Hunting
No muskies for Gull under DNR fish plan
St. Paul – As discussions about stocking muskies into Gull and Pokegama lakes were under way, DNR officials made at least one promise: They would hold off on making decisions until a long-range muskie and
Fishing license sales drop creates a $1 million hole
Madison – Whether a downturn in fishing license sales was caused by a cold spring, flooding, high fuel prices, or a combination of all three factors, the results are the same for the DNR budget
Duck hunters get 60 days, but not cans
Platteville, Wis. – State hunters will get a 2008 duck-hunting season with a liberal format, just like last year, but with new restrictions on scaup and canvasbacks. The Natural Resources Board adopted DNR recommendations for
Vendor penalized $155,000 penalty for turkey tag fiasco
Madison – The DNR’s leftover license sales vendor will pay the state $155,000 in penalties for problems associated with the sale of over-the-counter spring turkey tags. Hunters who tried to buy leftover tags on March
Potential heritage council members can apply now
St. Paul – A vote on dedicated funding still is months away, but applications already are being taken for a council that would advise lawmakers on how to spend about $91 million a year in
Disease suspected in bird kills
Forest Lake, Minn. – A highly infective virus known as Newcastle is likely to blame for the deaths of a number of double-crested cormorants and possibly other non-game birds in the state, in July and
Forest Service slows road closure process
Rhinelander, Wis. – With the deadline past for comment on a rule that would close 55 percent of the roads on the national forest to motorized vehicles, Forest Service officials say the process hasn’t been
PGC fires back on deputy issue
Harrisburg – The state senator who recently introduced an amendment to gut the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s deputy conservation officer program has signalled he intends to follow through with his action later this year. Even though
University of Toledo funded for VHS study
Toledo, Ohio – The Lake Erie Center at the University of Toledo has been awarded a $209,126 federal grant to study a deadly fish disease that has threatened the health of many species of Great
