Fishing
CWD fight: PGC pondering banning use of deer urine
In the face of chronic wasting disease, Pennsylvania game commissioners are considering banning the use of deer urine statewide by hunters.
Last year the safest for Pa. hunting ever
It’s been well documented that hunting is one of the safest pastimes in the outdoors.
Study: Wetland losses curtailed, concerns remain
Six years into a look at wetland gains and losses in Minnesota, the authors of an ongoing DNR study say wetlands have increased in quantity
Blame weather: High nest success unlikely for upland birds in region
What started as a weird spring hasn’t become any less so, and that’s not exactly a good thing for all those critters out there trying to bring babies into the world.
Wolf litigation cost DNR $40,000-plus since 2012
The DNR has spent more than $40,000 to defend against litigation aimed at stopping the state’s hunting and trapping season for wolves
Top smallmouth bass angling action in Wisconsin's Lake Winnebago
Visit to in-laws becomes fun fishing trip with Mr. Bluegill
Turkey numbers tumble
A quick start and woods full of birds allowed optimists to suggest that 2013 could be a record year for spring turkey hunters.
Hundreds of muskies rescued at prime lakes
A premier muskie fishing destination avoided a potential hit to its sport fish population this month when 92 muskies that could have been lost to inhospitable creek conditions were returned to their home in Shabbona
Farm Bill progress is a ‘step in right direction’
Progress, albeit largely retracing some of the past’s footsteps, was made this month regarding the nation’s farm bill – that inclusive piece of federal legislation that largely dictates how private-lands
