Fishing
Winter having limited effect on northern deer
By Marty Kovarik Correspondent Marquette, Mich. — Michigan’s northern deer herd has so far dodged a bullet with average to below-average winter severity throughout deer range, according to biologists. After a rough start to winter
Deer harvests fell in neighbor states, too
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Altoona, Pa. — Pennsylvania was not the only state in the Northeast to see its 2005-06 deer harvest fall. In fact, the deer kills in most neighboring states dropped by similar
Fayette County bear to make the record book
Harrisburg — A black bear killed by a Pennsylvania hunter last November ties for the record of largest ever taken legally in the world, according to preliminary measurements announced by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. If
DNR: Little in the way of good turkey season
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — If you hunt turkeys in Michigan, you have plenty to cluck about: The spring season opens in a little over two weeks, thousands of square miles of land are
Deer kill numbers embraced, rejected
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg, Pa. — Is Pennsyl-vania’s deer hunting glass half empty or half full? That depends on who you talk to. The Pennsylvania Game Commission recently released its estimated deer harvest
Feds announce wolf delisting proposal
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week announced a new plan to remove the gray wolf from federal protection under the Endangers Species Act in Wisconsin, as
Dove hunt not likely, says DEC
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany – New York State is one of few states outside of New England that doesn’t allow dove hunting, and that’s not likely to change in the near future. Perhaps the
State rep tackles deer season plan
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — A proposed bill from Rep. Scott Gunderson, R-Waterford, would create a new $24 muzzleloader license, limit October antlerless deer hunts to muzzleloader-hunting only, and get rid of earn-a-buck and
Nine turkeys are released in Vilas County
By Kurt Krueger Correspondent Eagle River, Wis. — Under the watchful eye of students and local turkey chapter volunteers, eight radio-collared wild turkeys were released north of Eagle River on March 9 as part of
