Archive for March 2nd, 2010

Six Wolf Hunts Closed, One More Near Limit

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in Predator Hunting | No Comments »

With a month left in Idaho's first regulated wolf hunting season, half the wolf zones are closed and another is one wolf shy of the harvest limit. As of Monday, March 1, hunters have taken 162 wolves, with 58 left to reach the statewide harvest limit. Wolf harvest is nearly at the limit of 16 in the Salmon Zone where hunters have taken 15, leaving one wolf left until the season closes in that zone. Six other zones already have closed. The wolf season closed February 1 in the Middle Fork zone, January 2 in the Southern Mountains zone, December 18 in the Palouse-Hells Canyon zone, on November 17 in the Dworshak-Elk City zone, on November 9 in the McCall-Weiser zone, and on November 2 in the Upper Snake zone. Read more..

Wisconsin Fishing Tournament Application Deadlines Coming Up

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in Fishing News | No Comments »

Organizers of certain fishing tournaments planning events for 2011 will want to apply for a permit starting April 1, 2010. “If you plan on holding a fishing tournament in 2011, we recommend that you apply in the open period that starts April 1 and runs through June 30, 2010, to have the best chance of getting your desired dates and waters,” says Joanna Griffin, tournament coordinator for the Department of Natural Resources. All applications received during the open period will be reviewed by Aug. 1, 2010, and in the unlikely event that another tournament conflicts with an organizer’s choice of dates or waters, DNR fisheries biologists will discuss options with the tournament organizers, Griffin says. Read more..

New General CRP Signup Good for Ducks, Duck hunters

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in Waterfowl Hunting News | No Comments »

The announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer a general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup later in 2010 is good news for ducks and duck hunters, according to Delta Waterfowl Senior Vice President John Devney. “CRP is a proven, time-tested voluntary program that provides numerous benefits to our land and waters, including grass nesting cover that each year produces hundreds of thousands of ducks for duck hunters across the U.S.,” said Devney. “This is welcome news because we haven’t had a signup since 2006.” Established in 1985, CRP pays farmers and ranchers to idle environmentally sensitive lands and plant them to grass and other cover types. The voluntary program currently has 31.1 million acres enrolled nationwide, down nearly 7 million acres in the last three years. In addition, the ... Read more..

Applications on Sale Now for the 2011 Pure Michigan Hunt

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in Hunting News | No Comments »

Pure Michigan Hunt Applications are now on sale for the 2011 hunting season. Visit www.michigan.gov/puremichiganhunt or a license agent to purchase a Pure Michigan Hunt application. Applications for the 2011 Pure Michigan Hunt are on sale through December 31, 2010. “I want to again congratulate our first winners of the 2010 Pure Michigan Hunt -- Luke Haynes from Vicksburg, Mario Chiesa from Dearborn and Joseph Serafinski from Macomb,” said Department of Natural Resources and Environment Wildlife Chief Russ Mason. “These three hunters are soon going to experience the best hunting experiences that Michigan has to offer in this hunt of a lifetime.” Read more..

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