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NY bald eagle population soaring
Albany, N.Y. (AP) – State environmental officials say New York’s bald eagle population may be at its highest level since restoration work began more than 30 years ago. The Department of Environmental Conservation has conducted
Reward offered in Ill. shooting of bald eagle
Brighton, Ill. (AP) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $1,000 reward for information about the person who shot and wounded an immature American bald eagle in western Illinois. The service says
Legislature likely to ponder increase in fishing licenses
Another bill: 4X scopes on muzzleloaders St. Paul – Legislation to increase the price of a fishing license is expected to be offered in the state Senate this week. Anglers for Habitat is backing the
Good news for trappers: fur prices up from 2009
Toronto, Canada – New York welcomed the first signs of a fur industry on the mend after a hectic start to the major auctions for the 2009-10 trapping season. Earlier this year, North American Fur
Stewardship program land access rule may get hearing
Madison – State Rep. Scott Gunderson, R-Waterford, and five Assembly colleagues are calling for a public hearing on the DNR’s proposed Stewardship access rule, expressing concern the rule may be written in a way that
National Duck and Goose Calling Championships coming to Moline
Moline, Ill. – The North American Duck and Goose Calling Championships will be held March 6-7 at Moline’s Ramada Inn and Conference Center and will include three sanctioned regional qualifying events for the upcoming World
Deer research to reap rewards of extra P-R funds
Madison – The DNR will spend about $2 million of additional federal funding on new deer research projects regarding fawn mortality and buck “recovery rates” that are aimed at improving its ability to estimate herd
Most agree: tough times for eelpout on Mille Lacs
Onamia, Minn. – There was a time when eelpout were one of the most common fish on the end of ice anglers’ hooks at Lake Mille Lacs. Bill Lundeen, who owns Lundeen’s Tackle Castle in
Spearers take1,820 sturgeon, WI DNR says
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin wildlife officials say spearers took 1,820 fish during this month’s sturgeon season on the Lake Winnebago system. The season closed on Feb. 18 after six days. The Department of Natural
