Fishing
Nine turkeys are released in Vilas County
By Kurt Krueger Correspondent Eagle River, Wis. — Under the watchful eye of students and local turkey chapter volunteers, eight radio-collared wild turkeys were released north of Eagle River on March 9 as part of
Hopes high for spring turkey hunt
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — With a little bit of luck – and perhaps some help from the first year of over-the-counter sales of bonus tags – Wisconsin turkey hunters should set another harvest
Dove hunt not likely, says DEC
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany – New York State is one of few states outside of New England that doesn’t allow dove hunting, and that’s not likely to change in the near future. Perhaps the
Feds announce wolf delisting proposal
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week announced a new plan to remove the gray wolf from federal protection under the Endangers Species Act in Wisconsin, as
Maps showing huntable private land nearly ready
By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Harrisburg — The Pennsyl-vania Game Commission has thousands of acres of private lands enrolled in public-access programs. But the only way to locate them in recent years has been to
PGC seems headed to deer compromise
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg — It looks like the Pennsylvania Game Commis-sion is heading toward a compromise on deer-management. The agency’s deer-management biologists have been directed to present commissioners with a range of options
Deer harvest No. 2 in record book
By Mike Moore Editor Columbus — While the shotgun and muzzleloader harvest for whitetails dipped a bit during the 2005-2006 hunting season, a productive youth hunt and archery kill pushed the overall numbers into near
Groups want more coaster protection
By Marty Kovarik Correspondent Marquette, Mich. — Spurred by a proposed mining effort, the Sierra Club has teamed with the Huron Mountain Club to petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the coaster
Forest regeneration studies controversial
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — Is Pennsylvania’s deer-management program – designed ostensibly to balance deer numbers with the amount of available habitat – achieving any success? Some researchers and land managers say it
