Fishing
Trout changes now; more are coming
Harrisburg – Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission biologists and college students trained by them are spending a lot of time this summer taking a first-ever look at some of the state’s heretofore unassessed wild trout
State to deem hogs as invasive
Lansing – DNRE officials presented an amendment at the July 20 meeting of the Michigan Commission of Agriculture that would ban the possession of feral swine in the Great Lakes state. The Invasive Species Order
Whitetail kill down in 2009
Lansing – Hunters killed fewer deer in 2009 than in 2008 and hunter satisfaction also dipped. According to DNRE final estimates, in all seasons combined, hunters tagged a total of 444,048 whitetails last fall, about
We’re back!(?)
Edwardsville, Ill. – If it seems like squirrel hunting has gone the way of cane pole fishing and bullfrog gigging, then you indeed are an astute observer of Illinois outdoors trends. Fewer people go nuts
Wanted: Deer hunters to aid in research
Oshkosh, Wis. – The need to capture hundreds of deer for a statewide research project means there will be plenty of room for hunters to volunteer to help. In fact, their aid might even be
Will ‘Open Fields’ be coming to Wisconsin soon?
Washington – The likelihood of an expanded nationwide hunter access program took a step forward earlier this month when the USDA announced that states like Wisconsin could apply for start-up funding for such an undertaking.
Coyote attacks prompt response from the DEC
Rye, N.Y. (AP) – The wary but tolerant relationship between humans and coyotes is changing in a New York City suburb, where two attacks on little girls have police officers shooting at the animals and
Crossbow debate not likely to end
Albany – Legislation allowing the use of crossbows during the firearms and muzzleloader big-game seasons – as well as a special crossbow season after the late muzzleloader offering in the Southern Zone – has been
NRC considers proposal to liberalize crossbow use
Lansing – Crossbow use in Michigan would be legal during any hunting season by hunters age 10 and above under a proposal sent to the state Natural Resources Commission by the DNRE Wildlife Division. This
