Hook and Bullet
Pitt on the lookout for ‘girlie-man’ river fish
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Pittsburgh — Anglers on western Pennsylvania rivers are fishing for science. The Highland Park Dam – one of the Allegheny River’s hottest spots – has become a field lab of
Opener hunters kill about 100,000 deer
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Perham, Minn. – Though Gov. Tim Pawlenty saw a doe and a fawn opening morning of deer hunting, he admitted to getting ‘buck fever’ and wound up not shooting anything.
Avian flu in ducks not cause for panic
By Bill Parker Editor Lake Orion, Mich. — Concern about the overseas outbreaks of avian flu increased last week in North America when Canadian officials reported that over 30 ducks in that country had tested
LCMR advisory group seeking public input
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – A task force that’s evaluating the way conservation projects in the state are funded is looking for input. The Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Advisory Task
Evansville woman killed in deer hunting accident
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Ashby, Minn. – For the first time in two years, a Minnesota hunter has died as a result of a hunting accident. Shelley Denece Burgess, 48, of Evansville was killed
Walleye population big on Huron’s Saginaw Bay
By Bill Parker Editor Saginaw, Mich. — There’s good news coming from biologists studying the fisheries in Lake Huron. Following this summer’s dismal report on the problems with the alewife and salmon populations in Lake
High fuel prices sting the sporting economy
Staff Report Albany — High gas prices, at one time well over $3 per gallon, have affected virtually every aspect of the U.S. economy. So it’s no surprise that the ripple effect has hit New
Bears have hankerin’ for the power poles
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Bigfork, Minn. – Berries, nuts, and human garbage, it turns out, aren’t the only things that attract bears. In Bigfork, located north of Grand Rapids and east of Red Lake,
Two trumpeters shot dead
By Tim Spielmant Associate Editor Bagley, Minn. – Despite the increasing number of trumpeter swans in the state, officials say the instances of illegal killings of the species have remained stable the past few years.
