Hunting
CO: PWC approves energy projects and big-game seasons
DENVER – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission authorized Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Rick Cables to negotiate a surface use agreement and lease with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation that would allow energy development from one
NC: Prescribed Fire Prevents Wildfire, Benefits Habitat
Prescribed fire can prevent wildfire and benefits wildlife. RALEIGH, N.C. (Dec. 20, 2011) – It may seem counterintuitive to start a fire to prevent a fire, but that’s exactly what the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
MN: Roundtablers talk ducks, cranes, waterfowl survey
St. Paul – Despite a revamped duck season, Minnesota duck hunters still aren’t coming back. The DNR’s Steve Merchant reported that even though a few more state duck stamps were sold in 2011 than 2010,
MN: DNR rolls out plan for state wolf hunt
St. Paul – With a host of newspaper reporters present for the annual DNR Roundtable event in St. Paul last week, officials took the opportunity to announce the department’s intent to allow state hunters to
MN: Firing of LCCMR director ‘suspended’
St. Paul – The termination of Susan Thornton, director of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, has been “suspended.” Thornton, the LCCMR director since 2008 and a commission employee for more than a decade before
Brainerd Ice Fishing Extravaganza Postponed to Feb. 11
Brainerd, MN – Tournament organizers have decided to postpone the charitable ice fishing contest on Gull Lake until Feb. 11 in the interest of safety. Officials have determined that ice conditions are close, but not
WI: State takes stab at sea duck hunt
Madison – If Wisconsin duck hunters are ever going to have a sea duck season on the Great Lakes, it’s going to take the cooperation of other Great Lakes states. Not to mention plenty of
WI: DNR decides to expand customer service hours
Madison – The DNR has announced that over-the-counter service hours at a number of service centers will expand. When the transition is complete later this winter, the changes will be phased in center by center
WI: Warm weather shorting southern lakes of ice
Milwaukee – The best current advice for those planning to ice fish on most of the lakes in the southern third of Wisconsin, including the major harbors on Lake Michigan, is to call ahead for
