Fishing
Back from cancer, Lines will battle decline in pheasants
After a career with DNR and the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), Kevin Lines returns as state pheasant action plan coordinator.
Hunting for snow geese? I think I’ll pass
Snow goose hunting is fun, for sure, but a little too much work for my tastes
Rauner’s state budget includes DNR cut
DNR stands to lose $6 million under Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget proposal – a cut that could cause the agency to consider pulling back on some programs.
Rifles, silencers proposed in Legislature
Two separate pieces of legislation that each would change the way hunters hunt have drawn very different responses from the state’s hunting community.
Southern Illinois hunter downs ‘outfitted’ goose
What began as a simple snow goose hunt quickly turned into a geography lesson and a reminder of the extent that waterfowl species “get around.”
NRB members call Walker’s plan ‘mistake’
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to strip the state Natural Resources Board of its authority to set policy for the DNR would be a huge mistake and rob citizens of the chance to provide meaningful input
Walker budget: Stewardship land buys on hold until ’28?
Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to put a 13-year moratorium on new land acquisitions through the state’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program is shortsighted, the program’s supporters say.
State-bound elk set for the next phase of move
The first step in the process of establishing an elk herd in Jackson County reached completion Feb. 9, when trapping of Kentucky elk ended for the winter.
