
Increase in goose numbers good for hunters in ’12
Big changes might be on goose-hunting horizon

Big changes might be on goose-hunting horizon

Hunter and angler numbers, after decades of decline across the nation, increased during the past five years, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced last week.

Based on comments and anecdotal reports from the recent DNR roadside counts, it appears officials are optimistic – but probably not overly so – regarding the upcoming fall hunt.

Plus, some 20 percent of state Walk-In Access acres lost to emergency haying and grazing

A trend in the state toward fewer permit areas in which deer hunters may shoot more than one animal continues this year

With bear baiting set to begin Aug. 17, hunters across northern Minnesota are curious about the competition they’ll have this year – not from other bear baiters, but from the natural stuff provided by forests

A conservation officer last week killed a collared black bear in the Ely area after it entered a property and wouldn’t leave

Split will allow some hunters to duck hunt into December

By the time Outdoor News readers view this story, state and tribal officials may already have taken the unusual step of scheduling a second meeting of the fisheries technical committee in summertime, to discuss management
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