Fishing
‘Secretary bill’ set for July hearing
State Assembly to consider bill on July 28 Madison – State conservation leaders are making a push to get their members and other groups to attend a July 28 hearing on Assembly Bill (AB) 138,
Out of red, MWA plots new path
Hopkins, Minn. – Brad Nylin has been a part of the Minnesota Waterfowl Association through the group’s ups and downs. He makes no bones about his belief that MWA is well along the road back
Conn. man accused of using lights to hunt deer
Seymour, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut man has been charged with using a light to startle deer at night, then hunting them. Fifty-year-old Gustavao Useda of Waterbury is charged with possessing jacklight equipment after he
Minn. hunters can comment online on waterfowl regs
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is giving hunters a chance to comment online about waterfowl hunting regulations. The DNR is conducting an online survey on its Web site. Wildlife
US duck numbers higher than normal
Baton Rouge, La. (AP) – Extra-wet conditions in the Dakotas and Montana resulted in a record-setting year for waterfowl in the United States and the projections for another 60-day duck season for Louisiana hunters. The
Monsanto opens river to anglers
Soda Springs, Idaho (AP) – Eight miles of the upper Blackfoot River will be opened to anglers after nearly a decade. The Monsanto Company in Soda Springs recently purchased the Fox Hills Ranch, a 2,200-acre
Pronghorn licenses down in N.D.
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – Pronghorn licenses available for this fall’s hunting season in North Dakota are down nearly 50 percent from a year ago. The Game and Fish Department says the drop is due to
Wisconsin mink production dips but still leads nation
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin’s mink production has dipped slightly, but the state still leads the nation easily in that category. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Wisconsin produced 910,000 mink pelts in 2008, down
State sets September hunt for Canada geese
Waterbury, Vt. (AP) – Gearing up for the annual influx of migrating Canada geese, the state of Vermont has set dates for a statewide open hunt on the birds. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board
