Fishing
MN: DNR grants resort permit for more water
St. Paul – In a decision DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr said the agency “doesn’t take lightly,” Lutsen Mountain Corp. has been granted a permit to continue drawing water from a designated trout stream, despite low-flow
WI: Wallenfang back as DNR’s big-game ecologist
Madison – Green Lake County native Kevin Wallenfang is back at the DNR after a 10-year absence, this time as the agency’s new big-game ecologist. In that role he’ll work with the DNR’s deer, elk,
WI: Uncased gun law approved
Earn-a-buck law repealed Madison – When the 2011 Wisconsin gun deer season opens on Saturday, Nov. 19, hunters no longer will have to case their guns while transporting them in a vehicle, nor shoot a
NY: State faces massive loss of federal funds
Conservation Fund can’t be raided, Interior Dept. says Albany – New York is still facing the loss of millions of dollars in federal funding unless lawmakers change state budget language that would allow a transfer
NY: Timing concerns create wrinkle for youth deer hunt
Deer disruption, safety concerns Albany – DEC’s proposal for a three-day youth deer hunt over the Columbus Day weekend generated both support and opposition among hunters and nonhunters. And while the department is still committed
NY: Debate over fracking’s effects on fish, wildlife
Elmira, N.Y. – As the debate over the safety of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas rages in New York, sportsmen’s groups are watching with more than idle curiosity. New Yorkers concerned about the impact of
IL: Strength in numbers; groups push conservation message
Washington – With Congress’s fledgling “super committee” currently considering major federal deficit reduction, a new coalition of some 1,000 groups and businesses have joined “in urging Congress to consider the economic impacts of the great
AR: Water manipulation required in NE Arkansas, but WMAs still good for opening day
JONESBORO – This week’s heavy rainfall is forcing the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to manipulate water levels on several wildlife management areas in northeast Arkansas. The measures are necessary to prevent damage or failure
AR: DU, AGFC improve habitat management capabilities at Cut-Off Creek WMA
MONTICELLO – Just in time for waterfowl season, Ducks Unlimited and its partners recently completed a wetlands restoration project on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Cut-Off Creek Wildlife Management Area. “Southeast Arkansas is known
