Fishing
36 charged in ginseng bust
By Jane Beathard Contributing Writer Columbus – Thirty-six people are facing a total of 61 criminal charges related to the illegal harvesting and sale of ginseng, following a two-year undercover investigation by the DNR Division
Slow start likely for rooster-chasers
Madelia, Minn. – A month ago, the DNR reported pheasant counts were down from last year by 27 percent – from 81 birds per 100 miles to 58.5 per 100 miles. With the pheasant-hunting season
Low water: good and bad for aquatic plants
Cambridge, Minn. – Many lakes in Minnesota had low water levels entering the fall. But nowhere were they as low as in east-central Minnesota. While it’s been a challenge for anglers, lakeshore property owners, and
Grouse outlook for Keystone State looking pretty good
Kittanning, Pa. – Based on preseason observations, as well as the trend of the past year or two, this fall’s action in the grouse covers should be enough to keep the interest of those that
1st week of Maine moose hunt over
Greenville, Maine (AP) – The first week of Maine’s three-part moose hunting season has ended. The six-day hunt in northern Maine districts ended at dusk Saturday. There are no figures yet on the total number
S.D. GF&P: Should be plenty of ducks for hunting season
Mitchell, S.D. (AP) – A state conservation officer says there should be plenty of ducks around for this year’s waterfowl hunting season. State Game, Fish and Parks Department officials are confident that wetter-than-usual conditions have
NH’s deer hunt outlook shows increase
Windham, N.H. (AP) – The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says the 2009 deer hunt outlook calls for a 5 to 10 percent increase over the nearly 11,000 deer killed statewide last year. Last
Mighty caribou herds dwindle, warming blamed
On the Porcupine River Tundra, Yukon Territory (AP) – Here on the endlessly rolling and tussocky terrain of northwest Canada, where man has hunted caribou since the Stone Age, the vast antlered herds are fast
ND selling licenses online for nonresidents
Dickinson, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota is selling small game licenses to out-of-state hunters online, a change that in-state business owners say will hurt. “It’s not going to be good for local businesses,” said Greg
