Hunting
SD: Hunters Asked to Complete Survey Forms
PIERRE, S.D. – Harvest surveys for the 2010-11 hunting seasons in South Dakota will be wrapped up in the next few weeks, and those who received survey forms still have an opportunity to respond. “We
MN: Officials call CWD monitoring effort a success
St. Paul – If everything goes according to plan, the federal sharpshooters who wrapped up work in the southeast last week won’t be needed again. The sharpshooters were killing deer in the Pine Island area
MN: Another strong turkey season likely
St. Paul – When the spring turkey season begins next week, hunters will be gunning for a sixth consecutive record harvest. The kill has increased every year since 2006; hunters last spring killed 13,467 birds.
WI: Rockies wolves ‘deal’ reached
Minneapolis – While it’s possible hunters in two Rocky Mountain states could be tracking gray wolves as early as this fall, folks in the Midwest shouldn’t expect any change in the status of the species
WI: Turkey, crossbow, muskie, baiting top hearing agenda
Madison – Citizens across Wisconsin have an opportunity to share their opinions on proposed fish and wildlife rule changes, present new ideas in the management of Wisconsin’s natural resources, and elect Conservation Congress delegates for
NY: Salt license repealed in budget plan
Albany – New York’s saltwater fishing license was set to be repealed under an agreement between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers that’s tied to the upcoming state budget. The two-year repeal of the marine
NY: DMP cut, deer take still rises
Statewide kill tops 230,000 Albany – New York’s deer harvest figures always attract the attention of whitetail hunters when they’re released in the spring. But while that final number is often the most scrutinized, it’s
NY: 7 years, and no pay hike
ECOs, rangers frustrated by contract stalemate Albany – New York’s environmental conservation officers and forest rangers are locked in a contract stalemate with the state. That might not be surprising, given New York’s bleak financial
IL: Youth turkey hunt features chills and kills
Pinckneyville, Ill. – There was some question if Cole Pedtke was going to make it into the woods for Illinois’ annual Youth Turkey Hunt – the official start of the state’s popular spring turkey hunting
