Hunting
Deer feeding ban in effect in northwest
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – Recreational deer feeding has been banned in a 4,000-square-mile area in the northwest corner of the state, in an effort to reduce the possibility of transmission of
Northeast meat processor charged in venison trade
By Mark Tuscano Contributing Writer Minerva, Ohio — State undercover wildlife officers believe they may have opened a Pandora’s box when they shut down a commercial meat processing operation here Nov. 15. Shortly after dawn
Hunter requests help in finding his missing buck
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Sauk Rapids, Minn. — Todd Kuzma, a 32-year-old deer hunter from Sauk Rapids, shot the biggest buck of his life Nov. 10. Less than two weeks later, the 8-pointer’s head,
N.Y. hunting license sales take upswing
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany – Hunting license sales in New York took a solid upswing this season, in part because of an increase in Deer Management Permits, DEC officials said. License sales were up
N.J. teens nabbed in Otsego ‘jackings’
Staff report Burlington, N.Y. – Two New Jersey teens have been charged in connection with a poaching case in which as many as 18 deer may have been killed at night with .22 rifles. DEC
Gentry pleads guilty in black bear-tagging case
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Duluth, Minn. — Troy Lee Gentry, one-half of the country music duo Montgomery Gentry, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Duluth to a misdemeanor charge stemming from the
Walleye bag limit on Upper Red may climb
No changes for 2006-07 ice fishing By Joe Albert Staff Writer Bemidji, Minn. — Upper Red Lake walleye anglers will be subject to the same special regulations during the ice-fishing season as they were when
Underwhelming start in the Southern Zone
Staff report Albany – Southern Zone deer hunters opened their season on a Saturday for the second straight year Nov. 18. And, like the move from the traditional Monday opener itself, both reviews and success
Plan in place for review of the SAK audit report
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison — The Sex-Age-Kill Audit Steering Committee wants to see the SAK audit report as soon as it is available and then talk to the panel of experts to ask questions
