Hunting
EPA shoots down lead ammo ban petition
Washington – Officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week denied a request filed by a number of groups to ban the production and distribution of lead hunting ammunition, saying the agency lacked legal
Crossbow restrictions removed
Escanaba, Mich. – With a split vote, 4-3, the Natural Resources Commission at its Aug. 12 meeting in Escanaba legalized hunting with a crossbow in Michigan for any licensed hunter over age 10. Until 2009,
Ohio gets a liberal duck season
Columbus – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made good on its promise not to restrict waterfowl seasons because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The 2010-2011 waterfowl hunting season dates have
State waterfowlers get another 60-day season
Escanaba, Mich. – Michigan waterfowl hunters will have two separate openers for duck seasons, with the North and Middle zones sharing the same opening day. The Middle and South zones will have split seasons, and
Archery forecast looks good
Lansing – Throughout the state, bow benders can expect to find more deer this year than in 2009. According to Brian Frawley, a research biologist with the Michigan DNRE, hunters killed an estimated 444,047 deer
Groups seek lead ban for fishing weights, ammo
Washington, D.C. – Several organizations, calling themselves “a coalition of conservation, hunting, and veterinary groups” recently filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency calling for a ban on the use of toxic lead
L-SOHC narrows dedicated funding field for FY2012 round of projects
Council rejects DNR proposal for moist soil management funds St. Paul – At the annual DNR Roundtable sessions earlier this year, Commissioner Mark Holsten signaled the agency’s intent to expand its moist soil management program
DNR asks feds for walk-in funding
St. Paul – In an effort to get a hunting walk-in access program off the ground in Minnesota, the DNR has requested $2.7 million in “Open Fields” funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The
Wolf-related complaints well ahead of last year
Isle, Minn. – Late last week, a woman was walking her dogs on her land southeast of Isle. She noticed a wolf following them and when it came closer, she climbed a tree. The wolf
