Hunting
State will scale back CWD tests
Albany – After nearly five years without a new case of chronic wasting disease in New York, the DEC is scaling back its intensive testing effort in the Oneida County area where CWD was first
Red Lake slot limit consistent with 2009
Bemidji, Minn. – Walleye anglers tired of changing regulations will find welcome complacency in Upper Red Lake’s fishing rules this year. Thanks in part to consistent walleye reproduction and this year’s winter catch, anglers will
$1 million secured for Grand Lake St. Marys work
DNR Report Columbus – Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), have secured $1 million in new funding to expand conservation practices and
Plenty remains on outdoor docket at the Capitol
St. Paul – With less than a month left in the legislative session – and three-day weeks this week and next – there are a variety of unresolved issues. Even if lawmakers had figured out
Progress continues in House and Senate on dedicated funding bills
St. Paul – The Senate earlier this week gave preliminary approval to $59 million worth of conservation projects funded by the amendment voters passed in 2008. The projects, all recommended by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
PF&BC to hire help to survey streams seeking wild trout
Harrisburg – Anglers aren’t the only ones looking for trout these days. Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission officials are, too. Following up on an effort begun last year, commission biologists this summer will survey small
Chytridiomycosis fungus killing off Ohio amphibians
Mayfield Village, Ohio – Spring may be growing quieter as a worldwide pandemic fungal disease is killing off entire populations of amphibians: frogs, toads, salamanders and similar creatures. And Ohio is not immune from the
Michigan joins Minnesota in wolf request as Wisconsin treads water
Madison – The Wisconsin DNR has yet to decide whether to jump on the wolf delisting bandwagon, but the state of Michigan didn’t hesitate to take that leap and has joined Minnesota in petitioning the
DNR expects rebound after fish winterkill
Windom, Minn. – A recent scan of some southwestern Minnesota lakeshore probably had local anglers fearing the worst – that the harsh winter of 2009-10 had decimated fish populations. But while winterkill, brought on by
