Hook and Bullet
Urban deer control may call for baiting
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg — As Pennsylvania Game Commission officials grapple with how to control deer numbers in urban areas with hunting, they are considering heretofore-unheard-of measures for Pennsylvania. Perhaps the most significant tool
Rice Lake ‘zeebs’ could affect Mississippi River
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul – Routine fall lakeshore duties recently resulted in the ‘extremely serious’ discovery of the invasive zebra mussel in Rice Lake near Brainerd. Rice, an impoundment of the Mississippi
This may be a record harvest for Pa. bears
By Mark Nale Northcentral Correspondent More than 14,000 black bears will be available for hunters when the three-day season opens on Monday, Nov. 21, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission bear biologist Mark Ternent. Although his
Virus hits federal hatchery
Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Warren, Pa. — Federal and state wildlife officials will decide by the middle of this month what to do with almost one million trout at the Allegheny National Fish Hatchery near
Season of change in Southern Zone
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — If there’s any question that this Southern Zone deer season will be different than years past, all you have to do is look at a calendar. Opening Day this
Early season hunters kill 1,000-plus deer
By Joe Albert Staff Writer North Branch, Minn. — The state’s first foray into alternative deer management is in the bag. In some instances the early season for antlerless deer, held last weekend in eight
Changes suggested for muskie stocking
By Dean Bortz Editor Stevens Point, Wis. — The DNR’s muskie propagation program is in pretty good shape, but a geneticist who reviewed the program said the DNR could remove any questions about its muskie
CPR saves waterfowling pup
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Winnebago, Minn. — State conservation officers Todd VanderWeyst and Mitch Boyum stop short of calling what happened in their duck hunting boat last week a miracle. But still, a bit
