Hook and Bullet
Turkey harvest on record pace
Madelia, Minn. – Turkey hunters are continuing on their record-breaking pace. As of earlier this week, they’ve so far killed 11,025 birds this season. At the same time last year, when total harvest was 12,210,
Conservation Congress checks its progress
Springfield – Ideas to raise funds for DNR. Ideas to improve access for Illinois hunters. Ideas to make the outdoors more attractive to the state’s youth. All kinds of ideas – some of them creative,
State anglers anticipate great opener
rainerd, Minn. – Record ice-out dates, an early spawn, warm water, and a later start to the walleye season all point towards an excellent opening day. But while April was one of the warmest ever
Bear feeding ban would end a ‘mixed message’
Albany – DEC is tightening its regulations to impose a statewide ban on feeding black bears to eliminate what the department calls “a mixed message” in which bears can be fed under certain conditions. The
Hunters can avoid conflicts by scouting, knowing boundaries
Madison – In the first part of this series, DNR Chief Warden Randy Stark explained that what is known as the “hunter harassment law” is actually a state statute that protects people legally engaged in
Coast Guard to roll out alternative to ‘six-pack’ license
Duluth, Minn. – Small-boat fishing guides who glide across federal waters in the state soon will have a license option that includes not needing a working knowledge of such big-sea things as tides and submarine
Changes coming to DMAP program
Albany – DEC’s budget crunch is forcing deer managers to streamline the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) and nuisance permit program. Wildlife officials are grappling with trying to offer the two programs in a way
U.S. House pitches latest shot at CWA update
Washington – A bill intended to restore the intent of the original Clean Water Act of 1972 – an act whose scope has been questioned following recent Supreme Court cases – was introduced last month
Saturday bear season opening approved
Harrisburg — Pennsylvania’s Board of Game Commissioners made final sweeping changes in bear-hunting seasons at its April 20 meeting.
