Fishing
CO: Natural Areas, Commission Makeup Approved
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission unanimously approved the addition of three new State Natural Areas to the Colorado Natural Areas Program during its monthly meeting on Thursday Dec. 8 in
SD: Registration for 15th Annual Mickelson Trail Trek Open
PIERRE, S.D. – Registration is open for the 15th Annual Mickelson Trail Trek, and bicyclists can sign up online at www.mickelsontrail.com. South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks officials encourage bicyclists to register early
MN: DNR plans duck-hunter survey for 2012
Bemidji, Minn. – Regulation changes that allowed hunters to kill more wood ducks and hen mallards, and that opened the season earlier and divided the state into zones, likely still will be in place next
MN: ATVs possible on northern Minnesota ice by weekend
Duluth, Minn. – There shouldn’t be any problem finding a spot to fish through the ice by this weekend – especially in the northern half of the state. In most areas north of St. Cloud,
MI: Firearms season results mixed
Lake Orion, Mich. – Early reports point to a pretty good firearms deer-hunting season in Michigan. Success, as usual, was good in some areas and not so good in others, but the overall picture appears
MI: Wolf attacks on dogs in U.P. appear on the rise
Marquette, Mich. - Since wolves have reintroduced themselves to Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, conflicts between hunting dogs and wolves have been on the rise. It may be that the largest increase in Michigan’s wolf
PA: License back tag soon to be history
Harrisburg – The requisite “back tag” has been a part of hunting in Pennsylvania for nearly 100 years. But it looks like the requirement for hunters to display their licenses will soon be a part
OH: Shakeup at DNR leaves several in new positions
Columbus – A major shake-up at the Ohio DNR in mid-November moved James Zehringer into the director’s office (Ohio Outdoor News, Nov. 25) and sent interim director Scott Zody to head the agency’s powerful wildlife
OH: Legislation would ban exotic animal ownership
Columbus – Ohio would ban ownership of dangerous exotic animals after Jan. 1, 2014, under new recommendations proposed by the Ohio DNR. Anyone not exempt from owning such animals or licensed by the Ohio Department
