Hunting
Turkey hunters set a new state record
210,000 tags expected for spring of 2008 By Tim Eisele Correspondent Stevens Point, Wis. – State turkey hunters set a new harvest record this spring by registering 52,379 birds. The DNR announced a preliminary harvest
Spring gobbler take above DEC forecast
Staff report Albany – New York’s 2007 spring turkey harvest may parallel the 2006 tally, despite DEC pre-season projections that it would be about 10 percent lower this year. DEC biologist Mike Schiavone said the
Grouse counts up for second straight year
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor Grand Rapids, Minn. – When ruffed grouse counts rose last spring, DNR researcher Mike Larson took care not to whip up a section of the hunting crowd that was in need
Lake Erie fishing red hot
for both smallies, ‘eyes By Steve PiattEditor Dunkirk, N.Y. – You can get a pretty good argument going these days between the smallmouth anglers and walleye fishermen on Lake Erie. Both fraternities can make pretty
Statewide conservation plan pitched to council
By Joe AlbertAssociate Editor St. Paul – In the past, the commission that parcels out state lottery dollars has done so on a somewhat scattershot basis. It’s difficult to know what the most important projects
‘Wetland guidance’ called threat to PPR
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – Field offices of the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers recently were issued ‘joint guidance’ regarding interpretation of the federal Clean Water Act, specifically, what constitutes a
Looks like audit of deer program nixed
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg – Couples who wind up on the Jerry Springer show apparently stay in love longer than the state Legislature has with the idea of auditing the Game Commission’s deer
No easy answers for outdoor connections
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Monroeville, Pa. – This idea of reconnecting people with nature and getting them back into the outdoors may prove trickier than expected. That’s because there’s less
DNR fisheries submits new VHS control plan for review
By Mike KallokStaff Writer St. Paul – DNR Fisheries last week drafted a response plan in the event of a Minnesota outbreak of a deadly fish virus spreading across the Great Lakes. Fish die-offs from
