Hook and Bullet
Letter from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
Thomas O. Melius, regional director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Ft. Snelling, sent the following letter last month to John Jaschke, executive director of the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources.
Whitetail kill trails last year’s harvest
Hunters during the first part of the firearms season killed about 134,000 whitetails, which is about 6 percent below what they had killed at the same time last year.
147 wolves for early season hunters
The state’s first-ever regulated wolf-hunting season is in the bag. And so are 147 of the canines.
Idaho hunters kill 96 wolves
Idaho officials say hunters have killed 96 wolves so far in the 2012-2013 hunting season.
Gun hunters have solid first weekend
Although the number of deer taken during the first weekend of gun season far eclipsed last year’s total, few of those taken during the hunt were considered “trophy” bucks. Which suggests Illinois hunters are less-picky
Snowmobiles. Lighter, Sleeker Sleds for 2013
Last winter Mother Nature threw winter sports enthusiasts – especially snowmobilers – a sharp-breaking curve
Increase in license fees?
It’s interesting how cabinet agencies toe the line for the governor who appointed each secretary, even though some agency constituencies may have different ideas. At the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fish and Wildlife Funding
Game Commission Prepares to Collect samples for CWD Testing
Hunters in Adams/York counties plan to hunt deer; Statewide sample collection to continue
Hunters ready for gun season
Shotgunners are hoping to catch some of the same magic bowhunters have found when the three-day firearms season opens Nov. 16.
