Hunting
MN: Chopping block for federal habitat programs
Groups urge committee members to ‘do it right’ Washington – It’s easy these days for sportsmen and conservationists to assume CRP will remain a viable program – aiding wildlife, reducing soil erosion, cleansing groundwater –
WI: State’s elk herd growing slowly
Clam Lake, Wis. – Wisconsin now has at least 168 elk, 16 years after the 2005 reintroduction of 25 Michigan elk to the wild landscape of Ashland, Sawyer, and Bayfield counties. The largest the herd
WI: Hunters could benefit from new concealed carry law
Madison – At first glance, Wisconsin’s concealed carry law may appear to have little to offer the majority of the state’s hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts. Hunters are still required to unload and case rifles,
NY: Wild hog problems may spark ban on preserves
Albany (AP) – Wildlife officials in New York may ban captive boar hunts as they try to curb a growing feral hog population before it gets as bad as it is in Southern states, where
NY: ECO shortage around 40; academy class requested
Albany – DEC has a serious shortage of environmental conservation officers that could grow if a long-awaited contract is approved and many ECOs choose to retire at that point. Peter Fanelli, DEC’s director of law
NY: Changing times in N.Y. deer hunting
Crossbows, more ARs and rifle counties Albany – New York hunters are already looking ahead to the 2012 season, when DEC implements its five-year deer management plan which right now includes proposals for an earlier
IL: State’s quail challenges will take team effort
Springfield – A little over a year into it, Illinois’ grasslands wildlife biologist Mike Wefer is settling into his job. But he’s got a mighty challenge ahead of him: The state’s upland game species are
IL: Court says searches of taxidermist shops legal
Springfield – A court has ruled that agents in the state can search taxidermy businesses without a warrant. The ongoing battle ended in the 7th Circuit Court in Springfield late in September when a judge
IL: Foiles’ jail time affirmed
Springfield – The first shoe – make that hunting boot – has fallen in the Jeff Foiles case. As expected, the Illinois-based waterfowler, call maker and hunting video star was officially sentenced to serve 13
