Hunting
$2M Black River spill settlement
Staff report Lowville, N.Y. – A Lewis County dairy farm has agreed to pay more than $2 million in a settlement with the state for an August 2005 manure spill into the Black River that
New LCCMR nearly formed
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – A new commission that will make natural resource-spending recommendations to the Legislature is nearly in place. Eleven of the 17 members of the new Legislative-Citizen Commission on
Bear ribs requested for aging study
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — State bear hunters getting ready for the Sept. 6 opener have plenty to think about already, but DNR biologists want hunters to remember to collect a rib from their
Waterfowl hunt goes from noon to 9
By Dean Bortz Editor Lac du Flambeau, Wis. — Waterfowl hunters will see another 60-day, six-duck-per-day hunting season, but there are a few changes to the 2006 waterfowl season from last year. Two of those
Feds deny GLIFWC bag, baiting pitch
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Ft. Snelling – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied a proposal by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission to allow waterfowl baiting and a 40-duck limit
Group questions state forest certified status
MCEA says OHV rules cause for certification concerns By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul – Earlier this year, state forests in Minnesota were dually certified as ‘sustainable,’ in theory making wood products from the
Red Lake boat case to have day in court
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — Jerry Mueller isn’t excited about it, but he’s going back to the place where his boat and fishing equipment were confiscated at the end of May. Mueller,
USFWS working to remove bald eagle from ESA listing
By Frederic J. Frommer Associated Press Washington (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said last Friday it is working to remove the bald eagle from the list of endangered species, following a court
