Hunting
Former state senator Sams dies at age 54
By Joe AlbertStaff Writer St. Paul – Former state Sen. Dallas Sams, who in recent years championed dedicated funding proposals and other outdoors measures, died Monday at St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Paul. He was
Biggest sturgeon of ’07 weighs in at 158 pounds
By Greg SeubertCorrespondent Oshkosh, Wis. – At age 19, Bill Nelson still has plenty of sturgeon-spearing seasons to look forward to, but chances are he’ll never forget the 2007 season. Nelson, of Larsen, speared the
MCEA sues DNR over shoreland standards
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – Arguing the DNR decided in an arbitrary manner to deny a petition to start a process to make alternative shoreland standards mandatory, the Minnesota Center for Environmental
Anti-pollution devices set for trout hatcheries
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is about to find out if a costly new system for filtering fish waste shows promise in helping hatchery water meet state
Washington resigns as head of MUCC
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Sam Washington has resigned as executive director of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, the state’s largest conservation organization, effective Feb. 16. ‘I just felt it was time to move
VHS likely to spread in region
By Mike Moore Editor Columbus – A fish virus that was responsible for a large fish die-off in Lake Erie last spring will likely become widespread throughout the Great Lakes basin in the coming years,
The director’s take on fee increases, budget
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – The financial hardships that have hit the DNR due to stagnant user fees and reductions in allocations from the state general fund have resulted in cuts in personnel and
Wild pheasants released in east
By Dennis Scharadin Contributing Writer Greenwood Valley, Pa. – The thermometer read 14 degrees with a wind chill close to zero as the group huddled around the truck filled with cardboard boxes. They were braving
Spearers take four sturgeon during Black Lake season
By Yvonne Swager Correspondent Onaway, Mich. – Anne Marie Archambo, of Cheboygan, is two for two in lake sturgeon spearing attempts on Black Lake. She has only registered for the lake’s spearing season twice, was
