Fishing
MN: BOC: Increase license fees
St. Paul – Fishing and hunting license fees should be increased and restructured, as the DNR has proposed, to keep the Game and Fish Fund solvent, according to a citizens group that oversees agency expenditures.
WI: DNR seeking to improve sturgeon of the Wolf River
Oshkosh, Wis. – The DNR currently is working with the Menominee Indian tribe to establish a sturgeon population in the Wolf River above the Shawano dams. One of the most significant conservation success stories of
WI: Wolf-delisting bills pile up in Congress
Washington – Whether or not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removes gray wolves from the federal list of endangered species this year might just be rendered irrelevant by that time, should any of a
NY: Conflicting reviews in south zone
Albany – Southern Zone deer hunters may have had a good opening weekend of hunting in warm and somewhat breezy conditions. Then again, maybe they didn’t. A number of factors made it difficult to get
NY: Fracking hearings get testy, at times rowdy
Binghamton, N.Y. (AP) – Speakers at a state hearing on natural gas drilling last month drew conflicting images of the industry’s impact in nearby Pennsylvania, with drilling advocates touting jobs and prosperity and opponents describing
IL: ‘Big Fish’ may have been new record
Fox Lake, Ill. – Ryan Stochl gave up the chance of putting his name in the Illinois record books so that his 50¾-inch muskie, caught on the Chain would live. But at least for Stochl,
IL: ‘Historic’ season opens with new duck zone
Marion, Il. – This was the most anticipated duck hunting season in recent Illinois history. For the first time, the state’s waterfowlers kicked off the season with a fourth waterfowl hunting zone. In theory, that
AR: Weekly Waterfowl Report November 30, 2011
The following report is a compilation of state reports and waterfowl surveys from across Arkansas. This report provides a look at habitat conditions across the state. Duck numbers down for November LITTLE ROCK – There
AR: Grassy Lake Road now high and dry for area residents
MAYFLOWER – Not long ago, Grassy Lake was a recurring headache for people who lived downstream from Lake Conway. A new bridge, then a new road was the prescription that stopped the pain. Creating this
