Hunting
New CC committee to tackle land-access issue
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Stevens Point, Wis. — The Conservation Congress has study committees on big game, small game, cold-water fisheries, turkeys, and many more. They are all important, but which is the most important?
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
Hunters have safe opener
Staff Report Madison — Wisconsin deer hunters made it through opening weekend with no gunshot fatalities and just three self-inflicted wounds reported. There were, however, several deaths that involved deer hunters, but were not related
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
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
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
Not a record, but 2006 deer kill will rank high
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — Deer hunters in the state are on track for another banner year. They may not reach the record, set in 2003, but harvest certainly will be among
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
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,
