Fishing company fined for gill nets
Site Staff
January 31, 2013
Pisces Fisheries Inc. of Wheatley, Ontario, was fined $5,000 for fishing illegally in Ohio waters, according to the Ohio DNR
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Waterfowl succumb to botulism outbreak in the Great Lakes
Site Staff
January 31, 2013
At least 1,000 loons fell to botulism (Clostridium botulinum) Type E this past fall again along Lake Michigan, along with thousands of other water birds.
Ex-DOW cops can’t hunt as part of sentence for hunting on duty
Site Staff
January 31, 2013
Two former DNR Division of Wildlife officials employees were ordered to pay restitution to the DNR for hunting while on duty as part of their sentences Jan. 16 in Brown County Common Pleas Court.
With hunter OK, APR plan sent to the NRC
Site Staff
January 31, 2013
A proposal that would raise antler point minimums for bucks in 12 more northern Lower Peninsula counties, aimed at boosting the number of mature bucks, is headed for the Natural Resources Commission.
Groups seek to place a wolf hunt on ballot
Site Staff
January 31, 2013
While state legislators and wildlife managers move forward with plans for a managed wolf hunt in Michigan, anti-hunting forces are busy rounding up support for a ballot initiative to stop such a hunt in its
Great Lakes water levels reaching new record lows
Site Staff
January 31, 2013
It’s official: The water level for lakes Michigan and Huron has hit an all-time low.
PGC meeting expected to yield major changes
Site Staff
January 31, 2013
Judging by discussions that took place in a work session held in late December, commissioners were seriously considering shaking things up.
State’s P-R fund share $19 million, up 42%
Site Staff
January 31, 2013
The long-running boom in gun and ammunition sales is going to mean more money – a lot more money – in wildlife coffers this year.
Mille Lacs walleye harvest to see big reduction
Site Staff
January 31, 2013
‘Safe harvest level’ for the lake’s walleyes to be cut in half for state anglers, tribal netters
