Fishing
Lead in venison discovery sparks Minnesota action
St. Paul – State officials have asked food shelves that accepted hunter-donated venison to halt distribution of the meat. The move came after ground venison at food pantries in North Dakota tested positive for lead.
Judge: DNR not doing enough to protect lynx from trapping
St. Paul – A federal judge ruled on Monday that the DNR is violating the Endangered Species Act because it allows trapping and snaring within the range of the Canada lynx. The ruling, in response
Keck departs NWTF
Edgefield, S.C. – Rob Keck, chief executive officer of the National Wild Turkey Federation and the face of the organization for nearly 30 years, has resigned from that position. Two others – Chief Operating Officer
Federal funds prompt Phase II of Koochiching forest project
St. Paul – A plan to preserve from development a block of private Minnesota forest likely will expand, possibly by another 76,000 acres, thereby giving hunters assured future access to prime grouse-hunting and deer-hunting land.
VHS rules relaxed
Madison – The Natural Resources Board granted the wishes of many anglers and the Legislature when it recently relaxed rules involving viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), to allow anglers to reuse minnows. The change will allow
Rob Keck departs NWTF
Edgefield, S.C. – Rob Keck, chief executive officer of the National Wild Turkey Federation and the face of the organization for nearly 30 years, has resigned from that position. Two others – Chief Operating Officer
Population of deer Zone C dwarfs that of other areas
Athens, Ohio – Before deer season started last fall, there were roughly 2,200 deer in west central Ohio’s Darke County, about four animals per square mile. Across the state in Guernsey County, the pre-hunt population
Pols talk deer with Audubon, Unified
Harrisburg – Just two organizations were allowed to speak at a deer-management forum hosted by the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee here. They did not fare equally well. Tim Schaeffer, executive director of Audubon Pennsylvania,
Anglers find human bones at Centre’s Sayers Lake
Howard, Pa. – It might have started like any “walk in the park,” but for two Clinton County anglers, it did not end that way. While looking for lost fishing lures in Bald Eagle State
