Fishing
Feds ponder options for wolf delisting in state
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Minneapolis — Following two setbacks in U.S. court, a proposal to “delist” timber wolves – in Michigan and across the nation – may be, in part, scrapped, and the process
DNR sets goals for whitetail population
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Higgins Lake, Mich. — DNR wildlife biologists are taking a different approach at setting goals for deer numbers throughout the state. They’re setting those targets goals in the same geographical
Big bucks are out there
By Steve Piatt Editor Rochester, N.Y. — As the Southern Tier regular deer season kicks off Nov. 19, it’s almost a sure thing that sometime, somewhere, a big buck will be bagged by a hunter.
Broome bear a big bow kill
By Steve Piatt Editor Nineveh, N.Y. — Kim Knapp Moravcik thought her hunting day had come to a rainy ending on Oct. 22. Then her friend, David Hubbard, looked out the window of her home
Broome bear a big bow kill
By Steve Piatt Editor Nineveh, N.Y. — Kim Knapp Moravcik thought her hunting day had come to a rainy ending on Oct. 22. Then her friend, David Hubbard, looked out the window of her home
Brookie mark unchanged
Staff report Ray Brook, N.Y. — New York’s state record brook trout didn’t climb to the 5-pound mark as some DEC officials anticipated this fall. But, says one DEC fisheries biologist, that doesn’t mean 5-pound
CWD checks top 800
By Steve Piatt Editor Rome, N.Y. — DEC officials are pleased with the cooperation of successful deer hunters who have been taking their whitetails to a mandatory CWD testing facility within the established containment area.
Congress committee readies for dedicated funding effort
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — State legislators who hate messing with sales tax reallocation ideas better hide, because the Conservation Congress Alternate Funding Committee is going to be hunting for a bill sponsor for
Historic season to open in southeast
By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Lancaster, Pa. — When the firearms deer season opens Nov. 28, hunters in the southeast region will embark on the longest season in state history. The antlered and antlerless season
