Fishing
Three former Northwest governors to Obama: ditch Bush salmon plan
Portland, Ore. (AP) – Three former governors of Oregon, Idaho and Washington are urging the Obama administration to reject a Bush-era plan to save the region’s salmon. In their Tuesday letter, John Kitzhaber of Oregon,
Warden wants more talks on Wolf River boat safety
Fremont, Wis. – A recent state law change that will limit boat speeds within 100 feet of a lake’s shore beginning in 2010 has at least one DNR conservation warden wondering why the same law
Duck season likely ‘moderate to liberal’
DNR Report Madison Madison – With the overall picture on the 2009 waterfowl breeding populations being very good, state wildlife officials say hunters can expect average to liberal season frameworks for this fall. Public hearings
Sportsmen: NRB should hire DNR head
Madison – State sportsmen and conservation groups turned out in big numbers to deliver passionate testimony in favor of the “DNR secretary bill” to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee during a July 28 public hearing
Minnesota waterfowl season dates and limits announced
With continental populations of many species of ducks again near record highs, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has established a 60-day duck season that opens Oct. 3 with a daily bag limit of
Sage grouse season remains closed in ND
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s sage grouse hunting season will be closed for a second straight year because of low counts during a spring survey. The state Game and Fish Department says a record-low
King salmon vanishing in Alaska, smokehouses empty
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) – Yukon River smokehouses should be filled this summer with oil-rich strips of king salmon – long used by Alaska Natives as a high-energy food to get through the long Alaska winters.
NM man gets nearly $20,000 in AK hunting penalties
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Office of Special Prosecutions says a New Mexico man has been penalized nearly $20,000 and put on five years’ probation for multiple hunting violations. The Anchorage Daily News says
Wis. scientists hope warmer lake kills smelt
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Researchers in Madison are hoping to rid a northern Wisconsin lake of an invasive fish species by manually raising the water’s temperature. Scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison plan to stir
