Fishing
Group works to preserve open space for hunting and fishing
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Midland, Mich. — Preserving open spaces is important, says the Sporting Lands Alliance, a group based in southeast Lower Michigan. But it’s important, too, to keep preserved lands open to
Bear harvest second highest ever in state
By Mark Nale Northcentral Correspondent Hunters bagged an additional 465 bears during the extended bear season that ran concurrently with the opening week of deer season in certain parts of the state. Those bears, coupled
Deer hunter opinions sought via web poll
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Midland, Mich. — As DNR officials traveled through the state last year talking with deer hunters about their sport they heard one thing over and over: No one ever had
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
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
State changes date for the 2007 spring hearings
Staff Report Madison — State sportsmen who might be looking forward to the 2007 spring fish and game hearings will have to file their income taxes early – this year’s date is Monday, April 16.
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
