Hook and Bullet
New VHS rules in effect in Wisconsin
By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor St. Paul – If anglers from Minnesota visit Wisconsin this spring, they’ll need to follow a whole new set of guidelines brought about by the threat of a fish disease that’s
Biologist: Plenty of jakes, 2-year-olds this season
By Jeffrey L. FrischkornContributing Writer Athens, Ohio – If wildlife biologists’ predictions come true, then thousands of Ohioans will walk out of the woods this spring with their Thanksgiving Day dinners slung over their shoulders.
Satisfaction wanes for duck hunters in state
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – In 1999, hunters bought nearly 130,000 state waterfowl stamps. Last year, that figure dropped below 100,000. It’s not just waterfowl stamp sales that are on the decline in
Forest studies show some regeneration
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg – How will the Game Commission know when it’s time to ease up on the state’s deer herd? That question has been asked time and again over the last
Earn-a-buck in ’07 to include 35 units
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison – The number of herd-control and earn-a-buck deer units outside of the CWD zones will increase for the 2007 hunting season to include 60 herd-control units (compared to 54 in
Ice fishing finished across most of state
By Glen SchmittStaff Writer Blackduck, Minn. – Travel far enough north this weekend and you could find walkable ice, but you’d probably need a real long plank to reach it. By most accounts, ice-fishing opportunities
Frustrated Monacchio steps down from CFAB
By Don LehmanContributing Writer Northville, N.Y. – The chairman of the state Conservation Fund Advisory Board (CFAB) announced his resignation March 16, saying the inability of certain sportsmen’s groups to work together had pushed him
Deer survey stalls rule change talk
By Don LehmanContributing Writer Syracuse, N.Y. – A survey of deer hunters in parts of Region 7 has prompted the state DEC to put off any talk of antler restrictions or other potential rules changes
