Fishing
WI: Staff getting to know Stepp
Wausau, Wis. – Newly appointed DNR secretary Cathy Stepp had a smooth first meeting with the Executive Council of the Conservation Congress on Jan. 7, while touching on DNR vacancies, taking in ideas from DNR
WI: Crossbow question highlights hearings
Wausau, Wis. – Sportsmen who attend the April 11 spring fish and game hearings will be asked whether crossbow use should be allowed during the archery deer season. The question is coming from the Conservation
NY: Hunting accidents take jump
Albany – New York’s hunters have compiled a less-than-stellar safety record this season, with several fatalities and other incidents that could easily have been prevented through common sense. DEC officials have yet to release final
IL: Deer harvest down as herd size stabilizes
Springfield – A decline in this season’s deer harvest is being viewed as effective deer management by DNR. But some of the state’s deer hunters aren’t seeing the bright side. Totals released by DNR after
IL: Still no clues on state’s 4th duck zone proposal
Collinsville, Ill – Duck hunters across the state are still waiting word on a proposed additional duck hunting zone. It’s been six months since Gov. Pat Quinn formally asked the U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Three Men Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Federal Wildlife Crimes
Anchorage, Alaska – United States Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced on Jan. 25 that three men were indicted by the federal grand jury in Anchorage in separate indictments for violations of federal wildlife crimes. George
Federal laboratory confirms CWD diagnosis in MN deer
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received confirmation from a national laboratory on Jan. 25 verifying that the sample from a southeastern Minnesota white-tailed deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The finding
WI State game farm accepting applications for 2011 pheasant chick program
POYNETTE, Wis. – Wisconsin conservation clubs have until March 5 to apply to participate in a program where clubs help the Department of Natural Resources rear pheasant chicks from the State Game Farm for later
Leftover WI spring turkey permits go on sale March 21
MADISON – Remaining permits for the 2011 spring turkey hunting season will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis starting March 21. Leftover permits will be first issued for sale by zone, one zone per
