Fishing
Feds seek comment on a waterfowl plan
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Minneapolis — It isn’t often the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducts a full review of issues surrounding waterfowl. But it’s doing so this year, and if Wisconsin hunters want
Bass anglers fret advisory question
By Kevin Naze Correspondent Sturgeon Bay, Wis. — Veteran Door County guide and Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament co-founder Gary Nault is finding out who his friends are. Nault, 58, retired a year ago from
Sale of leftover turkey tags not without glitch
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — By 12:02 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, skeptical turkey hunters were saying “I told you so” before becoming downright frustrated with a computer system that wouldn’t spit out turkey
Deer hearing set for April 5, 2006
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — Hunters, hunting groups, legislators, and DNR wildlife managers are gearing up for two April public hearings on deer seasons. The April 5 hearing will address Rep. Scott Gunderson’s bill
Deer harvests fell in neighbor states, too
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Altoona, Pa. — Pennsylvania was not the only state in the Northeast to see its 2005-06 deer harvest fall. In fact, the deer kills in most neighboring states dropped by similar
Fayette County bear to make the record book
Harrisburg — A black bear killed by a Pennsylvania hunter last November ties for the record of largest ever taken legally in the world, according to preliminary measurements announced by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. If
DNR: Little in the way of good turkey season
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — If you hunt turkeys in Michigan, you have plenty to cluck about: The spring season opens in a little over two weeks, thousands of square miles of land are
QDM likely to stay status quo in state
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Lansing — The state Natural Resources Commission will continue to re-examine, and perhaps reauthorize, current Quality Deer Management areas throughout Michigan, but it appears unlikely any new ones will be
Deer kill numbers embraced, rejected
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg, Pa. — Is Pennsyl-vania’s deer hunting glass half empty or half full? That depends on who you talk to. The Pennsylvania Game Commission recently released its estimated deer harvest
