Fishing
Uncased gun bill, relaxed ‘group’ rules are proposed
Madison – If the Assembly follows the Senate’s lead, big-game and small-game hunters may be able to carry uncased and unloaded long guns (bows and crossbows are included) in vehicles, and gun deer hunters may
NY bald eagle population soaring
Albany, N.Y. (AP) – State environmental officials say New York’s bald eagle population may be at its highest level since restoration work began more than 30 years ago. The Department of Environmental Conservation has conducted
Stewardship program land access rule may get hearing
Madison – State Rep. Scott Gunderson, R-Waterford, and five Assembly colleagues are calling for a public hearing on the DNR’s proposed Stewardship access rule, expressing concern the rule may be written in a way that
Deer research to reap rewards of extra P-R funds
Madison – The DNR will spend about $2 million of additional federal funding on new deer research projects regarding fawn mortality and buck “recovery rates” that are aimed at improving its ability to estimate herd
Good news for trappers: fur prices up from 2009
Toronto, Canada – New York welcomed the first signs of a fur industry on the mend after a hectic start to the major auctions for the 2009-10 trapping season. Earlier this year, North American Fur
Spearers take1,820 sturgeon, WI DNR says
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin wildlife officials say spearers took 1,820 fish during this month’s sturgeon season on the Lake Winnebago system. The season closed on Feb. 18 after six days. The Department of Natural
Weeklong extension on sage grouse finding granted
Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP) – A judge in Boise, Idaho, has extended the deadline for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to submit an endangered species finding for the greater sage grouse. The deadline had been
Utah lawmakers consider fishing licenses for veterans
Salt Lake City (AP) – A House committee is scheduled to consider a bill that would make it easier for disabled veterans to get fishing licenses. Lawmakers were scheduled to consider House Bill 450 on
Alaska moves ahead with bison reintroduction plans
Fairbanks, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Fish and Game Department is moving ahead with plans to reintroduce wood bison – the largest mammal native to North America – into the Interior within the next few
