Fishing
Red Lake interests want longer ice-fishing season
Kelliher, Minn. – It’s not an easy thing when three-fourths of your annual business is squeezed into less than a two-month window during the wintertime. But that’s not the only reason business owners and others
Bonding, policy matters still to come at Capitol
St. Paul – While passage of a dedicated funding bill likely will be the highlight of the legislative session, there nevertheless are a number of items on the agenda. Lawmakers have said they intend to
Early bass anglers to face new rules
Madison – Fishermen are going to have to buy artificial lures with barbless hooks if they want to fish for bass during the early release season in northern Wisconsin. That’s because Rep. Dan Meyer, R-Eagle
Iaconelli brings fiery bass brand to Columbus
Columbus – Two weeks before the Bassmaster Classic, Mike Iaconelli was in a likely spot, flipping a jig named after him into some cover that held promise for largemouths. That Iaconelli was doing so while
2007 deer kill: Fourth-highest in state history
St. Paul – For the fifth year in a row, hunters in 2007 killed more than a quarter million deer in the state. The total take: 260,434. That’s fourth-highest in history, and 170 less than
DNR has bill ready to reduce walleye limit
St. Paul – A package of rules the DNR hopes the state Legislature OKs during the 2008 session includes reducing the daily statewide bag limit for walleyes from four to six fish. The DNR’s omnibus
Early trout season is possible in southwest
Harrisburg – At a meeting of their Fisheries Committee sometime in the next few weeks, Pennsylvania Board of Fish & Boat commissioners will consider a proposal to expand the area of the state having the
Court ruling deemed crucial for wildlife officers’ duties
Toledo, Ohio – An Erie County Court decision that could have seriously hampered the ability of state wildlife officers to investigate possible hunting and wildlife violations on private property has been reversed by the Sixth
