Fishing
80,000 competed in Wisconsin fishing tournaments
MADISON – Eighty-thousand anglers competed in 595 fishing tournaments in Wisconsin in 2010 and reeled in $3.9 million in prize money, according to statistics from the state’s fishing tournament permit system. Larger fishing tournaments have
Large-scale effort underway to improve Wisconsin River water quality
WAUSAU, Wis. – Water quality problems in the Wisconsin River are limiting recreational opportunities, hurting businesses and creating conditions that adversely affect public health, according to state environmental officials who say the primary problem is
Three locked-up bucks found dead in Ohio
Pomeroy, Ohio – The incidence of two bucks locking horns and eventually succumbing to death is not all that unusual. But, three bucks locked in a death struggle is quite rare. However, the last scenario
Indicator of Overall Firearms Market? Smith & Wesson Sales Down
Sales in Smith & Wesson’s firearm division were down 10.5 percent in the second quarter, compared with the same timeframe last year. The company indicated in its earnings statement that second quarter 2009 was “a
Utah Legislator Wimmer Wants ‘State Gun’
State flowers, state birds, and now, if Utah State Rep. Carl Wimmer has his way, Utah will have a state gun. Wimmer has announced intentions to propose a bill when the legislature convenes next month
DNRE Director Signs Order to Make Feral Swine Invasive Species in Michigan
Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment Director Rebecca Humphries has signed an order to make feral swine and wild boar an invasive species in Michigan. Humphries gave the order an effective date of July
Portion of State Snowmobile Trail #2 Closed in Schoolcraft County
Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment officials announced today that a portion of state snowmobile trail #2 has been closed in Schoolcraft County due to a change in private land use permission on approximately
Ohio Deer-gun Hunting Continues December 18-19
Ohio’s popular deer-gun season will run an additional weekend, Saturday and Sunday, December 18-19, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. The extra weekend days were added beginning in 2006
Number of Iowa hunters dwindling
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – Iowa environmental officials are looking for ways to stop the slide in the number of hunters, which is blamed primarily on the declining pheasant population. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
