Hook and Bullet
Bear kill lags behind last year
Grand Rapids, Minn. – Bear hunters are just off their harvest pace from last year. They had killed 2,323 bears as of earlier this week, compared with 2,500 at the same time last year. Officials
Fisheries Division sets plan for reg changes
Lansing – An additional 73 miles of gear-restricted waters are being proposed for designated trout streams across the state. The proposal, which authorities say will be presented to DNRE Director Rebecca Humphries at the Oct.
August trawls turn up better hatch on Erie
Sandusky, Ohio – The August surveys of the 2010 Lake Erie walleye hatch have caused Ohio fisheries biologists to revise their assessment upward, meaning that the year-class may be better than thought initially and the
Michigan Cuffs
DISTRICT 1 CO Jason Wicklund assisted local Wisconsin wardens working the bear-dog training season along the border. Several groups were contacted, and one person was ticketed for running bears without a license. CO Brian Bacon
Bow licenses down despite crossbow use
Harrisburg – The dire prediction made last year by many opponents of allowing crossbow use in the state’s general archery season was that sales of the controversial hunting implement would soar, and the forests and
L-SOHC pitches $86 million in Legacy funding
St. Paul – The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council has approved its preliminary list of recommendations, which total $86 million. It’s the third funding cycle after voters approved the Legacy Amendment in 2008. The recommendations include
Minnesota Cuffs
District 1 – Baudette area CO Ben Huener (Roseau) testified in court regarding an angling case and attended a regional meeting at Itasca State Park. CO Jeff Birchem (Baudette) followed up on wildlife complaints, checked
Pennsylvania Cuffs
NORTHWEST REGION Crawford County WCO Mario L. Piccirilli reports seeing a doe last year in the area of Pymatuning Lake with her front left hoof totally missing. “While on patrol in early September, I was
Duck hunt is on the horizon
Lansing – It’s been several years since waterfowl hunters have been faced with gloomy forecasts for the coming seasons. Yes, weather conditions have been dry some years, and the late 1990s were better years for
