Fishing
Date set for Ill trout fishing
Springfield, Ill. (AP) – The date’s set for the start of the fall trout-fishing season. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says the season begins Oct. 17 at nearly 40 ponds and lakes around the
Wyo. Game and Fish lists often-neglected hunting laws
Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP) – With the arrival of hunting season, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has compiled a list of five of the most common laws that hunters violate. Game and Fish officials say
Wis. deer donation program in 10th year
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin’s deer donation program is celebrating a milestone anniversary. This hunting season marks the 10th year of hunters donating deer that are processed into ground venison and given to needy families.
Maine moose hunt under way
Greenville, Maine (AP) – The first day of Maine’s 2009 moose hunting season is coming to a close. The season’s first week ends Saturday, and the second week will be Oct. 12-17 in a number
USDA pitches 8-million-acre CRP reduction policy option
St. Paul – The Nature Conservancy’s Brian Winter took with him a number of points to emphasize at a recent meeting regarding the Conservation Reserve Program in Fargo. But none of them were prepared to
Big wind arrives for 2009 duck opener
Bemidji, Minn. – During the opening two days of last fall’s duck season, John Schroers never pulled the trigger. He’ll be in the field Saturday for this year’s opener with high hopes, but he doesn’t
Lincoln County bear tops 720 pounds, presents a challenge
Tripoli, Wis. – Just how in the heck does a black bear come to weigh 727 pounds on the paw? Another question came to Mark Listle first, though. How in the heck was he going
Assembly passes ‘DNR secretary bill;’ now onto Senate
Madison – The Assembly passed the “DNR secretary bill,” Assembly Bill 138, by a vote of 61-32 on Sept. 22, and now the bill heads to the Senate. The bill would return the appointment authority
Ontario rifle bill vetoed amid confusion; Schuyler OK’d
Albany – Gov David Paterson has vetoed legislation that would have allowed the use of rifles in Ontario County during the deer hunting season. Indications are that Paterson vetoed the measure because the bill was
