Fishing
WI: State code for launch fee spending lacks teeth
Madison – The Wisconsin Administrative Code that specifies how fees collected at public boat launches should be spent may lack any power of enforcement, because it’s not a part of state statutes. Even if the
WI: Six ducks, three zones, 60 days for ’11
Spring Green, Wis. – The good old days of duck hunting are right now, considering that hunters will get a 60-day season with a six-duck daily bag limit in three duck zones, as approved by
WI: Grasping pelican numbers, effects on fish is not easy
Madison – The big white bird about which a famous limerick was written – and falsely attributed to humor poet Ogden Nash – has survived despite the literary error, and seems to be doing quite
NY: Bills will trump DEC regs
Amendment bans crossbows in Cortland County; ARs added to portion of 3A Albany – A pair of bills passed by state lawmakers have apparently trumped DEC’s regulatory authority and could lead to confusion among some
NY: Small and getting smaller
Small-game hunting declines, but still popular Albany – There’s no question small-game hunting remains very popular among New York sportsmen and women. But it’s also clear that the size of that hunting fraternity has dwindled
IL: State park opened to coal mining
Pinckneyville, Ill. – The state’s largest state park – some call it a jewel for hunters and anglers – will be opened to coal mining. Gov. Pat Quinn earlier this month signed into law a
IL: Kane counting on hunters to help trim herd
Rockford, Ill. – Deer culling will be back in 2012. And Kane County Forest Preserve District officials are counting on local hunters to make next year’s program run a bit smoother. Recent state testing of
IL: Conservation budget could be disasterous for wildlife
Washington – Hunters and anglers may have thought that things couldn’t get any worse with government budget cuts, but the proposed federal budget from the U.S. House Appropriations subcommittee is just that – worse. The
NV: Reservations needed for Overton WMA dove opener
Sept. 1 is opening day of the 2011 dove hunting season. Hunters wishing to hunt at the Overton Wildlife Management Area (WMA) will need to make reservations for opening day and the first weekend. They
