Hook and Bullet
DNR cuts 2013 wolf hunt quota
The DNR has cut by 45 percent the number of wolves that state hunters may harvest this year
Rogers’ bears to keep their collars, for now
Research collars employed by Ely bear researcher Dr. Lynn Rogers will remain on 10 animals he’s studying, to the chagrin of state DNR officials
Minnesota DNR offers fewer wolf licenses for 2013-14
State hunters have a target harvest of wolves of 220, 180 fewer than Minnesota inaugural hunt.
Illinois tubing permit fee goes flat
The $6 permit fee to float on an innertube in Illinois appears to have been short-lived.
Illinois Cuffs & Collars – July 26th, 2013
Region I A District 6 officer investigated the disappearance of two young bald eagles (eaglets). As a result of the investigation, an Oglesby man was charged with two counts of illegal taking of a bird
Teal limit likely to increase
Havana, Ill. — Illinois will likely bump its daily limit on teal season for the first time since the season was established in 1965.
Key message to duck hunters: Get ’em now
The numbers are downright gaudy: The 2013 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey shows the duck breeding population at the second-highest level ever recorded.
Shooting complex has new executive director
DNR’s ongoing effort to utilize the World Shooting Recreation Complex as a productive asset was ratcheted up a notch when it recently hired a local businessman to oversee day-to-day operations.
Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars – July 26th, 2013
District 1 — Ashland area Warden Brad Biser, of Brule, worked boating enforcement on the Pike chain in Iron River with the Bayfield County recreational officer. Numerous contacts were made, and one boating citation was
