Fishing
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
State officials mull next five years for Leech Lake
Walker, Minn. – It’s been a dynamic past five years for one of northern Minnesota’s most renowned fisheries, Leech Lake. Now it’s time to look ahead. A crash in the walleye population, followed by a
Mountain Lion Shot Near Marengo, Iowa
Des Moines – A mountain lion was shot near Marengo, Monday afternoon, by a deer hunter participating in Iowa’s second shotgun season. Raymond Goebel, Jr., of Cedar Rapids, was hunting with a group, 4 miles
More CWD cases found in S.D. wildlife
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – A half dozen cases of chronic wasting disease were found among 667 samples from deer and elk tested in South Dakota over a recent five-month period. Chronic wasting attacks the brains
Nearly 99,500 deer harvested in Illinois
Springfield, Ill. (AP) – Illinois firearm hunters harvested nearly 99,500 deer during this year’s season. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday that the preliminary harvest total was about 6,000 fewer than last year’s
Citations issued in Lake Michigan island ‘deer pole’ case
Lake Orion, Mich. – A series of pictures circulating on the Internet of a buck pole on St. Martin Island in Lake Michigan is creating a buzz among the hunting fraternity. The tiny island is
Extent of Lake Puckaway fish kill still unknown
Marquette, Wis. – An extensive fish kill was reported early last week on Lake Puckaway in Green Lake County, but the breadth of the fish loss was still unknown as of press time for this
DNR goes with a 16-day gun whitetail deer hunt
DNR Reports Madison – A 16-day gun deer hunt starting the Saturday before the Thanksgiving holiday was the basis of a proposed 2010 deer season framework the DNR was scheduled to present to the Natural
Research shows 40-inch muskie size limit the right move
Madison – Muskie research shows that Wisconsin could increase its general statewide size limit from 34 to 40 inches if there is support for that move from sportsmen and fish managers within the DNR. “Muskie
