Fishing
NY: Deer-jacking crackdown returns
‘Operation Dark Night’ nets 137 individuals Avon, N.Y. – A statewide crackdown on deer poaching for the second straight year has netted numerous arrests this fall. DEC officials announced the results of the seven-week detail,
IL: ‘Whitetail addict’ star pleads in baiting case
Chandlerville, Ill. – A video star and self-proclaimed “Whitetail Addict” who hunts in Illinois has found himself in trouble with federal and state law enforcement. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials said that five hunters,
NY: L.I. towns win court fight against saltwater license
Central Islip, N.Y. – Seven Long Island towns have won a lawsuit in which they challenged the state’s $10 annual marine fishing license. New York State Supreme Court Judge Patrick A. Sweeney ruled last month
NY: Martens set to lead DEC
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has nominated Joe Martens, a key figure in some of the state’s major land acquisitions in the Adirondacks and elsewhere, to serve as commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation. Martens has
IL: DNR planning to tweak its CPO strategy
Anna, Ill. – The number of CPOs patrolling the state’s woods and waters has been shrinking, creating concern among hunters and anglers who rely on DNR officers to monitor those who do not play by
IL: High school fishing finals continue growth
Bloomington, Ill. – Organizers of the 2011 High School Bass Fishing Finals say they are “right on the edge” of adding a 20th sectional to this spring’s event. “We’ve been wrestling with it a lot,
WI: Former NRB member Stepp to lead DNR
Madison – Will the DNR be taking a step forward or backward? That ultimately will be for citizens to judge, but for Gov. Scott Walker, it is “forward,” as he has named Cathy Stepp, a
Handgun Shooting Class Offered For Women Jan. 31
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment is offering an Introduction to Handgun Shooting class through the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program. The three-hour class will take place at the Detroit Sportsmen’s Congress in
10 fishing developments tee up great 2011 fishing in Wisconsin
MADISON – Wisconsin anglers can look forward to more great fishing opportunities in 2011 as anglers turn the page on a record-setting 2010, state fisheries officials say. “We realize how critically important fishing is in
