Hunting
CWD discovered in West Virginia deer
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Charleston, W. Va. — Chronic wasting disease, the mysterious, always fatal-for-deer-and-elk malady has been found in West Virginia’s Hampshire County, just 25 miles due south of the Pennsylvania state line.
Mysterious songbird kill may be weather-related
DNR Reports Grand Marais, Minn. – The Minnesota DNR recently collected 50 dead birds that were floating 200 to 800 yards from shore in an eight-mile stretch of Lake Superior between Grand Marais and the
Superior lamprey increase may be cyclical
By Marty Kovarik Correspondent Marquette, Mich, — A large increase in Lake Superior’s population of sea lamprey from 2004 to 2005 has many anglers and some biologists concerned that the blood-sucking parasite is once again
CO contingent returns from Louisiana mission
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul – Twenty Minnesota conservation officers returned from a mission in New Orleans this week with new experiences under their belts, and a greater appreciation of the destruction in
CWD zones to offer either-sex bowhunt
Staff Report Madison — Archers hunting deer in CWD zones this fall will not be restricted by earn-a-buck requirements early in the 2005 bow season. Earn-a-buck rules have been relaxed this year, and bowhunters in
Jury picking began last week in Wisconsin hunter shootings case
By Robert Imrie Associated Press Hayward, Wis. (AP) – In the northwestern Wisconsin town that was home to six deer hunters killed during a confrontation over trespassing, many folks wonder why the murder trial for
‘Pre-qualify’ for EAB likely on the way
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — Bowhunters and Conservation Congress Big Game Committee members have been asking for some way to “pre-qualify” for an earn-a-buck (EAB) sticker for about three years. With any support at
Bowhunters will see some changes
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — New York’s 200,000-plus bowhunters are preparing for a 2005 season that will see some changes from last year, but not nearly as drastic as once proposed by DEC. That
DECALS snafu costing some hunters DMPs
By Brad Sisson Contributing Writer Albany — A flaw in the DEC Automated Licensing System (DECALS) is costing some hunters their chance at obtaining a second Deer Management Permit (DMP) for the upcoming season. The
