Fishing
Reckless boaters pushing fishermen off Wolf River
Dan Hansen Contributing Writer Fremont, Wis. – The annual walleye and white bass spawning runs have, for decades, drawn thousands of anglers to the Wolf River. However, many veteran Wolf River anglers now stay away
Pheasant opener factors: corn, cold
Slayton, Minn. – For those hunters who stepped into the frosty morning that was the 2009 pheasant hunting opener, it seemed more like late November than mid-October; snow fell over most of southern Minnesota the
Montana closes wolf hunting near Yellowstone
Billings, Mont. (AP) – Montana wildlife commissioners on Tuesday shut down wolf hunting adjacent to Yellowstone National Park after nine of the predators were killed there in recent weeks, but kept the statewide wolf harvest
Turkey tag fiasco nets $90,000 for state youths
Madison – Turkey hunters were frustrated: They stood many hours in line, and some even missed getting the time period or zone they wanted when the state’s system of issuing leftover spring tags crashed in
West Virgina park to make trout fishing area for disabled
Camp Creek, W.Va. (AP) – Work is under way at Camp Creek State Park to create a trout fishing area accessible to anglers who use wheelchairs. The site is near the Marsh Creek Falls in
Deer on western Bighorns has chronic wasting
Cody, Wyo. (AP) – A mule deer buck killed on the west slope of the Bighorn Mountains has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The buck was killed last month in hunt area 46, in
SC man sentenced in teen hunting death
Orangeburg, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina man has been sentenced in the shooting death of a teenager killed while hunting in the woods. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reported Wednesday that 53-year-old Dennis
Bighorn sheep could be taken to other states
Helena, Mont. (AP) – As many as 85 bighorn sheep could be shipped from Montana to Utah and Washington under a proposal endorsed by the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission. The sheep would come
DNR working around deep cuts in the state’s budget
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. – Citizens and DNR employees are learning to deal with cuts within the DNR due to the new state budget. The DNR budget for 2009-10 is $567.0 million, and for 2010-11 it
