Fishing
Legislator plans look at lead bullet restrictions
St. Paul – State Rep. Sandra Masin says there are a couple reasons she’s being moved to introduce legislation this session that could restrict or ban lead bullets – and other lead-based ammo and/or fishing
Ohio hunters take fewer deer with muzzleloaders
Columbus, Ohio (AP) _ State officials say 20,659 were killed by hunters during the state’s four-day muzzleloader season that ended earlier this week. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said that compares to 21,473 killed
Arizona to submit desert conservation plan
Tucson, Ariz. (AP) – A plan to conserve habitat for many rare or endangered species in southern Arizona is about submitted to a federal agency for review. The fifth draft of the plan is aimed
Ozaukee County considers a ban on shining of deer
Port Washington, Wis. – The Ozaukee County board may ban recreational deer shining from public roads. County supervisor Tim Kaul has introduced a proposal that reads in part, “No person may use or possess with
Feds officially move to ‘relist’ wolves
Washington — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made official the “relisting” of gray wolves in the Midwest, where they’d been removed from the Endangered Species List just a year and a half ago. At
MFL landowners get new accreditation
Madison – Dec. 16 was an important date for Wisconsin’s woodland owners enrolled in the Managed Forest Law. On that day, the SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance awarded Forest Stewardship Council accreditation to more
Feds to Blagojevich: Put DNR funds back
Springfield – The federal government has sent a letter to Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s office, demanding the state return millions of dollars it “swept” from a handful of DNR accounts last year. It also requests that
Charges dropped in shooting of black bear
Coshocton, Ohio – Just hours before it was scheduled for a jury trial, prosecutors dismissed the case against a Coshocton County man charged with killing an endangered black bear. But, the defendant will still pay
