Fishing
Officials consider four-fish limit for Upper Red
Bemidji, Minn. – DNR officials continue to be impressed with the progress of walleyes in northern Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake – so much so, in fact, that the department is considering an increase to a
Agency: Cougar attack was hoax
Lancaster, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Game Commission says a Lancaster County man lied when he reported shooting one cougar and being attacked by another near his farm Oct. 9. In a news release issued Oct.
Voters head to the polls
St. Paul – After nearly a decade of debate, voters on_Tuesday held the fate of a constitutional amendment to dedicate funding for natural resources in their hands. In addition to the amendment, voters also were
Crossbows get 1st OK for bow season
Washington, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s archery season is one step closer to having an all-new look. Game Commissioners gave preliminary approval to a proposal that would allow hunters to use crossbows in virtually every big-game hunting
Expect deer season similar to last year
Madison – Once the final bell sounds on this season’s gun and archery deer hunts, the combined harvest total should fall somewhere between 475,00 and 515,000 deer. Maybe even as high as 520,000 deer, according
Dedicated funding’s final test is Nov. 4
St. Paul – The culmination of more than a decade of work by legislators and conservation groups to make “dedicated funding” part of the state constitution comes Tuesday, when voters decide the fate of a
Frank asks hunters to quit baiting
Madison – The DNR can’t make Wisconsin deer hunters forego bait this fall, but with bovine tuberculosis now in Michigan and Minnesota, CWD in Michigan and Illinois, and CWD-positive deer found on another Portage County
Study could shorten wait for bobcat tag
Ashland, Wis. – For bobcat hunters and trappers, this is the golden age. The past five seasons featured the top five harvests since 1980, including a record 497 bobcats in 2005 and a second best
Man charged for causing Ham Lake fire last year
Minneapolis (AP) – A camper from Washington, D.C., has been indicted on charges of causing a wildfire that blackened nearly 120 square miles of forest in northeast Minnesota and Canada, federal prosecutors announced last week.
