Hunting
Summit set to renew efforts for sportsmen
By Don LehmanContributing Writer Albany – Leaders of the state’s four biggest conservation groups will meet in September as they continue the summit on sporting issues they began last year. This time, though, they hope
DNR: Pheasant numbers high for hunting season
DNR Reports St. Paul – Favorable pheasant nesting and brood-rearing conditions should mean another quality fall for Minnesota’s hunters. The DNR’s pheasant index remained near its highest level in 20 years, thanks to pheasant-friendly weather
DNR unveils plan to fund Vermilion park
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – The DNR would have enough money to purchase thousands of acres of land on Lake Vermilion for a new state park and at least 4,000 acres of wildlife
License fee hike a hot topic
By Steve PiattEditor Pompey, N.Y. – A hunting license fee hike may not be on the horizon, but it may be the best way to help bring the cash-strapped Conservation Fund back in the black.
Muskie brood stock suffers summerkill in Lake Rebecca
By Mike KallokStaff Writer Rockford, Minn. – More than 30 muskies up to 36 inches long died thanks to summerkill on one of the DNR’s primary brood stock lakes. The muskies surfaced in the southwest
Tribes propose Sept. 1 duck opener
By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Odanah, Wis. – Last year about this time, state waterfowl managers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan were reacting to a proposal by tribes under the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife
Expanded goose hunt won’t pass this year
By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – A proposal for 70 days of goose hunting in Ohio was rejected before it ever reached the state’s rule-making authorities. The DNR Division of Wildlife this summer devised a plan
S.D. pheasant numbers are highest in decades
Officials predict a 2-million bird harvest this fall By Tori J. McCormickContributing Writer Pierre, S.D. – Most wildlife managers – they of measured words and poker faces – abhor making black-and-white predictions about an upcoming
