Fishing
Fisher, pine marten, and bobcat trapping begins
Bruno, Minn. – Gary Meis will run his trapline when the state’s pine marten, fishers, and bobcats become legal trapping fare this weekend. The question, though, is how many trappers will join him. “A lot
WWF appeals Forest Service road closures
Poynette, Wis. – A U.S. Forest Service decision to prohibit motorized vehicles on 50 percent of the existing roads on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is being appealed by the state’s largest conservation organization. The Wisconsin
Deer harvest lags as season winds down
St. Paul – With the vast majority of the firearms deer season now in the rearview mirror, harvest remains off last year’s pace as hunters have killed 11 percent fewer deer. Hunters had killed 167,645
Nania, Meyer get Outdoor Life honors
Madison – Wisconsin has had an inordinate number of conservation leaders over the years, and that tradition continues today. Two current Wisconsinites, Jeff Nania, of Portage, and George Meyer, of Madison, have been named to
40 hunters fill tags in limited elk hunt
Quehanna, Pa. – It was the opening morning of Pennsylvania’s 2008 elk season, and a cloud of fluorescent orange surrounded the red pickup truck parked at the intersection of Rolling Stone Road and Route 879.
Early muzzleloader take doubles from 2007 hunt
DNR Report Athens, Ohio – Muzzleloader hunters took 568 deer during the weeklong, October early muzzleloader deer hunt, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. Hunters took 315 deer at Salt Fork Wildlife Area, 162
USFWS explains scaup, can decisions
Bemidji, Minn. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in a letter the Minnesota DNR received early this month, has responded to the state agency’s concerns about bluebill and canvasback seasons in place this fall.
Rifle-shot buck gets charges in two states
DNR, Staff Reports Ashland, Ohio – A West Salem man shot a trophy buck this fall in Ohio, transported it to West Virginia where he checked it in as an archery kill, and then learned
