Fishing
OK: Calling all young outdoor writers to compete for outdoor getaways
Oklahoma youth are getting a chance this year to share their outdoor heritage to competing for an all-expense-paid outdoor getaway. According to Colin Berg, education supervisor for the Wildlife Department, the essay contest is an
Wis. lawmakers plan bill to boost outdoor sports
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Republican legislators are planning to introduce a bill designed to get more people hunting and fishing. The proposal’s main author, state Rep. Jim Steineke of Kaukauna, says the measure would allow
NY seeks rabbit skulls from hunters for study
Albany, N.Y. (AP) – The state Department of Environmental Conservation is asking rabbit hunters to save skulls during this fall’s hunting season. The only native cottontail east of the Hudson River in New York is
Wolves and Wyoming – Feds release Wyo. wolf delist plan
Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday released a plan for removing wolves from endangered species status in Wyoming that would codify a compromise between protections in the Yellowstone region
Western Montana man sentenced in poaching case
Hamilton, Mont. (AP) – A western Montana man will lose his hunting privileges for three years but avoid jail time after pleading guilty to felony poaching. The Ravalli Republic reports a Ravalli County judge also
Wis. picks national expert to serve as deer czar
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker’s administration has picked a national expert to serve as Wisconsin’s deer czar. James C. Kroll will begin work immediately on a study of the Department of Natural Resources’
MN: Chopping block for federal habitat programs
Groups urge committee members to ‘do it right’ Washington – It’s easy these days for sportsmen and conservationists to assume CRP will remain a viable program – aiding wildlife, reducing soil erosion, cleansing groundwater –
WI: State’s elk herd growing slowly
Clam Lake, Wis. – Wisconsin now has at least 168 elk, 16 years after the 2005 reintroduction of 25 Michigan elk to the wild landscape of Ashland, Sawyer, and Bayfield counties. The largest the herd
WI: Hunters could benefit from new concealed carry law
Madison – At first glance, Wisconsin’s concealed carry law may appear to have little to offer the majority of the state’s hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts. Hunters are still required to unload and case rifles,
