Hunting
DNRE eyes lake trout reg changes
Grand Haven, Mich. – State resource managers want public input on possible changes to lake trout regulations for Lake Michigan to help simplify the system and complement rehabilitation efforts. DNRE officials recently presented possible changes
A quieter spring as state grouse counts go down
Grand Rapids, Minn. – It looks like the peak of the ruffed grouse population cycle was a one-year affair. According to figures the DNR released Monday, drum counts were significantly lower this year than last
PGC finch fiasco has some folks fuming
Lancaster, Pa. — The riveting saga of Stormygirl, the house finch, continues.
Cathy Hamm, DNR settle suit
St. Paul — A former DNR enforcement manager has settled a defamation lawsuit with the agency for $250,000. Cathy Hamm, a regional enforcement supervisor in the metro area, was fired in 2008 for her role
State fishing license sales slowing, but remain strong
St. Paul – After a surge to start the year, fishing license sales have moderated. As of earlier this week, anglers had purchased about 758,500 licenses, which compares to about 767,300 at the same time
ECOs, forest rangers awaiting arbitration
Albany – New York’s environmental conservation officers, state park police, forest rangers and SUNY campus police may reach a contract settlement through binding arbitration later this year. That’s the good news. The bad news is
Turkey harvest down from 2009 season
Milladore, Wis. – The DNR Turkey Management Committee met June 16 at the Mead Wildlife Area to review preliminary harvest figures for the spring season and learned that hunters registered 47,709 turkeys – down 9.6
Four counties considered for rifle hunting
Albany – A pair of legislative bills would expand New York’s rifle hunting zone into four more counties – Cortland, Wyoming and parts of Ontario and Chautauqua. The bills are currently held up in the
Former DNR head joins Blago trial
Chicago — The man who spent only a few weeks as DNR director last year and subsequently received a healthy bump in his state pension has become part of the federal trial of former Gov.
