Hook and Bullet
Juneau Co. cougar stymies wildlife experts
Elroy, Wis. – The 1,200-pound Hereford beef cow was no match for the predator weighing only a small fraction of its quarry. On July 3, Lester Leatherberry found the cow, killed as the result of
Agency wants cut of severance tax
Harrisburg – If state lawmakers this fall are going to put a severance tax on gas withdrawn through Marcellus shale wells as promised, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission wants to share in the proceeds.
Gov. Strickland rings alarm on Asian carp
Port Clinton, Ohio – The threat to the Great Lakes posed by the pending invasion of Asian carp at Lake Michigan could become a disaster that surpasses even that being caused to the Gulf Coast
More hunters harvest fewer ducks in 2009
Lansing – Duck hunters in Michigan should know soon the status of this year’s duck-hunting season. For now, they know this: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has estimated the harvest of ducks in the
Taxing the deer stand?
Randall, Minn. – Jeff Hardy’s got a deer stand on 40 acres of land in northwestern Morrison County, but it may not be there much longer. That’s because the county wants him to pay property
Ohio Cuffs & Collars Issue 16
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • Officer Chad Grote contacted a young family fishing on Delaware Wildlife Area. There were three young children fishing while their mother and father assisted them. The youngest was
Minnesota Cuffs & Collars Issue 31
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) monitored ATV and OHM activity in the Roseau, Marshall, and Kittson County areas. A wetlands violation was investigated in Kittson County. CO Huener assisted the sheriff’s
Process behind sandhill season under fire
St. Paul – Two conservation groups have asked the DNR to hold back on its plans to hold the state’s first modern-day hunt for sandhill cranes this fall. The two – Audubon Minnesota and the
Trout changes now; more are coming
Harrisburg – Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission biologists and college students trained by them are spending a lot of time this summer taking a first-ever look at some of the state’s heretofore unassessed wild trout
