Madison – Wisconsin hunters will have a 2011 deer season that does not include earn-a-buck in the regular season and does not include an October antlerless deer hunt. The Natural Resources Board unanimously adopted the DNR’s season proposal at its April 27 meeting for a deer hunt that includes 74 herd-control deer units, 36 “regular” […]
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Madison – As trout anglers across the state ready their gear for the Saturday, May 7 opener, the evidence is clear: Wisconsin’s streams are home to ever-increasing numbers of trout and fish of larger sizes. Adding to the excitement is the release of thousands of “catchable-size” rainbow, brown, and brook trout, according to a recent
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Madison – The winds of change shifted quickly last week as the Natural Resources Board and the Assembly Natural Resources Committee simultaneously discussed – what else? – deer management practices. After the NRB unanimously approved the DNR’s proposals for the 2011 deer season structure, DNR staffers hustled up the street to weigh in at an
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Western District Highlights Fuel spill (Onondaga County) On Jan. 17, ECO Rick Head answered a report of a fuel spill at a gas station in Syracuse. A truck driver had left his truck unattended and returned to find diesel fuel spilling on the ground. The nozzle handle had been propped open in order to keep
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Legislation already has cleared Senate Albany – Legislation that would allow anglers to use a maximum of three rods while fishing resurfaced in the state Legislature this session and has been passed by the Senate. The bill was geared to address boaters, including charter operators on lakes Erie and Ontario, but if approved would allow
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The fishing and hunting report is compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides and fishing guides. North Lake Michigan: According to fishing reporter Cory Yarmuth, downtown harbors are having some good numbers of cohos coming in near shore. The powerliners are doing well on both cohos and brown trout. The preferred baits have been
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Bloomington, Ill. – For a third consecutive year, Mother Nature was uncooperative during the Illinois High School Association’s State Fishing Championships sectional tournaments. Still, through rain, cold and wind, 55 teams did advance to the May 6-7 state finals at Carlyle Lake. Following is a list of the 19 sectionals held around the state and
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Springfield – DNR, often criticized for having a top-heavy administration, is doing business a bit lighter these days. Deborah Stone, who was hired by the Rod Blagojevich administration in 2003 as planning director of the state budget office and later become a DNR deputy director, has been named director of Cook County Environmental Control. That
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Springfield – Will 2011 finally be the year of the “fourth zone?” Duck hunters in Illinois have been clamoring for a fourth duck hunting zone for a generation – and things are looking up. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reviews the zones every five years. For the past three or four cycles, the state
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