Hunting
State DNR to see fringe benefits of federal stimulus plan
St. Paul – If state agencies that serve the outdoors of Minnesota see benefits from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known as President Obama’s economic stimulus package, they’re likely to be peripheral, at
Warmth brings anglers window of opportunity
Baudette, Minn. – Sixty to 70 degrees, breezy, and sunny can do serious damage to March ice in Minnesota. But as the ice deteriorates on state lakes, ice-out boat angling is near, and hoards of
Maryland imposes horseshoe crab limit to aid shorebirds
Annapolis, Md. (AP) – Maryland officials are setting a new limit on the catch horseshoe crab to help shorebirds migrating up the Atlantic coast in spring. The Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that fishermen
Cougar treed near Spooner proof of big cats in state
Spooner, Wis. – When he first saw the large tracks in the snow, veteran hunter Steve Thompson knew he was onto an animal that biologists have claimed for generations did not exist in the state,
Colorado wolf sanctuary won’t have to remove fences
Fort Collins, Colo. (AP) – A northern Colorado wolf sanctuary won’t have to tear down fences for four new animal enclosures if it pays $82.50 for a building permit. The sanctuary, called Wolves Offered Life
Negligent homicide in hunting death upheld in Louisiana
New Orleans (AP) – Louisiana’s Supreme Court has reinstated the negligent homicide conviction of a man who shot his friend to death in an Avoyelles Parish deer hunting accident. According to Tuesday’s decision, Jake DeSoto
Minnesota Outdoors panel endorses 19 projects worth $69M
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) – The panel in charge of allocating voter-approved tax money for outdoors projects has endorsed a slate of 19 projects to get almost $69 million. The Lessard (leh-SARD’) Outdoor Heritage Council
Judge in Minnesota throws out lawsuit over fish virus
Duluth, Minn. (AP) – A lawsuit aimed at keeping a deadly fish disease out of Lake Superior has been thrown out of federal court. Four groups brought the lawsuit to compel several federal agencies to
Feds: Wolves near Jackson, Wyo., free of brucellosis
Jackson, Wyo. (AP) — None of 11 wolves captured in Jackson Hole recently tested positive for brucellosis, according to a federal biologist. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Mike Jimenez said six of the wolves
