Fishing
Funding bill clears first big committee
St. Paul – In what supporters hailed as a “huge first step,” the bill carrying recommendations of the Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council cleared its first Senate hurdle Friday, when members of the Environment and Natural
Hunt looks unlikely for early BWCA deer
Tower, Minn. – It could be the end of the road for a proposal to allow an early season for deer in the Boundary Waters. The DNR took public comment on the idea at three
Texas Fishing Report – April 1, 2009
Austin (AP) – Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for April 1. CENTRAL BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are good on chartreuse/white soft plastics and Rat-L-Traps.
NRB wants CWD game farms fenced
Madison – The Natural Resources Board wants to keep fences up on CWD-positive game farms to prevent wild deer from having access to prions remaining in the soil. Board members also want the Legislature’s help
‘Can’ estimate of 500,000 would allow one bird per day
Stevens Point, Wis. – Federal biologists are going to have see at least 500,000 canvasbacks in the spring population estimate in order to offer Midwestern hunters a one-bird bag limit during the 2009 season. Want
Alaska considers hunt rules to protect rare bird
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) – A diminutive sea duck with a white head and blue wings could bring restrictions to one of the last virtually unregulated hunting grounds in America. Inupiat Eskimos on Alaska’s northern coast
Sandhill crane survives arrow, will be freed in Wisconsin
Milwaukee (AP) – A sandhill crane that was captured in central Wisconsin with an arrow through her body is due to be released after what a veteran bird rehabilitator calls a truly amazing recovery. Bird
