Fishing
Reports mixed from deer hunters
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Greensburg, Pa. — Mark Russak had spent the two deer seasons previous to this one in Iraq, so it had been awhile since he’d seen a deer in his sights.
State’s December elk season kill tallies 105
By Bill Parker Editor Atlanta, Mich. — Through a maze of trees, Paul Cole could see the lone cow elk standing motionless in the northern Michigan forest. The 10 inches of snow that covered the
Poaching ringleader in ’93 pinched for eight new deer
By Steve Pollick Contributing Writer Toledo, Ohio — A Toledo man, convicted in 1993 as the ringleader of a major statewide commercial fish and game poaching ring, has been arrested and charged with poaching eight
Vilas County produces 51-pound muskellunge
By Gary Ridderbusch Contributing Writer Eagle River, Wis. — With temperatures in the single digits the morning of Thursday, Nov. 30, Tom Gelb, of Conover, launched his row-trolling boat on a Vilas County lake. It
Early deer harvest estimate: 336,000
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison — Preliminary registration totals show Wisconsin hunters registered 336,211 deer during the 2006 nine-day gun season, which was the state’s 156th deer season (there was no open season on deer
SAK is proclaimed ‘best in the nation’
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison — The DNR received a positive review of its Sex-Age-Kill model that’s used as the basis of its deer season recommendations. Mark Boyce, wildlife professor at the University of Alberta,
Dog deaths spark DEC trapping tips
Staff report Albany — DEC officials have advised people to follow several safety guidelines when taking to the woods during hunting and trapping seasons. They also issued a reminder to trappers – after at least
VHS effort focuses on movement of baitfish
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — Proposed regulations designed to halt the spread of the VHS virus into other New York State waters are identical to the emergency rules put in place last month. And
Surcharge explored to aid DEC funding
By Don Lehman Contributing Writer Albany — A group of sportsmen’s organizations is exploring whether to ask state legislators to impose a tax on sales of outdoors-related products to help fund conservation-related programs in New
