Fishing
Snow, cold may have nixed odd tick threat
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor University Park, Pa. — A Thanksgiving Day snowstorm that made for ideal early season deer-hunting conditions in some of the state may have thwarted an unusual threat from ticks. Small game
Saturday in South a solid start: DEC
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — Deer hunters in the Southern Zone may have enjoyed their first-ever Saturday opener, but they may have enjoyed the weather even more. A crisp morning and relatively mild afternoon
Clients blame outfitter in SW poaching case
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — Persons charged from across the country in a southwestern Wisconsin deer and turkey poaching case who have been willing to talk to the media are mostly placing the blame
Saltwater reg proposal impacts several species
Staff report Albany — Sweeping changes to the state’s recreational and commercial saltwater fishing regulations will impact several species, including Atlantic cod, haddock, winter flounder, black sea bass and scup. The proposed changes — a
Flu not ‘imminent’ threat
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul — While government officials emphasize a deadly flu virus that can be carried by several species of feathered creatures, including migratory ducks, isn’t an imminent threat to humans
Deer kill is up for opening weekend
Staff Reports Madison — Deer hunters and DNR field staff manning registration stations on opening weekend reported very good hunting conditions and, in most areas of the state, enough deer to bump the 2005 opening
Open space plan review
By Paula Piatt Associate Editor Albany – A revision to the New York’s Open Space Conservation Plan would guarantee the state’s ability to make those quick decisions sometimes necessary to save lands for the sportsmen
State awaits decision on wolves
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Minneapolis — Following two setbacks in U.S. court, a proposal to “delist” timber wolves – in Wisconsin and across the nation – may be, in part, scrapped, and the process
Two bears in U.P. top 600 mark
By Marty Kovarik Correspondent Marquette, Mich. — The Upper Peninsula bear factory continues to produce huge, record-book black bears. At least two huge bruins were bagged this fall that each pushed the scale past 600
