Hunting
DNR Proposes Blue Crab Harvest Regulations for 2009 Season
Annapolis, Md. — Today, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources proposed recreational and commercial blue crab harvest regulations for the 2009 season. Designed to help rebuild the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population and fishery, the
Ohio hunters take fewer deer with muzzleloaders
Columbus, Ohio (AP) _ State officials say 20,659 were killed by hunters during the state’s four-day muzzleloader season that ended earlier this week. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said that compares to 21,473 killed
Forest Service to alter road-use plan
Portage, Wis. – The Wisconsin Wildlife Federation says its appeal of the Forest Service’s Travel Management Plan has been settled with a three-year window in which public notice will supercede most enforcement on closed roads.
Group sues to force EPA to clean up Chesapeake Bay
Washington (AP) – A conservation group filed a federal lawsuit Monday to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enforce the law and clean up the polluted Chesapeake Bay, citing 25 years of failure to
Feds to Blagojevich: Put DNR funds back
Springfield – The federal government has sent a letter to Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s office, demanding the state return millions of dollars it “swept” from a handful of DNR accounts last year. It also requests that
Ranchers oppose Yellowstone bison relocation
Billings, Mont. (AP) _ Ranchers are voicing concern about plans to relocate some Yellowstone Park bison to Indian reservations in Montana and Wyoming. The ranchers are worried about the animals’ history of carrying brucellosis, a
Conservation ‘stimulus’ plan offered
Washington – As long as the federal government is considering a job-creation “stimulus package” that’s nearing $1 trillion (the actual latest rumored amount was about $750 billion), why not give conservation a boost via the
Ozaukee County considers a ban on shining of deer
Port Washington, Wis. – The Ozaukee County board may ban recreational deer shining from public roads. County supervisor Tim Kaul has introduced a proposal that reads in part, “No person may use or possess with
Conservation groups threaten suit over oil shale in 3 states
DENVER (AP) _ Environmental groups have threatened to sue the federal government to block plans for commercial oil shale development on nearly 2 million acres of public land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Eleven groups
