Hunting
Pataki’s budget plan offers ‘help’
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — Gov. George Pataki’s 2006-07 budget proposal provides “some very direct help” to DEC’s Bureau of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources, its director says. Gerald Barnhart called Pataki’s spending plan
Battle resumes on youth hunting age
By Don Lehman Contributing Writer Albany, N.Y. – State Sen. Betty Little fondly recalls the days with her young sons at hunter education courses, her boys learning how to safely hunt in the Adirondack woods
Smallmouth regs generate Zumbro River controversy
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Rochester, Minn. — They include just 12 miles of a long-running southeast Minnesota river, but special smallmouth bass angling regulations have created a philosophical divide between those who’d like to
Mille Lacs 2006 safe harvest set at 600K pounds
By Mike Kallok Mille Lacs Messenger Isle, Minn. — Following DNR Commissioner Gene Merriam’s stamp of approval, the safe harvest level for Mille Lacs walleyes likely will increase to 600,000 pounds with tribal netters retaining
NRB says to limit December deer hunt
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison — The Natural Resources Board agreed with a recommendation by the DNR to limit December gun deer hunting north of Hwy. 8 in order to obtain approval from Senate and
LCMR agreement to add citizens to ‘hybrid’ plan
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — Citizens would play an expanded role in determining how money from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund is spent under an agreement to reform the Legislative
Turkey leftovers!
DNR has 40,283 tags for first over-counter sale By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — Turkey leftovers can be a hard sell for the week following Thanksgiving, but the DNR is hoping the same does not
Apparent cougar track cast in Centre County
By Mark Nale Northcentral Correspondent Unionville, Pa. — Panthers don’t exist in the wilds of Pennsylvania, or do they? There now seems to be hard evidence to support the possibility of a mountain lion roaming
Proposal would make it illegal to ‘eBay’ permits
By Frank Hinchey Contributing Writer Columbus — The Ohio Division of Wildlife will propose new rules this year to discourage profiteering from resale of highly prized permits for the division’s annual controlled hunts. Each year,
