Hunting
MN: Strength in numbers: 1,000-group push for conservation
Washington – With Congress’s fledgling “super committee” currently considering major federal deficit reduction, a new coalition of some 1,000 groups and businesses have joined “in urging Congress to consider the economic impacts of the great
WI: Plans for Sandhill, Meadow Valley and Wood Co. tabled
Madison – The Natural Resources Board (NRB) voted to delay adopting the master plan for 90,000 acres comprising the Sandhill, Wood County and Meadow Valley wildlife areas at its Oct. 26 meeting. The Department of
WI: Fall turkey registration good, so far
Madison – The new call-in and online registration process for fall turkey hunting seems to be going smoothly, according to Sharon Fandel, DNR assistant upland game biologist. Phone calls and online entries are coming in
NY: DEC OKs whitetail proposal
Youth hunt needs more discussion; Oct. 1 bow opener remains in place Albany – DEC’s much-scrutinized five-year deer management plan has been revised after public comments focused on several of its proposals. While the plan
NY: Early bear kill down in the Adirondacks
Albany – A abundance of apples is apparently responsible for a low bear kill during the early bear hunting season in the Adirondacks, according to DEC biologists. Harvest reports during the early bear season (Sept.
NY: Fishing license sales dip 5%
Great fishing, but a tough economy Albany – Fishing license sales in New York declined again in 2010-11, but didn’t take the double-digit nosedive seen a year earlier on the heels of a fee hike.
IL: Firearms hunters hope to rebound this year
Springfield – Firearms deer hunters should expect a challenge similar to last year when the first weekend season opens Nov. 18. Last season, there were 98,944 deer killed during the two gun seasons, slightly fewer
IL: Old license find leads to lesson in hunting history
Raymond, Ill. – Darin Richard son pulled the butt plate off an 1897 Winchester and discovered Illinois hunting history in the shotgun’s stock. “For an outdoorsman like myself, it’s a really cool thing,” the owner
IL: State’s deer hit neutral
Springfield – Slowly, but surely, Illinois’ deer population is reaching equilibrium. There have been a lot of factors, but a better harvest sex ratio is a primary factor. “I would have to say the sex
