Hunting
Agencies depend on partners for projects
Pittsburgh ’Äî Anglers were treated to double the fun on Montour Run this spring when the stocked portion of the Ohio River tributary was increased from one to two miles. ’ÄúIt’Äôs one of the best
Coming in autumn 2008: big changes to deer rules
St. Paul ’Äî DNR brass has signed off on a plan to simplify deer-hunting regulations. Hunters will see the changes beginning this fall, including a reduction from six zones to two, and the elimination of
State turkey hunters establish new record
Madelia, Minn. ’Äî During the state’Äôs first turkey season in 1978, hunters bagged 94 birds. Thirty years later, they have shot more than 100 times that many. For the first time in the state’Äôs history,
Goose complaints likely increasing
Glenwood, Minn. ’Äî High crop prices and a late start to planting are expected to lead to increased goose depredation complaints this year. In some places, complaints had been on the decline for the last
USDA to allow opening CRP to haying, grazing
Washington ’Äî The U.S. Department of Agriculture late last month announced that more than 24 million acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program will be eligible for haying and grazing this year, following the ’Äúprimary
Pawlenty signs legislation focusing on VHS into law
St. Paul – Legislation aimed at safeguarding the state from a deadly fish virus was approved by Gov. Tim Pawlenty during the final week of the ’08 session. The bill’s primary focus is the movement
Meyer says fish rules will change if rep is re-elected
Eagle River, Wis. – The legislative sponsor of an early catch-and-release muskie season will act to nix the new season before it ever begins. He also has promised to do the same for a law
Congress passes Farm Bill; Bush keeps word with veto
Washington – The margin by which the nearly $290 billion Farm Bill passed in mid-May in both the House (318-106, on May 14) and the Senate (81-15, on May 15) nearly ensured an override of
National meeting to scrutinize lead issue
St. Paul – When hunters look at their 2009 regulations booklet, they’ll see a piece about lead in venison – specifically, the risk of consuming venison, and how they can reduce the risk. DNR officials
