Hunting
Tracking survey suggests a stable wolf population
The annual wolf-tracking survey meeting, held this year on April 19 in Wausau, marked the culmination of hundreds of hours of work by volunteers and DNR staff members.
Think panfish ahead of game fish for Southeast Wisconsin fishing opener
Although anglers up north are still crossing their fingers that ice will be off their local lakes by Saturday, May 4, around southeastern Wisconsin, lakes have been open for a few weeks.
Links from New York Outdoor News – Issue 9, 2013
Page 1 – Whitetail kill highest since 2003 Deer and Bear Harvests Page 3 – Spruce grouse recovery plan in place Spruce Grouse Fact Sheet Page 7 – Shooting range grants available in New York
Whitetail kill highest since 2003
Statewide buck harvest up; Youth hunt take at 1,411
Crossbow bill moves to another committee
Crossbow advocates scored a minor victory last month when the Senate environmental conservation committee moved legislation that would put the decision on crossbow use in the hands of the DEC
DEC’s law enforcement director Fanelli retiring
Peter Fanelli, director of DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement, is retiring next month.
Fishing opener at the mercy of Mother Nature
There’s still ice, and in northern Minnesota a lot of it.
Questions loom over minnow supply
For many early season walleye fishermen, the spottail shiner is the holy grail of bait
House Legacy bill in limbo as new concerns emerge
As it relates to the outdoors, much of the teeth-gnashing during the legislative session has centered around how the House Legacy bill handles the Outdoor Heritage Fund and the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
