May 22, 2017

Staff Report St. Paul, Minn. — Outdoor retailer Gander Mountain is closing some, and perhaps all, of its stores following its acquisition by Camping World Holdings Inc. through bankruptcy proceedings. At press time it was unclear whether all Gander Mountain stores, including those in New York state, would close. The company said on its website

By Tim Eisele Contributing Writer Madions — State Reps. Nick Milroy, D-South Range, and Dana Wachs, D-Eau Claire, introduced a game farm double-fencing bill May 3 that they call “Save Our Deer.” The proposed bill, which is known as Legislative Reference Bureau No. 2271, if passed by the legislature, would: • Require that all deer

By Ralph Loos Editor Chicago —  Asian carp would have no  trouble finding a meal if they make it to Lake Michigan – but the fish are not likely to spread out across the big lake once they arrive, instead hanging near the shorelines where their food sources exist. These crystal ball prognostications are provided

Buck harvest climbs 9 percent Harrisburg, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s deer harvest jumped by 6 percent last season, and the buck kill was up 9 percent, Game Commission officials announced. Hunters harvested an estimated 333,254 deer in 2016-17, up from 315,813 during the 2015-16 seasons. Of that total, 149,460 were antlered bucks – an increase of about