Fishing
Walleye record survives by 6/100ths of an ounce
Marblehead, Ohio – This could very well be the year that a new walleye mark goes into the record books. It nearly happened already. The current record, 16.19 pounds, has stood for nearly a decade.
Lawmakers ask for proposals for audit
Harrisburg – Pennsylvania’s deer-management program is about to be run through the grinder. And parties on all sides of this divisive issue appear poised to eat whatever comes out in the end – no matter
DNR, auditor review warden conference
St. Paul (AP) – Two state investigations will probe the DNR’s spending and fundraising that helped a game wardens conference turn a profit despite low attendance and weak private fundraising. The Star Tribune reported Monday
Ice for walleye opener ’08?
Walker, Minn. – With fishing opener just a week away, the possibility of ice remaining on many lakes in the northern part of the state has become very real. Another round of measurable snow (up
NRB sets framework for whitetail hunting
Madison – The controversial October antlerless gun deer season is back on the books. The Natural Resources Board approved a 2008 statewide framework that offers a four-day antlerless-only gun season Oct. 16-19 this year. The
NRB says ‘no’ to ATV trails
Madison – Two minutes. That’s about all the time it took for Natural Resources Board members to decide that there will be no ATV trail in the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest. After about two
Tribal change ups walleye bag limit
Madison – A last-minute change by spearers from the Lac du Flambeau Chippewa Indian band means sport anglers will see a three-walleye daily bag limit on 67 lakes in Vilas and Oneida counties that would
Tribal harvest under way on Mille Lacs
Aitkin, Minn. – With ice still remaining on much of Lake Mille Lacs early this week, questions loomed about the potential for tribal harvest still occurring on the May 10 state walleye opener. Despite ice
