May 7, 2018

Madison —The question as to whether more accurate deer harvest records are gained through either electronic or in-person registration was discussed at length during a number of Conservation Congress spring hearings in counties around the state. Rollie Lee, of Black River Falls, is a former DNR game warden who retired as the DNR’s deputy chief

Carterville, Ill. — When John Wurtsbaught stepped into his boat on the final day, he harbored no illusions about winning the Don Sanders/Bill Harkins Four Man Tournament at Crab Orchard Lake. And, he had good reason Wurtsbaught, of Mattoon, and his teammates Todd Gossard, Rob King and Todd Holsapple sat in 13th place, nearly 15 pounds

Harrisburg, Pa. — Pennsylvania bear hunters weathered heavy opening-day winds and rains and still posted one of the top 10 harvests in the Keystone State’s history, Game Commission officials said. Hunters harvested 3,438 bears in 2017, with the archery harvest of 493 bears and the extended season harvest of 1,083 bears setting records for those

St. Paul — Minnesota spring turkey kill numbers appear to be down a bit, now that statewide data has become available. A data request showed that the turkey take was preliminarily at about 5,300 birds through April 30. That’s about 18 percent fewer than last year’s roughly 6,450 turkeys taken during the same time period.