Fishing
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
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
Hearings set for EAB alternative
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. – Deer hunters will be able to register their views on the DNR’s proposed earn-a-buck alternative during any of 11 public hearings in October and November. Meeting in Sturgeon Bay on Sept.
Lack of food won’t hurt WVa squirrel hunt
Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – Hunters worried that a lack of squirrel food will make the critters scarce during this year’s hunting season can relax. Paul Johansen of the state Division of Natural Resources says squirrels
Mich. officials track disease that killed deer
Fenton, Mich. (AP) – State officials suspect the deaths of more than 100 deer in southeast Michigan may have been caused by the same disease that killed animals in 2006 and 2008. The Detroit Free
Oklahoma to launch bear hunt this week
Oklahoma City (AP) – Oklahoma is to open a hunt for bear on Thursday in four counties in the southeastern part of the state. The hunt will be conducted in Latimer, Le Flore, McCurtain and
Pa man pleads to charges related to hunting fatal
Weston, W.Va. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man accused of fatally shooting a turkey hunter has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor negligent shooting and no contest to felony wanton endangerment. Robert Tobias of Millersburg, Pa., also pleaded
SD pheasant plan available for review
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department says people can review the agency’s five-year draft management plan for pheasants. The 84-page report covers how the department proposes to manage the
