Hunting
Coyotes blamed for limiting deer numbers
Harrisburg – Randy Santucci is not a wildlife biologist. And he doesn’t want anyone to get the wrong impression – he’s not pretending to be one.
Limited fisher-trapping season expected soon
Harrisburg – Trappers may enjoy a short but sweet season on fishers next year for the first time in more than a century.
Was DRIP funding spent properly?
Lansing – A review of the state’s Deer Range Improvement Program (DRIP) has confirmed what many sportsmen feared:_Restricted DRIP funds have not been used entirely for their intended purpose. DRIP funds are generated directly from
Court refuses to close canal to halt Asian carp
Traverse City, Mich. (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to order the immediate closure of shipping structures near Chicago to contain the ravenous Asian carp, before authorities said DNA from the invaders had
Legislators ask DNR to review overwinter goals for whitetails
Madison – Legislators have rejected the DNR’s proposal for an increase in overwinter deer population goals in 13 units and have asked the agency to come back with a proposal for broader goal increases in
NRB’s CWD team to ask DNR for more ‘action’ on disease
Madison – The state Natural Resources Board’s CWD subcommittee will report to the full board Jan. 26 that it wants to see a more “proactive” CWD plan from the DNR that could include sharpshooting and
20 coyote hunts slated this winter around state
Port Matilda, Pa. – Organized predator hunts continue to be a large draw for hunters during the long, cold winter months. At least 20 hunts are planned across the state this winter.
DNR ‘push’ of walleye stamp to continue in 2010
Associate Editor Brooklyn Center, Minn. – It wasn’t a particularly awe-inspiring opening year for Minnesota’s walleye stamp, a voluntary purchase option for state anglers that forwards $5 to walleye stocking in the state. About 7,000
