Hook and Bullet
DNR defends deer count at workshop
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on how the DNR determines harvest estimates and deer population trends. By Marty Kovarik Correspondent Marquette, Mich. — The DNR and the Natural Resources Commission
New antlerless hunt set for ‘06
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Stevens Point, Wis. — State hunters will have a statewide antlerless deer hunt the second week in December after all. And, there will be no October Zone T season this fall,
TU gears up for Driftless Area work
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Westby, Wis. — Trout Unlimited members from four states came together in late March to plan work projects for western Wisconsin. The meeting centered on Trout Unlimited’s Driftless Area Restoration Effort
Bass regs proposal altered just slightly
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany – A proposed catch-and-release bass season outside the traditional third-Saturday-in-June to Nov. 30 regular season will remain intact despite concerns from sportsmen. DEC officials said the initial plan to expand
With prices of crops rising, signups for CRP are slipping
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul — Escalating farm land values, higher cash rent payments, and a continued focus on alternative fuel like ethanol are just a few factors officials say may have led
Pawlenty, lawmakers tout plan to decrease mercury
By Patrick Condon Associated Press St. Paul (AP) — The amount of mercury released into Minnesota’s environment by coal-fired power plants would decline by 1,200 pounds a year, under a plan Gov. Tim Pawlenty and
Latest invader found in Superior
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Duluth, Minn. — State and federal officials say they’ve confirmed that a new foreign species has been discovered in the Duluth-Superior Harbor of Lake Superior. The Minnesota DNR reported this
Antler restriction plan sparks sportsmen split
By Brad Sisson Contributing Writer Auburn, N.Y. – Deer hunters from around DEC Region 7 gathered at a pair of informational meetings to discuss an antler restriction proposal pushed by a group seeking to have
DNR going high-tech in mallard monitoring
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Bemidji, Minn. — Privacy has become a thing of the past for three mallards trapped last week in northern Minnesota. Steve Cordts, DNR waterfowl specialist in Bemidji, trapped the drake
