Fishing
Wis. ponders new chronic-wasting disease plan
Madison, Wis. (AP) – State wildlife officials are set to consider a new plan to fight chronic wasting disease. The plan says Wisconsin must accept the disease, but hunting could suffer if wildlife officials don’t
Alligator gar stocked at Mingo National Refuge
Kennett, Mo. (AP) – Alligator Gar are beneficial to strengthening sport fish populations because the fish most often feed as scavengers in their habitats, according to area conservationists. Recently young Alligator Gar were stocked at
S.D. pheasant hunt campaign to feature Greenway
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Tourism Office is enlisting the help of Mount Vernon native and NFL player Chad Greenway to promote fall pheasant hunting. In a release, the Tourism office says its
Thousands of catfish to be released in Rock River
Dixon, Ill. (AP) – The fish in the Rock River are about to have some company. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is set to release of about 4,000 hatchery-raised channel cat fish in the
Warden wants more talks on Wolf River boat safety
Fremont, Wis. – A recent state law change that will limit boat speeds within 100 feet of a lake’s shore beginning in 2010 has at least one DNR conservation warden wondering why the same law
Duck season likely ‘moderate to liberal’
DNR Report Madison Madison – With the overall picture on the 2009 waterfowl breeding populations being very good, state wildlife officials say hunters can expect average to liberal season frameworks for this fall. Public hearings
Sportsmen: NRB should hire DNR head
Madison – State sportsmen and conservation groups turned out in big numbers to deliver passionate testimony in favor of the “DNR secretary bill” to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee during a July 28 public hearing
Florida angers amateur anglers with new fees
Pensacola Beach, Fla. (AP) – Kenneth Darga reeled in a 95-pound black drum from a ledge beneath a toll bridge last Christmas, catching the monster fish using a light action rod and 10-pound test line
Three former Northwest governors to Obama: ditch Bush salmon plan
Portland, Ore. (AP) – Three former governors of Oregon, Idaho and Washington are urging the Obama administration to reject a Bush-era plan to save the region’s salmon. In their Tuesday letter, John Kitzhaber of Oregon,
