Hook and Bullet
Groups seek lead ban for fishing weights, ammo
Washington, D.C. – Several organizations, calling themselves “a coalition of conservation, hunting, and veterinary groups” recently filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency calling for a ban on the use of toxic lead
Ohio gets a liberal duck season
Columbus – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made good on its promise not to restrict waterfowl seasons because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The 2010-2011 waterfowl hunting season dates have
Michigan Cuffs & Collars – Issue 18
DISTRICT 1 CO Brian Bacon is investigating a complaint regarding illegal wood cutting on state land in Dickinson County. Numerous live trees have been cut, with a roadway created for access. CO Grant Emery responded
DNR asks feds for walk-in funding
St. Paul – In an effort to get a hunting walk-in access program off the ground in Minnesota, the DNR has requested $2.7 million in “Open Fields” funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The
L-SOHC narrows dedicated funding field for FY2012 round of projects
Council rejects DNR proposal for moist soil management funds St. Paul – At the annual DNR Roundtable sessions earlier this year, Commissioner Mark Holsten signaled the agency’s intent to expand its moist soil management program
Waterfowl seasons and bag limits
DUCKS: Lake Erie Zone: Ducks, sea ducks, coots and mergansers, Oct. 25-Jan. 1. North Zone: Ducks, sea ducks, coots and mergansers, Oct. 9-23 and Nov. 11-Jan. 4. Northwest Zone: Ducks, sea ducks, coots and mergansers,
By land or by sea, waterfowlers urged to keep safety in mind
Harrisburg — Whether hunting from shore or from a boat, waterfowlers are urged to keep safety first and foremost in mind, said Keith Snyder, Pennsylvania Game Commission Hunter-Trapper Education Division chief. “Basic firearm and hunting
Waterfowl hunters cautioned about eating mergansers
Harrisburg — To minimize potential health impacts, it’s suggested that hunters don’t eat merganser ducks, especially those harvested in the Lake Erie and northwestern Pennsylvania hunting zones. Studies conducted over the past two decades on
Trouble in the Gulf Part 3: Regaining Paradise
As you read this, the first of perhaps 10 million waterfowl that winter in Louisiana’s coastal wetlands are flying south. Each year, fewer acres of marsh and barrier-island habitat await them. This year, some of
