Fishing
Vermont’s youth deer hunting weekend set
Barre, Vt. (AP) – Young hunters will take to the woods accompanied by an adult during Vermont’s annual youth deer hunting weekend next month. Any hunter who is 15 or younger and has completed a
Tax break for wild game donations in Alaska?
Fairbanks, Alaska (AP) – Hunters who donate game meat to charities could get a tax break under legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Don Young. The bill would make hunters eligible for an income tax deduction
MN: DNR warns lakeshore owners on metro’s White Bear Lake
White Bear Lake, Minn. – Water levels in White Bear Lake have rebounded from last year’s record lows, but there remain in some areas of the lake large expanses of exposed lakebed. Some people are
MN: Pheasant opener largely lives up to poor pre-season expectations
Watson, Minn. – Two tough winters and one wet spring may not have dampened anticipation of the 2011 pheasant-hunting opener, but reports based on August roadside surveys certainly lowered expectations. By most accounts – based
WI: Federal charges brought in case of bear mauling
Green Bay, Wis. – Undercover wildlife officers who were with a bear-hunting group when a De Pere man was mauled by a wounded black bear helped bring wildlife charges against the group’s leader, John J.
WI: Recruitment is aim of bill
Madison – Five Republican legislators and several co-sponsors introduced what they call the “Sportsman Heritage Bill,” AB 311, in October, a bill that would lower license costs for first-time hunters, give a $20 license rebate
eDNA tests indicate presence of invasive Asian carp in Mississippi
Water samples from the Mississippi River downstream from the Ford Dam in Minneapolis have tested positive for genetic material from silver carp, indicating the invasive Asian species may be present in the Twin Cities stretch
NY: Groups criticize post-flood stream repairs
Keene Valley, N.Y. – Tropical Storm Irene wreaked havoc on streams across eastern New York, but a number of conservation groups were concerned that repair work done in the weeks after has been causing more
NY: Contract rejection could trigger additional layoffs
Impact may be minimal in DEC’s fish/wildlife division Albany – A state employee union’s rejection of a labor contract could mean layoffs of nearly 3,500 workers, but only a handful within the Department of Environmental
