Hunting
USP lawsuit may not see quick end
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Although the lawsuit recently filed by the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsyl-vania against the state Game Commission asks for an immediate halt to the taking of antlerless deer on public
Moose hunt begins on Saturday
2007 elk-hunting parties go 3-for-3 By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Grand Rapids, Minn. – Perhaps the best news for Minnesota moose hunters whose hunt gets under way on Sept. 29 is temperatures are expected to be
Legislators tackle cormorant control
By Yvonne Swager Correspondent Alpena, Mich. – Recent attempts to control double-crested cormorants in the state have worked, officials say, but not fast enough for some legislators. Bills recently enacted require the DNR to be
Senate continues to mull 2007 Farm Bill
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – Members of the U.S. Senate may not pass a far-ranging Farm Bill before the current five-year plan expires at the end of this month, but many conservation groups
Outlook good for kick-off of 2007 waterfowl season
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Bemidji, Minn. – After two years of four-bird limits, duck hunters this year can shoot six birds a day, beginning Saturday with the opening of the waterfowl season. Whether or not
U.S. Senate continues to mull 2007 Farm Bill
By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Washington – Members of the U.S. Senate may not pass a far-ranging Farm Bill before the current five-year plan expires at the end of this month, but many conservation groups expect
Whitewater State Park receives flood funding
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Whitewater State Park received heavy damage during flooding that ravaged parts of the southeast last month, and money allocated in a bill passed during last week’s special legislative
FWMR director inheriting red Fund
By Steve PiattEditor Albany – DEC’s new director of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources is a longtime department wildlife biologist who’s best known for her work in biodiversity conservation. She’s also the first woman ever
