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Illinois waterfowl hunting area gets facelift
CHANDLERVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A popular waterfowl hunting area in central Illinois has gotten a multi-million dollar facelift. Nearly $3 million was spent to repair flood damaged levees at the Sanganois Fish and Wildlife Area.
WI DNR debuts new website
MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank unveiled DNR’s revamped website today, inviting Wisconsinites to take a test drive. “People rely on DNR’s website for everything from planning family trips to applying
Feds plan action if Idaho wolves killed illegally
GRANGEVILLE, Idaho (AP) – A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service official says law enforcement will take action if northern Idaho residents take the advice of a failed gubernatorial candidate and start illegally killing wolves. Meggan
Lamprey control efforts paying off for NY anglers
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) – Efforts to control the sea lamprey population in Lake Champlain and its tributaries are paying off with a significant drop in the number of lake trout and salmon afflicted by the
ATF to Require Multiple Sales Reports for Long Guns
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is moving to require federally licensed firearms retailers to report multiple sales of modern sporting rifles beginning January 5, 2011. Specifically, the ATF requirement calls for
QB Vick says he would like a pet dog, renewing debate
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Michael Vick is barred from owning a dog for a year and a half, but the star quarterback’s comment that he’d like to bring one into his
Latest on CWD testing on deer from Ashland, WI area
ASHLAND, WI. – Chronic wasting disease test results from deer sampled during the opening weekend of the 2010 gun deer hunt in the Ashland area are mostly complete and so far all tests are negative
MI Attorney General Appeals in Asian Carp Case
LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox today announced his office has filed a notice of appeal from the first preliminary court ruling in his lawsuit to stop the advance of Asian carp into the
GOP-led Minn. Senate has say on Dayton cabinet
By MARTIGA LOHN Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Making it through Gov.-elect Mark Dayton’s selection process might not be the toughest part for the next generation of state agency heads. Their fate ultimately
