Wisconsin DNR hit with major cuts, overhaul
Governor cuts scientists, shrinks budget and pushes the agency to be more receptive to industry
Associated Press
Alaska sues federal agencies over hunting prohibitions
Would overturn a ban on certain hunting techniques on national refuges and preserves
Enhancing deer habitat in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Michigan announces deadline for deer habitat improvement grants
Federal agencies budget $42M for Asian carp prevention
Includes further study of ways to fortify defenses on a carp-infested Illinois waterway leading to Lake Michigan
Minnesota man lives a hunter’s dream
By some definitions, Patrick Flanagan’s passion for hunting upland game birds has left him homeless, but he doesn’t look at it that way
Study: Trace medications, chemicals may be harming fish in Minnesota waters
Study confirms how common chemicals are in surface water, albeit at very low levels
Catch-and-release pioneer Bud Lilly dies
He was also a legendary fly fisherman and conservationist
West Virginia hunters harvest more than 112,000 deer, 3,000 bears
Bear totals just shy of state record
Ex-DNR leaders urge Wisconsin not to split agency
Push for the split reportedly comes because businesses and outdoor lovers say the DNR isn’t working in its current form
Opposition stalls lifting of Yellowstone grizzly protections
American Indian tribes, conservation groups and some scientists tying up a decision on lifting protections for more than 700 grizzlies
Bill would take wolves off endangered list across Upper Midwest, Wyoming
A bill would block the courts from intervening
UW faculty blasts DNR for climate change revisions
Accuses agency of ignoring facts and violating the public trust
Forest grant to benefit fish, wildlife in New Hampshire
Will help ensure that 232 acres of coastal wetlands buffered by high quality forest will continue to be around for fish and wildlife
Vermont offers grants to upgrade shooting ranges
Funds come from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife Restoration Program
NYC case exposes dilemma in caring for wildlife
Rift arises between state agency that regulates hunting and deer populations and wildlife rehabilitators who try to heal them
Fish benefit from ‘Moose Plate’ grants in New Hampshire
Overall, nearly $290K in conservation grants awarded
Yellowstone prepares to cut bison herd ahead of migration
Officials approved winter operations plan that calls for a reduction of Yellowstone’s current population of 5,500 bison
Deer kill, sterilization set for Ann Arbor parks
City wants to reduce deer population to protect plants and animals and reduce deer-vehicle crashes
Deadline looms for Michigan limited-license spring turkey hunts
Another option is Hunt 234, which is open statewide except on public land in southern Michigan
Illinois family retreat becomes state-of-the-art youth waterfowl hunting camp
Comforts-of-home amenities included with intention of easing young hunters into the outdoors
Toledo looks to stop deer cull
City officials say it violates law
North Dakota wildlife, even fish, face harsh winter
And as habitat continues to disappear, protection from winter’s elements is limited
Wisconsin Senate majority leader open to DNR reorganization
Fitzgerald says Senate Republicans “have an open ear” to idea and said he thinks it’s being considering as part of state budget
14 endangered Mexican wolves confirmed dead in 2016
Marks most in any single year since federal government began reintroducing the predators in New Mexico, Arizona in 1998
Bighorns still struggling in southern Nevada
Herd still struggling with outbreak of bacterial pneumonia that the animals have no natural way to fight
Wisconsin DNR revenue options include raising hunting, fishing fees
Lawmakers haven’t raised those fees in a decade or longer
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