Hook and Bullet
NRB’s Ela questions CC advocacy
Madison – Did Natural Resources Board member Jonathan Ela leap before he looked when he challenged the Conservation Congress’s ability to comment on an extended deer season and restrictions on hunting and trapping on land
Cuffs and Collars reports
REPORT_OF_THE_WEEK – District 2 – Cumberland area Warden Sue Miller, of Hayward, responded to a minor ATV accident. A hunter had shot a deer on private land and then tried to remove it with an
Does Canada’s ‘competency’ reg for boaters apply to Americans?
Answer: Only if you’ll be there for 45 days-plus St. Paul – In September, new rules in Canada took effect to address boating safety. But do the new “competency” rules affect the thousands of Minnesotans
DNR considering changes for ’10 whitetail season
Madison -_Coming on the heels of a 2009 gun season deer kill that saw a “soft-number” drop of 29 percent in overall harvest from last year, DNR wildlife biologists are looking at aerial surveys and
Death of dogs could lead to animal-poisoning charges
Wabasha, Minn. – Investigators and officials from the Wabasha County Attorney’s Office this week were determining if charges would be filed against a landowner suspected of pouring a poisonous substance over deer carcasses in an
Md. firearm hunters kill nearly 45,000 deer
Hagerstown, Md. (AP) – Maryland wildlife managers say hunters killed about 44,800 deer during the two-week firearm season that ended Dec. 12. The tally of 44,804 nearly matched last year’s total of 44,837. The Department
Michigan files Supreme Court suit over Asian carp
Detroit (AP) – Michigan is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to order closure of shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. Attorney General Mike Cox filed a lawsuit Monday
Hunters lose privileges for 10 years
Boise, Idaho (AP) – A pair of hunters in southwestern Idaho have pleaded guilty to poaching elk. Derek Smith, 41, and Joseph Eden, 38, both of Boise, have lost their hunting privileges for the next
NH offers ice fishing classes
Concord, N.H. (AP) – The state of New Hampshire is gearing up for ice fishing season by offering lessons in it starting next month. The state Fish and Game Department’s “Let’s Go Fishing” program is
