Hunting
Graham: No plan for hike in resident license fees
Columbus – There is no plan to raise license fees in the near future, the chief of the Division of Wildlife said. In a pseudo state of the union address, Dave Graham told the Ohio
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
Northeast’s Lackawaxen named ‘River of the Year’
Harrisburg – Steeped in a wealth of natural bounties and historical significance shaping northeast Pennsylvania’s ecology and communities for centuries, the Lackawaxen River recently was named the Commonwealth’s River of the Year for 2010 by
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.
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
Hike for fishing licenses possible
Brooklyn Center, Minn. – It’s been about a decade since resident fishing license fees have increased in Minnesota. But the DNR isn’t about to suggest hiking that fee, currently $17 (annual, individual) for state residents
Bonus gun harvest up over 3,000
DNR Reports Columbus – Hunters killed 19,900 deer on Dec. 19-20, during the weekend of gun hunting, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. The extra weekend of gun hunting was first offered in 2006
