Hunting
Will ‘Open Fields’ be coming to Wisconsin soon?
Washington – The likelihood of an expanded nationwide hunter access program took a step forward earlier this month when the USDA announced that states like Wisconsin could apply for start-up funding for such an undertaking.
State duck harvest tumbles
St. Paul – The state waterfowl season will open Oct. 2 this year, and it’s likely hunters will enjoy a liberal, 60-day season and six-bird bag limit. It’s just like last year, which, in Minnesota,
Potential state record steelhead tips Erie scales
Tallmadge, Ohio – It was a red-letter day for Tallmadge angler Jason Brooks, who will likely capture a coveted spot in the Ohio state record fish book. While fishing about 15 miles from Lorain’s Avon
Walleye kill dives on Red
Bemidji, Minn. – Late June in recent years has been a busy time on Upper Red Lake. But this year, things were a little different, officials say. On June 15, the protected walleye slot changed,
Weather hampers walleye, saugeye production
Senecaville, Ohio – The same unusually warm spring weather that led to early fish die-offs in Lake Erie and several of Ohio’s inland lakes also took a toll on walleye and saugeye production in the
Bill is nearly $13,000 for poached buck
Marion, Ohio – Two La Rue men had their hunting licenses suspended until they pay in full $12,845.71 in restitution after each pleaded guilty to poaching a trophy whitetail buck. Division of Wildlife officer Chad
More days, birds in bag for goose hunt?
Bemidji, Minn. – The DNR wants to give hunters more days to hunt Canada geese, and also allow them to kill one more bird each day. Now, the Mississippi Flyway Council and the U.S. Fish
State finalizes 188,000-acre northern forest easement
St. Paul – Nearly 188,000 acres of forest in northern Minnesota will remain open in perpetuity to public access as a result of a conservation easement signed last week. UPM Blandin Paper still will own
Open Fields may jump- start walk-in program
St. Paul – The likelihood of a hunter access program – a pilot project in southwestern Minnesota – took a step forward last week when the USDA announced states like Minnesota could apply for start-up
