Hook and Bullet
NRC considers proposal to liberalize crossbow use
Lansing – Crossbow use in Michigan would be legal during any hunting season by hunters age 10 and above under a proposal sent to the state Natural Resources Commission by the DNRE Wildlife Division. This
Good news on table for Conservation Reserve Program
Washington, D.C. – It’s not a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, but $6 billion in savings through renegotiated crop insurance contracts will allow U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to
Walleye kill dives on Red
Bemidji, Minn. – Late June in recent years has been a busy time on Upper Red Lake. But this year, things were a little different, officials say. On June 15, the protected walleye slot changed,
More days, birds in bag for goose hunt?
Bemidji, Minn. – The DNR wants to give hunters more days to hunt Canada geese, and also allow them to kill one more bird each day. Now, the Mississippi Flyway Council and the U.S. Fish
State finalizes 188,000-acre northern forest easement
St. Paul – Nearly 188,000 acres of forest in northern Minnesota will remain open in perpetuity to public access as a result of a conservation easement signed last week. UPM Blandin Paper still will own
Open Fields may jump- start walk-in program
St. Paul – The likelihood of a hunter access program – a pilot project in southwestern Minnesota – took a step forward last week when the USDA announced states like Minnesota could apply for start-up
Are changes afoot for U.P. deer feeding?
Marquette, Mich. – A proposal to liberalize supplemental feeding in the Upper Peninsula was presented to the Natural Resources Commission last week at its meeting in Lansing. The order would add one county to supplemental
Potential state record steelhead tips Erie scales
Tallmadge, Ohio – It was a red-letter day for Tallmadge angler Jason Brooks, who will likely capture a coveted spot in the Ohio state record fish book. While fishing about 15 miles from Lorain’s Avon
Weather hampers walleye, saugeye production
Senecaville, Ohio – The same unusually warm spring weather that led to early fish die-offs in Lake Erie and several of Ohio’s inland lakes also took a toll on walleye and saugeye production in the
