Hunting
2011 WI spring turkey, black bear permit application deadline is December 10
MADISON – Wild turkey and black bear hunters have until close of business on Dec. 10 to apply for available permits for the 2011 Wisconsin spring turkey hunting season and the 2011 black bear hunting
Tagged lake trout in Wyoming lake carry $25 reward
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) _ Catching a lake trout in Jackson Lake could net a lucky fisherman $25 from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Last month the department set gill nets on known lake trout
NRA Strongly Opposes the Nomination of Andrew Traver to Head BATFE, Calls on President Obama to withdraw the nomination
The National Rifle Association of America strongly opposes President Obama’s nomination of Andrew Traver as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE). Traver has been deeply aligned with gun control advocates
CWD Tests Negative for Deer On Northwest Wisconsin Hunting Preserve
MADISON – Final chronic wasting disease results are negative for a white-tailed deer on a northwestern Wisconsin hunting preserve, State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt announced today. This means the deer did not have CWD. The
MI: NRC gets trout gear plan
Lansing – After a lengthy and thorough process that included 17 public meetings and a tremendous amount of public input, the DNRE FIsheries Division has presented its proposal for gear restrictions on designated trout streams
Scaup die-off continues in Winnibigoshish area
Grand Rapids, Minn. — An estimated 1,200 scaup have died on Bowstring Lake this fall, the result of eating snails that carry intestinal parasites. It marks the fourth year in a row that bluebills, to
Landowner matching program expanding this year
Columbus — This year, the Ohio DNR and Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) are expanding an Internet-based program that pairs hunters with willing landowners experiencing crop damage from deer. The state agency invested about $25,000
PA: Hunters may be shocked by Marcellus gas activity
University Park, Pa.- Hunters venturing out this fall may be surprised by the level of disturbance and activity on public lands in the northcentral, northeastern and southwestern regions of the state, according to a wildlife
Lead ban on fishing tackle struck down by U.S. EPA
Washington, DC — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a petition calling for a ban on the manufacture and use of lead based fishing gear. The Center for Biological Diversity, the American Bird Conservancy,
