Hook and Bullet
Duck season ’07: 60 days, 6 ducks
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Once again, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will offer liberal hunting regulations for waterfowl this fall – 60 days and a six-duck bag. But unlike the past
MPCA, DNR respond to disaster on I-35W
By Mike KallokStaff Writer St. Paul – The Interstate 35 bridge collapse disaster prompted an emergency response from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as it worked to determine the scope of environmental impacts and potential
House passes Farm Bill; Senate up next
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – Members of the U.S. House renewed hope late last month that a Farm Bill, which includes a number of conservation programs, might be renewed for another five years
Rainbow trout ID’d in recent VHS case
Staff report Albany – Additional cases of VHS are appearing in New York waters, and the fish-killing disease has now been found in a rainbow trout. DEC officials last month said VHS was discovered in
Waterfowlers could get 60 days to hunt ducks
Public hearings are this week Staff Report Madison – State waterfowl hunters could be looking at a 60-day duck season and an 85-day Canada goose season in the Exterior Zone if hunters support that plan
Lake Erie fishing big tourism boost
By Mike MooreEditor Port Clinton, Ohio – Above average walleye fishing on Lake Erie over the past several years has undoubtedly been a big part of the tourist draw to the region. So say some
‘Resource first’ for real now at PF&BC
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Adoption of a policy manual by Pennsyl-vania Fish & Boat commissioners could have been lost among the wide range of business the board handled at its quarterly meeting in
NRC makes antlerless reg changes
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Changes in antlerless deer-hunting regulations and license quotas were approved by the state Natural Resources Commission at last month’s meeting in Lansing. The DNR will issue 604,200 antlerless permits
Farm Bill clears House
By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Washington – Members of the U.S. House renewed hope last week that a Farm Bill, which includes a number of conservation programs, might be renewed for another five years by the
