Fishing
Trappers question sending pine martens to Wisconsin
Bruno, Minn. – A decision by the DNR to allow Wisconsin biologists to trap and relocate pine martens from Minnesota to the Badger State touched off a number of questions from the state’s trappers. The
Roundtable deer boosters: more bigger bucks wanted
Brooklyn Center, Minn. – Just a year ago, much of the conversation regarding the state of deer management in Minnesota centered on simplification, so much so that some of a task force’s recommendations became part
Organized hunting of coyotes is burgeoning
Port Matilda, Pa. – Organized predator hunts are becoming more popular as increasing numbers of hunters find the contests a good way to fight cabin fever. Long-established hunts hope to continue their string of successes
KDWP Staff and Commission Considering Budget Balancing Plan
As a result of reduced revenues, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has requested that all state agencies, including the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), cut their budgets by 3 percent in the current fiscal year
Economic stimulus via conservation? Why not?
Washington – As long as the federal government is considering a job-creation “stimulus package” that’s nearing $1 trillion (the actual latest rumored amount was about $750 billion), why not give conservation a boost via the
Division of Wildlife spent less, made less
Columbus – In the midst of a tough economic year, the DNR Division of Wildlife spent less but also brought in less in the last fiscal year, according to the organization’s annual report. The bottom
HAPET report examines loss of wetlands from 1980-2007
Fergus Falls, Minn. – More than 4 percent of the wetland areas in the state’s Prairie Pothole Region have been lost since 1980, according to a preliminary report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s
Jan. 15 – Winter season opens for lake and stream trout in Minnesota lakes
Crossbow issue is coming to a head
Harrisburg – A proposal to allow crossbows to be used statewide in the archery season is looking a little less like a sure bet these days. When Pennsylvania Game Commissioners met in Washington County in
