Hunting
WI: Fishermen, DNR continue to wrangle over Lake Michigan’s trap net issue
Milwaukee – More lights. Bigger, taller buoys. More emphasis on educating anglers to stay away from the nets. Those were among the list of suggestions by Lake Michigan Fisheries Forum members at a meeting last
Bowhunters still behind last year’s pace
Despite a number of nice bucks being taken up and down the state, the overall archery deer harvest has fallen behind the 2009 pace. Through Sunday, DNR’s tally was set at 17,745, compared to 20,469
Four Illinois men convicted of fishing violations in Canada
Four Illinois men have been convicted of having an over-limit of fish and fined $4,700 for an incident that took place this summer during a fishing trip to Canada. Randy Welch, Paul Putrich and John
NY: DEC Commissioner Grannis fired
Albany – DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis has been fired from that position, days after the leak of a memo sent by DEC to the state budget office contending that layoffs and other cuts have placed
Congress takes aim at gray wolf delisting
Washington — When other avenues fail, consider Congress. When it comes to wolf delisting – in the Midwest and the Northern Rockies – that seems to be the choice de jour, as U.S. Fish and
Ruling could impact use of public lands
Cadillac, Mich. — A recent court ruling could have far-reaching implications on how public lands are managed for recreation. A three-judge panel from the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled earlier this month that
Deer hunters likely to see mixed results
Lansing — Deer are not evenly distributed across the state. There are considerable differences in habitat and deer numbers across Michigan’s three regions: the Upper Peninsula, the Northern Lower Peninsula, and the Southern Lower Peninsula.
Central Ohio facility won’t allow gun hunts this year
East Liberty, Ohio — Noticeable success last year among archery hunters prompted the Ohio DNR to discontinue gun hunting at the Transportation Research Center (TRC) west of Marysville during the 2010-11 deer season. The DNR
Pheasant opener: a bright beginning
Madelia, Minn. — When DNR researcher Kurt Haroldson first began calculating pheasant data from the state’s August roadside surveys, the results were enough to make him re-figure. “When I ran the numbers the first time
