Fishing
Decker offers views on trophy whitetails
Eau Claire, Wis. – It wasn’t a story with twists and turns and drama. In fact, Bob Decker says, it was “kind of a boring hunting story.” But at the end of the story that
Bobcat summit yields a new season proposal
Stevens Point, Wis. – Frustration hung thick in Ed Harvey’s voice. Like everyone in attendance at a public meeting about bobcat management Nov. 14, the president of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress was hoping to break
Fisher, pine marten, and bobcat trapping begins
Bruno, Minn. – Gary Meis will run his trapline when the state’s pine marten, fishers, and bobcats become legal trapping fare this weekend. The question, though, is how many trappers will join him. “A lot
USFWS explains scaup, can decisions
Bemidji, Minn. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in a letter the Minnesota DNR received early this month, has responded to the state agency’s concerns about bluebill and canvasback seasons in place this fall.
No charges related to ’07 Enforcement conference
St. Paul – After reviewing a report from the state Legislative Auditor and an internal report from the DNR, the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office has decided not to file charges related to a conservation officer
Early muzzleloader take doubles from 2007 hunt
DNR Report Athens, Ohio – Muzzleloader hunters took 568 deer during the weeklong, October early muzzleloader deer hunt, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. Hunters took 315 deer at Salt Fork Wildlife Area, 162
Early deer kill down 23K from a year ago
St. Paul – Deer hunters killed nearly 23,000 fewer deer through the second Monday of this year’s season than they did last year, according to preliminary harvest figures from the DNR. Hunters killed 145,483 deer
Rifle-shot buck gets charges in two states
DNR, Staff Reports Ashland, Ohio – A West Salem man shot a trophy buck this fall in Ohio, transported it to West Virginia where he checked it in as an archery kill, and then learned
PF&BC learning more about its customers
Harrisburg – American businesses have taken great pains to learn who their customers are and everything they can about them, but it’s still somewhat rare for government agencies to do that. But taking a page
