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State could ban product fish mistake for food
Illinois could soon become the first state to ban microbeads, the tiny plastic particles added to many body cleansers and toothpastes that have fast become a menace to fish in Lake Michigan.
Illinois Cuffs & Collars – May 2nd, 2014
Region I A District 1 CPO conducted an investigation into the use of a crossbow to harvest a deer prior to the time when it was legal to do so. It was determined the subject
Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars – May 2nd, 2014
Editor’s note: The first five field reports are leftover from February. District 1 — Ashland area Warden John Krull, of Superior, assisted the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department and Superior Police Department with a call about

Ontario unveils a few new fishing rules for 2014
No updates to OWI rules from last year
State’s spring hearings take center stage
The only DNR-proposed rule change for 2015 coming from the April 14 spring hearings apparently will saddle sportsmen in 11 counties with motor trolling starting next year, even though they rejected the proposal one more

Most trout ideas rejected at April 14 spring hearings
Voters at the annual spring fish and game hearings April 14 rejected an advisory question on whether to extend the early catch-and-release season to a Jan. 1 opener
New York Cuffs & Collars – May 2nd, 2014
Loaded firearm in a vehicle (Oneida County) On Thanksgiving Day while conducting a moving patrol to identify potential road hunting activity in the town of Forestport, ECO James Kerns observed a slow-moving vehicle with two

Record P-R funds for N.Y.
Federal dollars continue to pour into New York and other states through an 11 percent excise tax on shotguns, rifles, archery equipment and ammunition.

Defiance trumps compliance
‘Assault weapon’ registrations lagging despite deadline