Fishing
State environment budget bill approved, sent to guv
St. Paul ’Äî The DNR would see a General Fund reduction of about 5.5 percent during the next two years under an omnibus environment budget bill that was approved Monday and sent to Gov. Tim
Gun amendment hinders House G&F bill progress
St. Paul ’Äî An amendment sportsmen say is anti-gun has derailed a House bill containing a number of hunting and fishing provisions, at least temporarily. The House Finance Committee approved the amendment to the bill,
Forecast upbeat for 2009 opener
Hackensack, Minn. – The ice is gone, it’s not supposed to snow, there are minnows to be had, and gas prices are tolerable. Anglers have a lot more to be happy about as they head
CRP: addition by extension
Washington – Before 2009 draws to a close, nearly 4 million acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program are scheduled to expire, putting a serious dent in wildlife habitat across the United States. But federal
Midwest gets $29 million for ‘recovery’ projects
Minneapolis – National wildlife refuges and national fish hatcheries across the Midwest will receive an infusion of nearly $29 million as part of Congress’ and President Barack Obama’s “economic recovery plan,” Secretary of the Interior
Louisiana closes some fishing due to tilapia
Baton Rouge, La. (AP) – The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has closed an area south of Port Sulphur to commercial and recreational fishing after tilapia were found in public waterways in the area.
PGC boosts doe permits for Unit 5C
Harrisburg – If doe licenses were dollars, then Wildlife Management Unit 5C was the big winner at the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s April meeting. That unit, which takes in all or parts of Chester, Berks, Bucks,
Hunters fined, licenses suspended after poaching in Tenn.
Church Hill, Tenn. (AP) – Two men who were caught hunting turkey on Holston Army Ammunition Plant property have received probation, but can’t hunt for a year. Security officers found 34-year-old Christopher Kevin Arnold of
