Hunting
Planning begins for dedicated funding oversight
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Garry Leaf puts a lot of miles on his car driving around the state, talking about dedicated funding to sportsmen. For a long time, add-ons to what began
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
No gun sales for 5 days due to glitch
By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Lancaster, Pa. – With Pennsyl-vania’s first fall hunting seasons opening Sept. 1, and Labor Day falling on Sept. 3, gun dealers across the state were counting on the first week
Sportsmen numbers down even as public support up
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg – When biologists, conservationists, hunters and others gather at a special session of the North American Wildlife Conference next March, they’re going to talk about the future of hunting.
Outlook favorable for hunters
By Tom Watts Correspondent Lansing – Small-game hunters can expect a pretty good season when the action begins in mid-September. Ruffed grouse populations are making their predictable 10-year cycle surge and probably will peak within
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
Comments sought on Michigan’s wolf plan
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Michigan farmers could receive depredation permits to legally protect their livestock from wolves under a proposed wolf management plan, which was presented to the state Natural Resources Commission at
