Fishing
MN: License increase still on the table
St. Paul – Proposals to create new fishing and hunting licenses and increase the fees for existing licenses, and to boost watercraft registration fees, haven’t been heard yet at the Legislature, but don’t rule them
CO: Craig poacher sentenced
CRAIG, Colo. – A man from Craig has pleaded no contest to willful destruction of wildlife – a Class 5 felony – after an extensive investigation by Colorado Division of Wildlife officers revealed his part
WI: Divided opinion on earn-a-buck?
Madison – The winds of change shifted quickly last week as the Natural Resources Board and the Assembly Natural Resources Committee simultaneously discussed – what else? – deer management practices. After the NRB unanimously approved
WI: Board approves DNR’s deer plan
Madison – Wisconsin hunters will have a 2011 deer season that does not include earn-a-buck in the regular season and does not include an October antlerless deer hunt. The Natural Resources Board unanimously adopted the
WI: Optimism runs high for Wisconsin trout opener
Madison – As trout anglers across the state ready their gear for the Saturday, May 7 opener, the evidence is clear: Wisconsin’s streams are home to ever-increasing numbers of trout and fish of larger sizes.
NY: Assembly committee to review ‘3-rod’ bill
Legislation already has cleared Senate Albany – Legislation that would allow anglers to use a maximum of three rods while fishing resurfaced in the state Legislature this session and has been passed by the Senate.
IL: DNR loses one of its three deputy directors
Springfield – DNR, often criticized for having a top-heavy administration, is doing business a bit lighter these days. Deborah Stone, who was hired by the Rod Blagojevich administration in 2003 as planning director of the
IL: Duck zone may depend on support
Springfield – Will 2011 finally be the year of the “fourth zone?” Duck hunters in Illinois have been clamoring for a fourth duck hunting zone for a generation – and things are looking up. The
IL: High school bass fishing squads anchor at Carlyle
Bloomington, Ill. – For a third consecutive year, Mother Nature was uncooperative during the Illinois High School Association’s State Fishing Championships sectional tournaments. Still, through rain, cold and wind, 55 teams did advance to the
