Hook and Bullet
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.
Letter from senator stirs NRB deer discussion
Madison – A letter to the Natural Resources Board from Sen. Russ Decker threw board members into a fervent discussion about the need for more deer research and the possibility of using federal money to
Three more charges in Cannon Falls deer case
Red Wing, Minn. – The 32-year-old Cannon Falls, Minn., man accused of illegally killing a buck with a record-book rack in Goodhue County appeared in court last week and pleaded not guilty to three additional
Minnesota hunter bags a ‘fanged’ buck
The buck was running away at a pretty good clip from the driving hunters when Al Ladd placed his sights on the animal’s vitals. There were four does with the buck, but he stayed focused
Limited fisher-trapping season expected soon
Harrisburg – Trappers may enjoy a short but sweet season on fishers next year for the first time in more than a century.
Youth mentored hunt ends with antlered doe
State College, Pa. – Only one member of North America’s deer family commonly has females grow antlers – caribou. With white-tailed deer, bucks grow their first visible set of antlers during their second year of
Humphries appointed to lead the new DNRE
Lansing – Rebecca Humphries has been appointed director of the new Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE). Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced in October her commitment to combining the Department of Natural Resources and
Was DRIP funding spent properly?
Lansing – A review of the state’s Deer Range Improvement Program (DRIP) has confirmed what many sportsmen feared:_Restricted DRIP funds have not been used entirely for their intended purpose. DRIP funds are generated directly from
Court refuses to close canal to halt Asian carp
Traverse City, Mich. (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to order the immediate closure of shipping structures near Chicago to contain the ravenous Asian carp, before authorities said DNA from the invaders had
