Fishing
Concerns emerge over ‘supplanting’ funding
St. Paul – With the passage of the constitutional amendment to dedicate funding to natural resources, there now are two bodies charged with making recommendations to lawmakers regarding spending on outdoors issues. The Lessard Outdoor
Gun harvest jumps 13,000 over 2007
DNR Staff Reports Columbus – Buoyed by an opening day harvest that was nearly 70 percent better than last year, Ohio hunters bagged 116,798 during the recently completed gun week. In 2007, hunters killed a
Deer hunt reports seem mostly grim
Pittsburgh – The first half of firearms deer season was a mixed bag in terms of harvest, weather and hunter numbers, though many woods were absent predator and prey. “Archery season was average to above.
State’s deer harvest takes 21-percent dip
Madison – A 21-percent decline in the gun buck harvest from last year has generated a firestorm of sorts for the DNR that includes calls from hunters for the agency to cancel the Dec. 11-14
DNR considers options for big budget-crunch
St. Paul – The state of Minnesota’s current economic hard times likely won’t affect the DNR much – at least not yet, according to officials. Last week, state leaders were mulling how to deal with
Promising fur market fizzles out
New London, Wis. – When trapping season began in October, Bryce Larson set a goal of 200 raccoons. Like many Wisconsin fur harvesters, the veteran trapper from Kiel set extra traps this fall to take
Goose hunter call-in compliance improves
Madison – Wisconsin has the most stringent Canada goose harvest reporting requirement in the United States. But the system, which requires hunters to call in each goose within 48 hours of the kill, is also
Moose Summit examines the declining population
Grand Rapids, Minn. – Minnesota’s declining moose population was the topic of a Moose Summit held in Duluth on Monday. Biologists from Minnesota, as well as nearby states and provinces, shared information about their own
Wolf River speed limits, use issues now hot topic
Oshkosh, Wis. – The Wolf River may be frozen now, but things are heating up when it comes to Wolf River usage, proposed no-wake zones, and the potential for a speed limit on the Wolf
