Fishing
DNR: Deer herd is about 1.7 million
Staff Report Madison — When the 2005 archery deer season opens on Saturday, Sept. 17, bowhunters should be perched on the threshold of some pretty good hunting opportunities and a pre-hunt deer herd estimated at
Wolf backers score win
Staff report Montpelier, Vt. (AP) — In what environmentalists hailed as a major victory, a federal judge last month ordered the Bush administration to step up efforts to restore the gray wolf to Maine, New
Green Bay yellow perch hearings set for October
Burnett County vet warns of timber wolf problems By Tim Eisele Correspondent Spooner, Wis. — The Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved public hearings, to be held in October, that could lead to an increase in
CWD zones to offer either-sex bowhunt
Staff Report Madison — Archers hunting deer in CWD zones this fall will not be restricted by earn-a-buck requirements early in the 2005 bow season. Earn-a-buck rules have been relaxed this year, and bowhunters in
‘Pre-qualify’ for EAB likely on the way
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — Bowhunters and Conservation Congress Big Game Committee members have been asking for some way to “pre-qualify” for an earn-a-buck (EAB) sticker for about three years. With any support at
Catch-and-release bass season is looking likely
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — It looks like an early catch-and-immediate-release (CIR) bass fishing season is coming to Michigan waters. For more than a year, biologists, fisheries managers, tournament anglers, and others involved with
Hunting license sales down 12 percent
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg — Pennsylvania Game Commission officials confirmed widespread speculation recently, admitting that hunting license sales are down considerably from last year. Comparing July 2005 sales totals to July 2004 totals reveals
Huhn death worsens PF&BC problem
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Harrisburg — Ross Huhn, the longest-serving member of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission board, died Aug. 14, following complications from a series of strokes. He was 79, lived in
Wigeon painting wins duck stamp contest
By Eric Gaertner Correspondent Bay City, Mich. — When Peter Mathios was a young boy growing up in northern California, he enjoyed drawing different species of waterfowl. His passion for waterfowl and art continues today.
