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Wisconsin Opening Day Gun Deer Season Report
MADISON – Nearly ideal hunting conditions across the state contributed to an active opening morning of the 2010 Wisconsin nine-day regular gun deer season, according to anecdotal reports from registration stations across the state. Good
New USGS study finds mercury widespread in Indiana
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) _ One in eight fish taken from Indiana waterways and analyzed over a five-year period was tainted with the toxic metal mercury, according to federal scientists who last year reported that precipitation
2011 WI spring turkey, black bear permit application deadline is December 10
MADISON – Wild turkey and black bear hunters have until close of business on Dec. 10 to apply for available permits for the 2011 Wisconsin spring turkey hunting season and the 2011 black bear hunting
Tagged lake trout in Wyoming lake carry $25 reward
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) _ Catching a lake trout in Jackson Lake could net a lucky fisherman $25 from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Last month the department set gill nets on known lake trout
NRA Strongly Opposes the Nomination of Andrew Traver to Head BATFE, Calls on President Obama to withdraw the nomination
The National Rifle Association of America strongly opposes President Obama’s nomination of Andrew Traver as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE). Traver has been deeply aligned with gun control advocates
CWD Tests Negative for Deer On Northwest Wisconsin Hunting Preserve
MADISON – Final chronic wasting disease results are negative for a white-tailed deer on a northwestern Wisconsin hunting preserve, State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt announced today. This means the deer did not have CWD. The
Scaup die-off continues in Winnibigoshish area
Grand Rapids, Minn. — An estimated 1,200 scaup have died on Bowstring Lake this fall, the result of eating snails that carry intestinal parasites. It marks the fourth year in a row that bluebills, to
PA: Hunters may be shocked by Marcellus gas activity
University Park, Pa.- Hunters venturing out this fall may be surprised by the level of disturbance and activity on public lands in the northcentral, northeastern and southwestern regions of the state, according to a wildlife
MI: Wind, warmth plagues Michigan salmon fishing
Muskegon, Mich. – A disappointing salmon run this year likely was the result of a combination of warm Lake Michigan waters that delayed the upstream migration and stocking reductions in recent years, state officials said.
