Fishing
Wis. hunters report seeing 1 to 3 deer per outing
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin wildlife officials say hunters are seeing between one to three deer per outing during the state’s early hunting seasons. The Department of Natural Resources used a preliminary count of deer
About 5 percent fewer deer being bagged in Minn.
Bemidji, Minn. (AP) – About 5 percent fewer deer are being harvested in Minnesota this season, a trend that some sporting-good retailers say is hurting them financially. A big reason for the decrease is stricter
Man accused of illegally hunting deer near Helena
Helena, Mont. (AP) – A 48-year-old California man accused of illegally hunting deer near Wolf Creek north of Helena faces several charges. Joseph R. Bishop was arrested Saturday on four counts of hunting without a
Thousands of written comments on longer deer hunt in WI
Wausau, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is evaluating more than 6,000 letters, e-mails and online comments submitted on a proposal to start the fall deer hunt a week earlier and extend
Idaho may consider extending wolf hunt season
Lewiston, Idaho (AP) – Idaho wildlife officials are thinking about extending the wolf hunting season in certain hunting zones across the state. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission is scheduled to meet in Coeur d’Alene
2 new Wyoming cases of chronic wasting disease
Buffalo, Wyo. (AP) – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says chronic wasting disease has turned up in two northern Wyoming hunt areas for the first time. The department lab in Laramie confirmed this week
Outlook could be better for gun deer hunt
Madison – Back-to-back winters that stressed whitetails enough to negatively affect fawn production in parts of the state may play a role in what deer hunters see – or don’t see – from their stand
UPDATED – Trophy buck illegally shot in Minnesota
St. Paul – Minnesota conservation officers last week seized a record- book deer rack and on Thursday morning filed poaching charges against a man from Cannon Falls, Minn., in the case. The Minnesota DNR investigation
Citizen tips help nab deer poachers across the state
Marinette, Wis. – Marinette County conservation warden Matt Meade of the DNR’s Crivitz office knows there’s a lot of illegal deer poaching activity going on in Wisconsin, but wardens can’t be everywhere. “Give us good
