Fishing
NY: Rifle bills return to Albany
Cortland and Wyoming, parts of Ontario and Chautauqua counties Albany – A group of bills that will, if approved, allow rifles in additional parts of the Southern Tier for big-game hunting have resurfaced in the
NY: Cuomo budget: No DEC layoffs
Albany - Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s belt-tightening 2011-12 budget proposal calls for the layoffs of up to 9,800 state workers, but none within the DEC. That news, however, comes with an important qualifier. Cuomo’s draft budget,
Agencies getting tough with ship ballast dumping
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – After decades of delay, government officials are beginning to crack down on cargo ships that allow foreign invasive species to hitchhike to U.S. waters, where they have turned ecosystems upside
IL: Muskrat hunt, park fees are under debate
Springfield – A lawmaker wants to allow hunters in the state to have an open season on the lowly muskrat. There is sizeable opposition – and it’s not coming from muskrat rights activists. Opposers to
IL: CPO’s recall of deer case leads to major drug bust
Rock Island, Ill. – It started out like any other day for DNR Conservation Police Officer Tony Petreikis, who routinely looks after the southern portion of Rock Island County and all of Mercer County. But
IL: Muskie status report shows progress on Chain
Yorkville, Ill. – An FBI profiler couldn’t paint a clearer picture of the exploding muskie population swimming throughout the Fox Chain O’ Lakes. And thanks to the Illini Muskie Alliance’s annual status report, here’s what
Meetings on possible firearm hunting ban set
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) – The U.S. Forest Service has rescheduled public meetings to discuss a proposed ban on firearm hunting and snowmobile use in the Huron-Manistee National Forest. Detroit-area lawyer Kurt Meister successfully argued before
Boaters Beware new E15 fuels, says Boat Group
With the EPA’s recent decision to allow the use of gasoline with up to 15% ethanol (E15) in 2001 and newer model cars and trucks, boaters will need to remain extra vigilant when filling up
Salazar Announcement on Development of Renewable Energy on Public Lands
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced a number of initiatives he says are designed to encourage “rapid and responsible development of renewable energy on public lands.” The proposals from the Department’s Fish and
