Fishing
Wis. deer donation program in 10th year
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin’s deer donation program is celebrating a milestone anniversary. This hunting season marks the 10th year of hunters donating deer that are processed into ground venison and given to needy families.
Maine moose hunt under way
Greenville, Maine (AP) – The first day of Maine’s 2009 moose hunting season is coming to a close. The season’s first week ends Saturday, and the second week will be Oct. 12-17 in a number
Archery deer hunting season begins in Iowa
Chariton, Iowa (AP) – Iowa will become the focus of the deer hunting world when archers take to the woods to hunt the animals. An estimated 55,000 hunters will participate in the archery season, which
Wis. to hold hearings on closing public lands
Madison, Wis. (AP) – The state Department of Natural Resources is planning a series of public hearings on when and how the agency could close public lands. Generally, land acquired through the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program
Ontario rifle bill vetoed amid confusion; Schuyler OK’d
Albany – Gov David Paterson has vetoed legislation that would have allowed the use of rifles in Ontario County during the deer hunting season. Indications are that Paterson vetoed the measure because the bill was
USDA pitches 8-million-acre CRP reduction policy option
St. Paul – The Nature Conservancy’s Brian Winter took with him a number of points to emphasize at a recent meeting regarding the Conservation Reserve Program in Fargo. But none of them were prepared to
Big wind arrives for 2009 duck opener
Bemidji, Minn. – During the opening two days of last fall’s duck season, John Schroers never pulled the trigger. He’ll be in the field Saturday for this year’s opener with high hopes, but he doesn’t
Lincoln County bear tops 720 pounds, presents a challenge
Tripoli, Wis. – Just how in the heck does a black bear come to weigh 727 pounds on the paw? Another question came to Mark Listle first, though. How in the heck was he going
Assembly passes ‘DNR secretary bill;’ now onto Senate
Madison – The Assembly passed the “DNR secretary bill,” Assembly Bill 138, by a vote of 61-32 on Sept. 22, and now the bill heads to the Senate. The bill would return the appointment authority
