Hunting
MI: Biologists use computer to determine stock rates
Ludington, Mich – State officials and fisheries experts from around Lake Michigan are using a new computer simulation model to play out different salmon- and trout-stocking scenarios in an effort to better balance the fish
MI: Hunting incidents continue to decline in state
Lansing – There were five gun-related accidents during the 2011 firearms deer season, which continues a downward trend that has occurred during the past six years. Three of those incidents were fatalities, which has caused
Ice angling takes a hit in the south
Southern Michigan – It’s a simple equation: Below-freezing temperatures for several consecutive days equals safe ice for fishing. But in southern Michigan, unseasonably warm weather has ruined the equation and put ice anglers’ plans on
Poor ice forces changes for ice-angling contests
Brainerd, Minn. – Mild weather – until a couple recent cold snaps – has served to delay a couple of the more popular ice-fishing events in Minnesota, including the Brainerd Jaycees event, which last year
DNR seeking higher license fees
Minneapolis (AP) – Minnesota’s DNR and sportsmen’s groups are planning a new push to get the Legislature to raise hunting and fishing license fees, alarmed that a key fund is headed for insolvency sooner than
OH: Southwest’s Clinton County produces 190-class bruiser
New Vienna, Ohio – At age 51, Greg Ross thought about giving up on deer hunting. “It was getting harder to find the time to get out,” Ross said. “I was discouraged a little bit.
Upcoming session to debate wolf hunt
St. Paul – From fishing and hunting license fees, to a wolf-hunting season, to consternation about the number of deer in the state, lawmakers have a lot on their plates when the legislative session kicks
OH: Castalia fish hatchery stockings on schedule
Castalia, Ohio – A $6 million upgrade and renovation of the state fish hatchery in Castalia is all but complete, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. “Other than testing systems and making sure all
OH: Muzzleloader deer kill up from 2010
Columbus – Hunters took 19,251 deer during Ohio’s muzzleloader season, Jan. 7-10, with Coshocton County again leading the state with 722 deer checked. In 2011, a preliminary total of 16,934 deer were taken during muzzleloader
