Hook and Bullet
High-risk Minnetonka site of latest zebra mussel outbreak in Minnesota
Wayzata, Minn. – State DNR officials long have considered Lake Minnetonka to be a high risk for an infestation of zebra mussels. As a result, there has been significant effort aimed at preventing their introduction
Optimism salt license will remain
Albany – Proponents of the state’s saltwater fishing license – a fee that’s been targeted for repeal by some lawmakers – are increasingly confident legislation that would scrap the marine license will die a natural
CRP general signup is under way
Washington – For those who administer the conservation program known as CRP, the latest announcement by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency might require some brushing up on Conservation Reserve Program rules. For the first time
DMP tags slashed for 2010
Albany – Deer Management Permits have been cut by about 10 percent this fall as the DEC’s whitetail biologists look to address “leveling off” in deer numbers, notably in parts of the Southern Tier. The
Juneau Co. cougar stymies wildlife experts
Elroy, Wis. – The 1,200-pound Hereford beef cow was no match for the predator weighing only a small fraction of its quarry. On July 3, Lester Leatherberry found the cow, killed as the result of
Gov. Strickland rings alarm on Asian carp
Port Clinton, Ohio – The threat to the Great Lakes posed by the pending invasion of Asian carp at Lake Michigan could become a disaster that surpasses even that being caused to the Gulf Coast
More hunters harvest fewer ducks in 2009
Lansing – Duck hunters in Michigan should know soon the status of this year’s duck-hunting season. For now, they know this: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has estimated the harvest of ducks in the
Agency wants cut of severance tax
Harrisburg – If state lawmakers this fall are going to put a severance tax on gas withdrawn through Marcellus shale wells as promised, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission wants to share in the proceeds.
Ohio Cuffs & Collars Issue 16
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • Officer Chad Grote contacted a young family fishing on Delaware Wildlife Area. There were three young children fishing while their mother and father assisted them. The youngest was
