Hunting
Minnesota DNR suggests raising hunting, fishing fees
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota wardens are suggesting that the cost of hunting and fishing licenses be raised to keep pace with inflation. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says its proposal would prevent
Minnesota DNR releases draft invasive species plan
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – State natural resource officials now have a plan to slow the spread of zebra mussels, fish-killing VHS virus, jumping Asian carp and other aquatic invasive species. The Duluth News Tribune reports
‘Watershed year’ expected for Mexican gray wolves
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Another year has passed and the effort to return the endangered Mexican gray wolf to the Southwest is no closer to marking success than when federal wildlife officials first set out
Hunters Shooting CWD-Positive Bucks in Wisconsin to get Replacement Tag
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is implementing a new policy that will automatically issue replacement Earn-A-Buck stickers to any hunter who harvested a buck that comes back CWD-positive. The DNR will mail each hunter
Conservation advocate, writer Glen Sheppard dies
CHARLEVOIX, Mich. (AP) – Glen Sheppard, a longtime northern Michigan conservation advocate and journalist, has died. He was 74. The Charlevoix resident was editor of The North Woods Call, an outspoken periodical that fought for
Colorado DOW to Draft Regulation Prohibiting Bear Den Hunting
DENVER, CO – The Colorado Wildlife Commission has directed the state Division of Wildlife (DOW) to draft a regulation that would prohibit the hunting of bears in their dens. Commissioners were asked to consider adopting
Researchers: Asian Carp are Past Electronic Barrier
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) – Scientists whose genetics-based research became a lightning rod in the debate over protecting the Great Lakes from Asian carp have made their case in a newly published article that says
IA DNR: ‘Tis the Season for Poaching Cases
Being the best can attract the worst and Iowa’s conservation officers get to see it all. As Iowa’s reputation as the premier place to hunt trophy whitetail deer has grown, it has not only attracted
Winter Stream Trout Season Brings Open-Water Action in SE Minnesota
While most Minnesota anglers focus on ice fishing at this time of year, those hankering for open-water action might want to cast their attention toward southeastern Minnesota, where the stream trout season opened Jan. 1.
