Hunting
Illinois Crossbow laws may be in for overhaul
Bowhunter groups fighting the proposed legislation, which would open up crossbow hunting in the state, were dealt a blow this month when the bill literally rose from the dead and ran off.
Illinois fishing finals featured plot twists, big bass
The team of Jake Lipe, Brian McClanahan and Troy Stewart, took second place in the Illinois High School Association’s bass fishing finals on May 4-5.
CRP, similar conservation programs would take hits
Washington — In a move interpreted by some as a sign an updated federal Farm Bill may be on the immediate horizon, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry unveiled a bill authors say
Comments sought on Colorado's black bear management
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is developing two plans for managing black bear populations in southwest Colorado and is seeking comments from the public to gauge opinions about bears in this part of the state.
New 40-inch muskie size limit in place in Wisconsin
When northern Wisconsin’s muskie season opens Saturday, May 26, about 600 of the state’s muskie waters will bear a new 40-inch size limit.
Kentucky considered as source for more Wisconsin elk
If the DNR’s preliminary field work and an updated elk plan evolve into an endorsement by the Natural Resources Board, the state could begin receiving elk from Kentucky by 2014
Senate committee gets ’12 Farm Bill ball rolling
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry late last month unveiled a bill authors say will reduce the federal deficit by $23 billion over 10 years
Dove hunt legislation surfaces in New York Senate
Legislation that could pave the way for a dove hunting season in New York has been introduced in the state Senate.
DEC balks at all-day gobbler hunting in New York
New York wildlife biologists don’t see all-day spring gobbler hunting in the state’s near future, even though it’s a move neighboring states like Pennsylvania and Ohio have made in recent years
