Fishing
The plan: more ducks, better habitat
Madison – More ducks through better habitat and more hunters by having more ducks. That’s the plan. Of course, there is a lot more to the state’s new 10-year Waterfowl Strategic Plan for 2008 to
DNR to add more COs
Camp Ripley, Minn. – Earlier this year, the DNR had a nearly full complement of conservation officers. Retirements thinned the ranks, but officials say a plan to hire as many as 18 officers next year
Potential Saturday firearms opener for ’09 in discussion
Columbus – A new attendance record could very well be set at the DNR Division of Wildlife’s district open houses next March. The open houses, held annually for hunters, anglers, and trappers to express their
Issue threatens to ruin Pa. federation
Altoona, Pa. – Even as one environmental/sportsmen’s group in Pennsylvania comes out in support of a battle against human-caused global warming, another is trying to keep the issue from tearing it apart. Reaction to Trout
Ice status: firm in the south, slushy up north
Willmar, Minn. – Although it’s been a slow process, ice conditions are improving in Minnesota. Strangely enough, some of the best ice conditions are taking hold in the southern half of the state. With less
Poaching bill signed; increases restitution
Columbus – Gov. Ted Strickland gave the DNR Division of Wildlife an early Christmas present Dec. 3 by signing House Bill 238, which revises restitution values of wild animals unlawfully held, taken, bought, sold, or
TU enters the fight on climate change
Pittsburgh – Although its mission has always been coldwater conservation, Trout Unlimited has issued an urgent new message about trout fisheries and global warming. Using its own studies and new data from the U.S. Forest
Newlyweds add to rich history of a deer camp
Lancaster, Pa. – Deer camps are the heart and soul of the Pennsylvania deer-hunting tradition. Another chapter was added to the rich bible of stories recorded inside the Sugar Run and Mill Creek hunting camps
CRP, other programs in Senate Farm Bill
Washington – Passage of an updated federal Farm Bill took a step forward last week when the Senate passed a bill that would support U.S. agriculture, provide funding for nutritional programs, and continue a number
