Fishing
Hmong anglers enjoy new access to white bass in MN
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – About 100 white bass hitched a short ride recently between two small Ramsey County lakes, but the fish relocation was a bigger step in relations between the Minnesota Department of
Turkey hunters set new record
Third year in a row that such a record has been set Madelia, Minn. – It’s starting to sound like a broken record: Springtime wild turkey hunters have killed a record number of birds. It’s
Wis. budget committee OKs $5 gun-fee increase
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Background-check fees on handgun purchases would increase less than Gov. Jim Doyle wanted, under a proposal approved by the Legislature’s budget committee. The Joint Finance Committee voted 12-4 Tuesday to increase
Mich. DNR wants feds to allow more cormorant kills
Bay City, Mich. (AP) – Michigan officials want federal permission to kill more cormorants to help reduce the shorebirds’ impact on human fishing in the Great Lakes. Russ Mason is wildlife chief for the state
Tests show Nebraska deer free of bovine TB
Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – Wildlife officials say results from tests on white-tailed deer in northeast Nebraska show the deer are free of bovine tuberculosis. Officials say the 42 wild deer tested were taken from an
Upper Miss Pool 6 drawdown in bit of limbo
Trempealeau, Wis. – State and federal officials have three times previously tried to draw down the Upper Mississippi River’s Pool 6 between Winona, Minn., and Trempealeau, but they’ve been sidetracked each time – by recreational
Administration throws support behind CWRA
Conservation groups are pleased by federal appeal Washington – Conservation groups last week were quick to praise the Obama administration’s support for the proposed Clean Water Restoration Act, a federal bill that is said to
Wyo. moose numbers fall short of target
Jackson, Wyo. (AP) – An annual survey of big game in Wyoming finds that moose and mule deer numbers statewide are down from population objectives. However, the big game survey shows pronghorn numbers are strong
