Fishing
Leftover DMPs to be allocated
Albany – DEC is issuing about 12,700 Deer Management Permits to hunters who were previously denied DMPs when they initially bought their licenses. The move is part of a process that generally takes place each
NRB OKs new rules for hound training
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison — The Natural Resources Board approved changes in the Wisconsin Administrative Code involving the use of captive wild animals for hound dog training and large acreage training enclosures at its
‘Control’ of SAK audit questioned
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison — Greg Kazmierski, a steering committee member for the DNR’s Sex-Age-Kill deer formula review, asked whether the DNR intends to have preliminary results of the SAK review available in October.
Tigerton lands are still open to public this year
By Kevin Naze Correspondent Tigerton, Wis. — Thousands of acres of Tigerton Lumber Company property in Shawano and Waupaca counties meant to be leased this year are instead open to public hunting. A clerical error
Strange harvest: Youth’s first deer not a whitetail
By Don Lehman Contributing Writer Chester, N.Y. – Every hunter has a story to tell about the first deer they shot. Chestertown (Warren County) resident Ethan Moffitt, 17, is lucky he has pictures as proof
DNR expects high whitetail harvest
Staff Report Madison — Could hunters hit a 2006 bow, rifle, and muzzleloader deer harvest in the range of 500,00 animals? They could. And, if they do, hunters will have taken a big step toward
CWC urges sportsmen to vote ‘yes’ on Prop 3
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — With the Nov. 7 election just days away, Citizens for Wildlife Conservation is revving up its engine for a race down the home stretch in the battle to get
Bow-fisher fighting for his grass carp record
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — It may seem kind of bizarre to some anglers, but there is a legal battle in progress over a new state record for carp that is a first
Woodcock focus of national plans
By Bill Parker Editor Roscommon, Mich. — It’s no secret among avid timberdoodle hunters that woodcock numbers have been in decline for quite some time. Scientists estimate that since 1968, the woodcock population in the
