Fishing
State deer kill nearly 250,000
Columbus – While the numbers aren’t entirely dry just yet, the DNR Division of Wildlife’s previously stated prediction of a 2008-2009 deer kill of 250,000 will be a close call. At last count, the total
Minnesota to see jump in P-R, D-J excise taxes
St. Paul – With generally bad news surrounding funding for state departments for the upcoming fiscal cycle, the Minnesota DNR received some good news recently: Grant funding available through two federal programs – known as
Muzzleloader kill shows steady decline
Columbus – Leading the charge for a proposed move of muzzleloader season into January is a trend toward lagging kill numbers in late December over the past four seasons, according to a state wildlife management
Hunters maintain support of venison donation program
St. Paul – Despite a faltering economy and concern about lead in venison, hunters gave nearly as much money to the state’s venison donation program last year as they did in 2007. Given the choice
South Dakota appeals court rules against game processor
Pierre, S.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court issued a decision Tuesday that could reinstate the conviction of a Pierre game processor who argued that a federal game warden had framed him for possessing untagged
Officials at North Dakota’s Theodore Park Roosevelt National park Dakota start hearings on elk
Dickinson, N.D. (AP) — Theodore Roosevelt National Park Superintendent Valerie Naylor says the park has received more than 100 comments on its plan for controlling the size of its elk herd. The first in a
Feds seek anglers’ help in policing Ohio River
Parkersburg, W.Va. (AP) — Federal authorities are asking fishermen for help in policing Ohio River islands. John E. Starcher with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says fishermen are on the river more than the
Game transporter fined $10,000 in Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — A Ketchikan big game transporter who helped two hunters leave carcasses of black bears to rot on a beach a day before it was legal to do so has been fined
