Hunting
One-scaup bag limit possible by this fall
11 percent more than previous record By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Turkey hunters in Minnesota shot more birds during this spring’s hunt than ever before. The unofficial tally: 9,386 turkeys. That’s nearly 1,000
Walleye limits increase on some northern lakes
DNR Reports Madison – Daily walleye bag limits increased May 26 on 89 lakes in the Wisconsin ceded territory to reflect spearing harvest results by six Wisconsin bands of Chippewa Indians. The bag limit for
‘Open Fields’ promoted for Farm Bill 2007 plan
DNR embarking on walk-in report for state Legislature By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Washington – Conservation groups this week applauded reintroduction of a bill that would help fund walk-in area hunting programs across the nation. At
Discovery of VHS spurring Great Lakes states action
By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor St. Paul – About two weeks ago, officials in Michigan discovered a fish die-off in Budd Lake in the middle Lower Peninsula may have been caused by viral hemorrhagic septicemia. Dead
Fish-stocking freeze in place in the state
By Kevin Naze Correspondent Madison – One of the things that bothers fisheries personnel is how little they really know about viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), and that lack of knowledge led to an immediate freeze
Hudson’s hot day: two state records
By Steve PiattEditor Albany – May 9 was a good day to be fishing on the Hudson River. That’s when a pair of state record fish were caught – a 55-pound, 6-ounce striped bass boated
Stamp program under fire as allocations loom for ’07
By Steve PiattEditor Albany – An initial round of Habitat/Access Stamp program grants has some sportsmen complaining that the money isn’t going where it’s being generated. In addition, some hunters and anglers questioned the validity
One-scaup bag limit possible by this fall
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Bemidji, Minn. – A recent proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could have the effect of reducing the daily bag limit of scaup to one as early as this
New ‘clean water’ bill introduced in Congress
By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Washington – A Minnesota Congressman is leading an effort to restore protection of waters he and conservation groups believe were stripped by Supreme Court decisions in 2001 and 2006. U.S. Rep.
