Fishing
Wisconsin’s Wilhelm is the nation’s top gobbler
By Steve PiattContributing Writer Nashville, Tenn. – Scott Wilhelm was thrilled with his second-place finish in the National Wild Turkey Federation Grand National Friction Calling Championship. So you can imagine how he felt a couple
Resources board approves SAK review
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison – The Natural Resources Board approved the report of the citizen Sex-Age-Kill (SAK) Steering Committee that reviewed the DNR’s formula used to estimate deer populations. The report was based on
Catskills tops low bear take
Staff report Albany – New York’s bear hunting seems to be undergoing a transition. Empire State hunters are still bagging bruins with some regularity, but the harvests are shifting a bit from some of the
Saltwater anglers optimistic in 2007
By Tom SchlichterContributing Writer East Setauket, N.Y. – What will this new year bring to the coastal fishing front? No one can predict for sure, but based on last year’s results and the first hints
Grannis says he’s a friend of sportsmen
By Steve PiattEditor Albany – Alexander B. ‘Pete’ Grannis, the embattled nominee to head the state DEC, says he’s a friend of the sportsmen and not an anti-hunting, anti-trapping bureaucrat from New York City. Grannis,
Poaching penalties getting a closer look
State lawmakers spurred on by high-profile cases, publicity By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – Stirred by recent high-profile poaching busts made by DNR Division of Wildlife officers, a handful of state legislators are taking note of
DNR secures 15,000 more acres of Mead lands
DNR, Staff Reports McArthur, Ohio – The DNR finalized agreements last month to permanently protect 15,896 contiguous acres in Vinton County as a working forest and to assure its continued public access for outdoor recreation.
DNR director outlines spending, funding cuts
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – DNR Director Rebecca Humphries recently took time to sit down with Michigan Outdoor News for an exclusive interview. In the first half of that interview, published in the last
St. Clair poachers may have killed up to 60 whitetails
By Tracy Breen Correspondent Port Huron, Mich. – Michigan DNR enforcement officials say they’ve filed charges against a group of alleged poachers in St. Clair County that may have been responsible for the illegal killing
