Archive for January 20th, 2010

DNRE Explores Permit Fees for Nuisance Goose Control

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 Posted in Waterfowl Hunting News | No Comments »

The Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) has authorized the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to collect fees for permits related to activities that address resident Canada goose complaints. Because Canada geese are a migratory species, the DNRE must comply with federal regulations when dealing with goose control activities. The permit process is time-consuming and work-intensive. It is estimated the DNRE will spend nearly $100,000 on goose-control activities this year, a burden that is currently borne by the Game and Fish Fund, which is made up primarily of hunting and fishing license fees. Read more..

Design A Bass License Plate And Win Cash

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 Posted in Assorted Outdoors | No Comments »

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is accepting entries in a contest to design a logo for the state's new bass fishing license plate. Artists of all ages are invited to enter their original works in the contest. The grand prize winning entry will be reproduced on the state's bass fishing license plate, which will support bass habitat management in waters statewide. The grand prize winner will receive $500. Two $50 prizes will be awarded to winners in the youth division for artists whose 18th birthday is before March 1, 2010. The New Mexico B.A.S.S. Federation Nation and the Department of Game and Fish are each paying half the prize money. Read more..

2009-2010 Deer Harvest Tops Previous Year’s Figure

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 Posted in Deer Hunting News, Hunting Reports | No Comments »

Torrential rains, snow and sub-zero temperatures failed to deter Missouri hunters from posting the fourth-largest deer harvest ever, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. The 2009-2010 deer season closed Jan. 15 with the end of archery hunting. Altogether, hunters checked 299,461 deer. The firearms deer season got off to a good start as hunters bagged nearly twice as many deer during the four-day urban portion of firearms deer season as they had the previous year. Youths maintained this pace, checking almost 3,000 more deer in the two-day early youth portion than in 2008. Read more..

Good News for American Duck Hunters

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 Posted in Waterfowl Hunting News | No Comments »

During the 1990s wet cycle, duck production on the U.S. side of the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) increased dramatically, setting the stage for some epic modern-day fall flights. The reason: a voluntary federal initiative called the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) that compensated farmers and ranchers for idling environmentally fragile lands and planting them to grass. “What we’ve learned with CRP on the prairies is that a landscape-level policy solution that farmers can buy into is the best approach for securing the long-term habitat needs of ducks,” said Delta President Rob Olson. “We don’t have that right now in prairie Canada, but we’re hoping to change that with ALUS. Today’s announcement in Alberta is another step forward to achieving our goals for duck hunters.” Read more..

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