Hook and Bullet
MN: Whitetail hunters make up some ground
St. Paul – The firearms deer kill still is down from 2010, but second-weekend hunters made up for some of the opening-weekend deficit. The kill was down nearly 20 percent from last year after the
MN: DNR grants resort permit for more water
St. Paul – In a decision DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr said the agency “doesn’t take lightly,” Lutsen Mountain Corp. has been granted a permit to continue drawing water from a designated trout stream, despite low-flow
WI: Uncased gun law approved
Earn-a-buck law repealed Madison – When the 2011 Wisconsin gun deer season opens on Saturday, Nov. 19, hunters no longer will have to case their guns while transporting them in a vehicle, nor shoot a
WI: Wallenfang back as DNR’s big-game ecologist
Madison – Green Lake County native Kevin Wallenfang is back at the DNR after a 10-year absence, this time as the agency’s new big-game ecologist. In that role he’ll work with the DNR’s deer, elk,
WI: Cuffs and Collars Issue: 23
District 1 – Ashland area Warden John Windt, of Hurley, tagged an 8-point buck that was killed by a young hunter during the youth hunt. The youth and his dad showed up at Windt’s home
NY: Debate over fracking’s effects on fish, wildlife
Elmira, N.Y. – As the debate over the safety of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas rages in New York, sportsmen’s groups are watching with more than idle curiosity. New Yorkers concerned about the impact of
NY: State faces massive loss of federal funds
Conservation Fund can’t be raided, Interior Dept. says Albany – New York is still facing the loss of millions of dollars in federal funding unless lawmakers change state budget language that would allow a transfer
NY: Timing concerns create wrinkle for youth deer hunt
Deer disruption, safety concerns Albany – DEC’s proposal for a three-day youth deer hunt over the Columbus Day weekend generated both support and opposition among hunters and nonhunters. And while the department is still committed
NY: Cuffs and Collars Issue: 23
Northern District Highlights How about another warning? (Broome County) On July 19, ECO Eric Templeton responded to a residence in the Town of Conklin to investigate an open burning complaint referral from the Broome County
