Madison, Wis. (AP) – Republican legislators are planning to introduce a bill designed to get more people hunting and fishing. The proposal’s main author, state Rep. Jim Steineke of Kaukauna, says the measure would allow new license applicants to include people as referrals on their applications, making those people eligible for discounted licenses, create adult-only …
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Albany, N.Y. (AP) – The state Department of Environmental Conservation is asking rabbit hunters to save skulls during this fall’s hunting season. The only native cottontail east of the Hudson River in New York is the New England cottontail, but its populations are poorly understood. They look nearly identical to Eastern cottontails and are only
Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday released a plan for removing wolves from endangered species status in Wyoming that would codify a compromise between protections in the Yellowstone region and allowing wolves to be shot on sight elsewhere in the state. The draft plan posted online and set for
Hamilton, Mont. (AP) – A western Montana man will lose his hunting privileges for three years but avoid jail time after pleading guilty to felony poaching. The Ravalli Republic reports a Ravalli County judge also ordered 28-year-old Justin Davis earlier this week to pay $4,000 in restitution for his role in illegally killing a deer
Ohio’s deer hunters have some new check-in rules which includes one that demands recording the kill by 11:30 p.m. on the of the animal’s expiration. In the past the Ohio Division of Wildlife allowed hunters to check in their animals the following day, or within 24 hours of taking a deer. Such a change could
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker’s administration has picked a national expert to serve as Wisconsin’s deer czar. James C. Kroll will begin work immediately on a study of the Department of Natural Resources’ herd management practices. His preliminary report is due in March. Walker promised during his campaign to appoint someone to review
Groups urge committee members to ‘do it right’ Washington – It’s easy these days for sportsmen and conservationists to assume CRP will remain a viable program – aiding wildlife, reducing soil erosion, cleansing groundwater – well into the future. After all, according to Dave Nomsen, the federal Conservation Reserve Program’s been around for 25 years.
Banquets/Fundraisers. Oct. 7: Trails End Chapter MDHA Banquet, Aquinas Hall, 5:30 p.m. For more info call Thomas Worth, 218-240-1080. Oct. 8: Bend of the River Chapter MDHA Banquet, Coledonia Community Center. For more info call Tony Bauer, 507-388-2266. Oct. 8: Evansville Area Sportsman Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Long Lake Lodge. For more info call Lons Spur, 218-948-2249. Oct. 10:
Big Six LAKE MILLE LACS East – The shallow-water crankbait bite has improved for walleyes during the evening in four to 12 feet – look to the shoreline breaks and rock reefs. There’s been consistent perch action in 15 feet in the bays with minnows. Muskie anglers continue to raise fish on the weedlines and bays
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