Hook and Bullet
Dove hunt not likely, says DEC
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany – New York State is one of few states outside of New England that doesn’t allow dove hunting, and that’s not likely to change in the near future. Perhaps the
Bush names Kempthorne new Secretary of Interior
By David Espo AP Special Correspondent Washington (AP) — President George W. Bush selected Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne as Interior secretary on Thursday, choosing a Westerner whose state is home to rich natural beauty as
Feds announce wolf delisting proposal
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week announced a new plan to remove the gray wolf from federal protection under the Endangers Species Act in Wisconsin, as
State reports first CWD-positive deer
Whitetail from western Minnesota farm By Joe Albert Staff Writer Madison, Minn. — A white-tailed deer on a farm in western Minnesota has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health
Zentner, Tony Dean decry ESA changes
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Minneapolis – A bill that’s passed the U.S. House and is slated for discussion in the Senate in the near future, would significantly weaken the Endangered Species Act, according to
PF&BC to track disappearing trout
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Harrisburg — The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission will begin surveying select streams March 20 to see if a problem with disappearing trout is a northeast region quirk or is
Deer harvest No. 2 in record book
By Mike Moore Editor Columbus — While the shotgun and muzzleloader harvest for whitetails dipped a bit during the 2005-2006 hunting season, a productive youth hunt and archery kill pushed the overall numbers into near
Bear study links surrogate sows with orphaned cubs
By Bill Parker Editor Cheboygan County, Mich. — Ron Girard decided to take a walk on the third day of the 2004 firearms deer season. He never guessed he’d stumble into the middle of a
Maps showing huntable private land nearly ready
By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Harrisburg — The Pennsyl-vania Game Commission has thousands of acres of private lands enrolled in public-access programs. But the only way to locate them in recent years has been to
