the Chesapeake Bay. Meeting in Newport News on Tuesday, regulators are expected to vote on staff recommendations to end the season 10 days earlier, on Nov. 21, and to continue the closure of the
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Stevens Point, Wis. – Finding consensus can often be an even more elusive quarry than a 12-point buck on public land, especially when several individuals representing diverse groups of stakeholders are making recommendations on deer over-winter goals and unit boundaries. Consensus, however, was the goal that volunteers of the Deer Management Unit Review Panel were
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