Hook and Bullet
MN: Testing for CWD to wrap up this week
St. Paul – The DNR’s effort to determine the prevalence of chronic wasting disease in wild deer in the southeast is entering the next phase. Later this week, sharpshooting will end, and agency officials will
MN: Weather permitting, it may be a good year on the Rainy
Baudette, Minn. – While most of Minnesota anglers awaited the imminent thaw of spring, some eager walleye chasers slid – albeit gingerly – onto the moving open waters of the Rainy River earlier this week.
MI: Cuffs and Collars Issue: 7
DISTRICT 1 CO Mark Leadman contacted three groups of anglers on Deer Lake (a catch-and-release only/no live bait lake) using live bait and keeping walleyes. One subject stated that he had called the district office
MI: Outlook optimistic for 2011 turkey hunt
Lansing – The spring wild turkey season gets under way in less than three weeks, and gobbler chasers across the state are getting antsy. “I’m excited about the spring season. I’m looking forward to an
PA: Harvest stats seem to show herd stable
Harrisburg – Buried amid the statistics that make up Pennsylvania’s estimated 2010-11 deer harvest are some numbers that point to a balanced, stable deer herd that is not suffering increased levels of predation, according to
PA: Cuffs and Collars Issue: 7
NORTHWEST REGION Crawford County WCO Mark A. Allegro and Mercer County WCO Don Chaybin investigated a hunting-related shooting incident in southwestern Crawford County. The incident occurred on regulated shooting grounds while the individuals were hunting
PA: Fishing bass during spawn may be nixed
New rule pondered for Susquehanna and Juniata rivers Harrisburg – Approaching the April 11-12 meeting of the Pennsylvania Board of Fish & Boat Commissioners, agency staff has recommended that the commission “go back to the
PA: Coyote hunt winner fails a polygraph test
Frenchville, Pa. – One of the would-be winners of the recent 20th annual Mosquito Creek Sportsmen’s Club Coyote Hunt failed a polygraph test, and as a result likely forfeited thousands in prize money. For the
OH: Maumee, Sandusky runs beginning to take shape
Maumee, Ohio – The much-awaited spring walleye runs in the Maumee and Sandusky rivers got under way in mid-March and fishing prospects should be good for the forseeable future. The fish are not yet in
