Hunting
Hopes high for spring turkey hunt
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — With a little bit of luck – and perhaps some help from the first year of over-the-counter sales of bonus tags – Wisconsin turkey hunters should set another harvest
Feds announce wolf delisting proposal
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week announced a new plan to remove the gray wolf from federal protection under the Endangers Species Act in Wisconsin, as
State reports first CWD-positive deer
Whitetail from western Minnesota farm By Joe Albert Staff Writer Madison, Minn. — A white-tailed deer on a farm in western Minnesota has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health
Bass virus found, but no impact yet in New York
By Don Lehman Contributing Writer Albany – A virus that has killed thousands of largemouth bass around the U.S. has been found in New York waters, but scientists say it doesn’t appear to have caused
Hunting license sales decline by 5 percent
Staff report Albany – Hunting license sales in New York dipped by about 5 percent last season, affected more by a sharp decline in available Deer Management Permits than the discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease
Dove hunt not likely, says DEC
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany – New York State is one of few states outside of New England that doesn’t allow dove hunting, and that’s not likely to change in the near future. Perhaps the
USFWS pitches wolf plan for Great Lakes delisting
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week announced a new plan to remove the gray wolf from federal protection under the Endangered Species Act in Minnesota, as
Dedicated funding saga continues in committee
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — Uncertainty still seems to reign at the Legislature regarding the future of dedicated funding – bills to do it evolve on a consistent basis – but two
