Fishing
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
Festival to honor life of Tony Dean
Pierre, S.D. (AP) _ An Aug. 8 festival is planned at Spring Creek Marina north of Pierre to honor the life of South Dakota conservation leader and outdoorsman Tony Dean, who died last fall. Dean
If it was a bullhead, it was a new state record
Capital Correspondent Harrisburg – Was it or wasn’t it?
State to hunt pythons in South Florida
Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s governor is asking wildlife officials to begin trapping pythons, the same way the state handles nuisance alligators. The program will be carried out by qualified herpetologists who volunteer. The Burmese
Proposal to cut Delaware River’s shad limit in half
Contributing Writer Easton, Pa. – In response to decreasing American shad populations, Pennsylvania and neighboring New Jersey and New York have proposed regulations changes for 2010 that will reduce the number of shad that Delaware
State animal selection winding down
Columbus – Ohio adopted the Cardinal as its state bird in 1933. The white-tailed deer became the state animal in 1988. The list of state symbols goes on, including a state tree, state flower, and
Budget battle leaves status of nature preserves in limbo
Columbus – As Gov. Ted Strickland and the Ohio General Assembly battle over budget differences, the fate of the state’s 134 designated nature preserves grows cloudy. Under the governor’s revised two-year budget proposal, the Ohio
Commissioners: Does 3 rivers center work?
Capital Correspondent Pittsburgh – The three rivers here are unique, and so nearly three years ago the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission created a unique tool to take care of them.
Upper Red harvest double last summer’s total
Mille Lacs walleye anglers also doing somewhat better than last year Bemidji, Minn. – It’s amazing the difference a year and some new rules can make. State-licensed anglers fishing Upper Red Lake this year already
