Hook and Bullet
DNR to NRB: CWD plan rewrite might take some time
Madison – The Natural Resources Board has given the DNR the board’s CWD report and has asked the DNR to come up with suggestions on how to better manage the disease. NRB CWD subcommittee chairman
North Dakota spring turkey licenses down
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – The number of spring turkey licenses is down 7 percent in North Dakota this year, to 6,640. The state Game and Fish Department cites poor turkey production in the badlands units
Once-in-lifetime find: battle-locked dead moose
Gilbert, Minn. – A moose shed is a rare, treasured find among shed antler hunters. But a pair of antlers? How about two pairs, still attached to the bodies of deceased bulls, and locked together?
Pennsylvania woman seeks thrill of the hunt…for antlers
Lancaster, Pa. (AP) – Bethe Gettle lies awake at night straining to figure out where buck deer might have “dropped” their antlers. “I’m not even kidding. I think about sheds every single day,” she says.
FWP authorizes killing wolves near Wisdom
Butte, Mont. (AP) – State wildlife officials have authorized the killing of the remaining one or two members of a wolf pack in the Big Hole Valley after repeated attacks on cattle west of Wisdom.
Stewardship lands access rule passes
Madison – A rule that allows limits or bans on hunting, fishing, and trapping on public lands bought with taxpayer money received unanimous support from the seven-member Natural Resources Board on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The
P-R funds to provide bandage for Wildlife
St. Paul – The Minnesota DNR will be eligible for nearly an additional $5 million in federal funds this year, but officials say it will be anything but “fun” money – dollars for new initiatives
GF&P writes pheasant management plan
Pierre, S.D. (AP) – The state Game, Fish and Parks Department has drawn up a five-year management plan for pheasants that puts special emphasis on protecting and developing habitat. Other goals involve research, providing places
Mille Lacs ‘safe harvest’ up; state quota takes dip
Aitkin, Minn. – State anglers harvested just over one-fourth of last year’s allocation of Mille Lacs walleyes, and they’ll have a similar allocation – and likely similar regulations – this year, according to the DNR.
