Fishing
Experts criticize Wis. DNR on CWD
Madison, Wis. (AP) – A panel of experts say the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources needs to be much more aggressive in tackling chronic wasting disease in deer. The DNR submitted a proposal this summer
Md. firearm hunters kill nearly 45,000 deer
Hagerstown, Md. (AP) – Maryland wildlife managers say hunters killed about 44,800 deer during the two-week firearm season that ended Dec. 12. The tally of 44,804 nearly matched last year’s total of 44,837. The Department
NH offers ice fishing classes
Concord, N.H. (AP) – The state of New Hampshire is gearing up for ice fishing season by offering lessons in it starting next month. The state Fish and Game Department’s “Let’s Go Fishing” program is
Michigan files Supreme Court suit over Asian carp
Detroit (AP) – Michigan is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to order closure of shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. Attorney General Mike Cox filed a lawsuit Monday
MI DNR: Internet speculation on St. Martin deer case overblown
Menominee, Mich. – Photographs of an Upper Peninsula of Michigan island buck pole heavy with whitetail bucks that flew around Internet sites and e-mails captivated hunters across North America and sparked a debate as to
Action sought on wolf management
Ely, Minn. – Dogs killed by timber wolves. Wolves wandering across the city hall parking lot in Ely, dragging garbage bags down the street, or lurking near pets on the city’s outskirts. Those are citizens’
Researchers learn how invasives assault forest
University Park, Pa. – Invasive plants are advancing into Eastern forests at an alarming rate, and the rapid spread has been linked by researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences to forest road maintenance
Asian carp gets attention of Ohio fishery managers
Columbus – Word spread fairly quickly when Asian carp might have breached an electrical barrier in Chicago that could lead the voracious fish straight into the Great Lakes. Alarmed Ohio fisheries managers hope the carp’s
Deer kill 114,633 during gun week
DNR Reports Columbus – Ohio hunters took 114,633 deer during the state’s popular, weeklong deer gun season, which ran Nov. 30 through Dec. 6, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. In 2008, hunters killed
