Fishing
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
Fish culling may not hike tourney numbers
Staff Report Madison – An assertion by tournament organizers that fish culling would bring more and bigger tournaments to the state did not pan out during a DNR tournament study. The study did reveal what
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,
Two years of good turkey poult survival means…
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison – Wisconsin turkey hunters have been bumping up against the spring harvest mark of 50,000 birds for several years now. Could this be the year hunters finally bag more than
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
DEC: Deer harvest shows herd buildup
Staff report Albany – New York’s deer hunters bagged more whitetails in the 2006-07 season than the previous year, a harvest fueled by a record muzzleloader take and an 8 percent increase in the buck
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
