Hook and Bullet
Assembly sues DEC to get license lists
By Don Lehman Contributing Writer Albany — A dispute between the state Department of Environmental Conservation and members of the state Assembly over release of hunting and fishing license holders’ names has led to a
Brits capture world carp crown
By Matthew Curatolo Contributing Writer Waddington, N.Y. — The English team of Tim Paisley and Steve Briggs dominated the first ever World Carp Championship held in the United States, taking home $50,000 and two new
Hunters could see goose bag reduction
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Midland, Mich. — Hunting seasons designed to employ hunters to help control bumper crops of locally reared giant Canada geese have done their work. The result? Hunters’ “jobs” may be
Changes could threaten private land conservation
By Dale Wetzel Associated Press By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington — Two years after the Washington Post exposed abuses to a system intended to protect wildlife on private land — abuses including tax-reduced easements
Judge tosses out Minnesota lawsuit on N.D. hunting regs
By Dale Wetzel Associated Press Bismarck, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota may restrict out-of-state hunters without violating constitutional protections for doing business between states, a federal judge has concluded. The decision threw out a Minnesota
Fishing license sales flat; gas prices, weather factor
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — Fishing license sales seem to be holding steady in New York this season, despite high gas prices and some cold, wet weather this spring. Doug Stang, chief of the
Last season’s bear kill NY’s third-highest ever
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — New York bear hunters harvested more than 1,000 bruins last season, which stands as the third-largest take ever. And that number will likely continue to grow as bears expand
Support for deer changes
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Greenbush, Minn. — Clyde Stephens, president of Quality Deer Management, Inc., has been pushing the DNR to alter the way it manages deer in the state, but even he was
