Hunting
Four-walleye bag limit sparks harvest on Red
Red Lake Band’s fish-processing plant could increase tribal demand, harvest By Tim SpielmanAssociate Editor Bemidji, Minn. – Double the fish, double the fishing. At least so far, that’s been the case on the sport-fisherman side
Duck season ’07: 60 days, 6 ducks
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – Once again, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will offer liberal hunting regulations for waterfowl this fall – 60 days and a six-duck bag. But unlike the past
MPCA, DNR respond to disaster on I-35W
By Mike KallokStaff Writer St. Paul – The Interstate 35 bridge collapse disaster prompted an emergency response from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency as it worked to determine the scope of environmental impacts and potential
House passes Farm Bill; Senate up next
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – Members of the U.S. House renewed hope late last month that a Farm Bill, which includes a number of conservation programs, might be renewed for another five years
Feds say light goose order should remain
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Washington – The process has been ongoing since 1999, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is about to finish an Environmental Impact Statement that examines management of light geese. As
Despite nets, fishing heats up at Manistee
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Manistee, Mich. – Beyond the usual vagaries of weather, lure choice, and trolling speed, there’s an extra challenge to salmon fishing out of the Lake Michigan port of Manistee this
Little input on Con-Con drainage
By Mike KallokStaff Writer Bemidji, Minn. – Public input concluded July 25 on a set of proposed rules for determining drainage benefits to the nearly 2 million acres of state-owned Consolidated Conservation areas. Whether or
‘Resource first’ for real now at PF&BC
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Adoption of a policy manual by Pennsyl-vania Fish & Boat commissioners could have been lost among the wide range of business the board handled at its quarterly meeting in
Erie walleye, perch hatch shows promise
By Dave GolowenskiContributing Writer Sandusky, Ohio – For the last few years, Lake Erie fishery biologists have been looking for reinforcements to bolster the yellow perch and walleye stocks. Maybe – just maybe – they
