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March 10, 2014
	
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
  
	
		
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				Hunting and Concealed Carry
				
				
				
				Wingshooting Clinics Start March 22
				
				
				
				DNR Fishing Booklet
				
				
				
				Spring Turkey Applications begin March 10
				
				
				
				2014 Spring Youth Wild Turkey Hunt now on sale | 
	
 
  
 

 
March 3, 2014
	
		
			
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				Potential Landlocked Lamprey Population in Michigan’s 
				Recreational Gem, the Inland Waterway
				
				
				
				DNR urges caution on St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair
				
				
				
				Michigan Sea Grant names new program coordinator | 
	
 
 

 
February 24, 2014
  
 

 
February 17, 2014
	
		
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				DEC State of Lake Ontario Meetings (dup) | 
		
 
 

 
February 10, 2014
	
		
			
				| For Your Health | 
			
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					Anthrax faces silent war with giant, deadly virus
					
					
					Smoking Linked with Increased Risk of Most Common Type of 
					Breast Cancer | 
			
	 
 
	
		
			
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				Monumental Sportsmen's Legislation pending
				
				
				
				Winchester recalls .22 Ammo
				
				
				Senate passes 2014 Farm Bill, ending three-year struggle
				
				
				
				Rod & Reel Raffle | 
	
 
  
	
		
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				DNR Fisheries annual report
				
				
				DNR announces 2014 Black Lake season harvest results 
				
				
				
				DNR releases information on actively managing cormorants  | 
	
 
 

 
February 3, 2014
  
  
  

 
January 27, 2014
	
	
	
		
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				Streamflow Alteration Impacts Fish Diversity in Local Rivers
				
				
				Large Old Trees Grow Fastest, Storing More Carbon | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
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				MI DNR creel clerks collecting angler info this winter 
				
				
				
				
				Catfish record broken second time in less than two 
				years                            
				
				
				Michigan State U. hosts 99th annual ANR Week | 
	
 
 

 
January 20, 2014
	
	
		
			
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					A Lesson Learned As Chicago’s Gun Laws Fall
					
					
					Congressmen call BATFE sting tactics 'almost unimaginable'
					
					
					
					State universities postpone vote on guns (dup) | 
			
	 
	
 
  
  
	
		
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				Lake sturgeon season begins Feb. 1 
				
				
				
				Anglers no longer required to keep baitfish receipts 
				
				
				Derby directors encouraged to schedule events at DNR sites 
				through new Web application | 
	
 
	
		
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				NY Adopts plan to improve Hudson River Water Quality | 
	
 
	
		
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				Draft plan for Green Bay wildlife, fisheries and natural areas 
				available for input
				
				
				Snowmobilers urged to slow down, gear up & have fun
				
				
				DNR seeks partners to preserve Wisconsin’s hunting heritage
				
				
				Think spring and plan your Learn to Hunt turkey event for 
				adults & novice hunters
				
				
				Now is the time to take hunter education 
				
				
				Online map details shooting ranges open for public use 
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				Trucking co. fined $75,000 for Importing Live Asian Carp 
				
				
				
				$72,500 in Fines for Illegal Activities at Lodge | 
	
 
 

 
January 13, 2014
	 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
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				US Army Corp report to prevent Invasive Species
				
				
				Obama Proposes Massive Gun Ban by Regulation Fiat
				
				
				
				USFWS releases 750,000 Late-Fall Chinook into Battle Creek | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
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				Fisheries Division staffers talk Michigan ice fishing 
				
				
				MI Becoming an Outdoors-Woman winter program, Feb. 28-March 2 | 
	
 
	
		
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				NY DEC Adopts Sauger Management Plan | 
	
 
 

 
January 6, 2014
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
	
		
			
				| 2nd Amendment Issues | 
			
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				| Veterans Issues | 
		
 
 
  
  
	
		
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				Michigan Winter fishing opportunities
				
				
				Michigan oks new 
				
				Wildlife Management Public Education Fund
				
				
				Ludington Fishery Workshop Jan 11
				
				DNR 
				responds to new aquatic invasive plant - parrot feather | 
	
 
	
		
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				Ohio 
				Hunters donate 58,500 lbs of Venison to food banks        
				
				
				Registration 
				Opens Jan. 3 for Ohio's Archery in the Schools Tournament | 
	
 
 

 
December 9, 2013
	
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
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				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for Dec 6 | 
	
	
		
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				Ammo stable in Fires or run over
				
				
				
				Safety reminder about guns
				
				
				Early ice fishing and ice safety tips | 
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
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				Best start to winter recreation season since 2010
				
				
				
				Complete snowmobile safety training now
				
				
				12 lakes opened to spearing | 
	
 

 
December 2, 2013
	
		
			
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				Help Prevent spread of Invasive New Zealand Mud Snails
				
				
				
				Schools of Gizzard Shad found in Chicago harbors
				
				
				
				Illinois Concealed Carry classes | 
	
 
 

 
November 25, 2013
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
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				Great Lakes biology surveys aid fisheries management 
				
				
				
				Tests Find Asian Carp eDNA in PA, WV sections of Ohio River
				
				
				Instant Bacteria Forecasts Great Lakes Beaches safer
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for Nov 22 | 
	
 
  
	
		
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				Illinois Concealed Carry classes
				
				
				
				DNR Suspends Hunting Program at Des Plaines Game Center Due to 
				Storm Damage
				
				
				
				Public Hearings on Hydraulic Fracturing Rules | 
	
 
  
 

 
November 18, 2013
	
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
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				Cabela’s to build in Moncton, New 
				Brunswick, Canada
				
				Bass Pro to build in Kanata (Ottawa), Ontario | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
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				Youth Goose Hunt
				
				
				
				Hunting and Fishing Regulations
				
				
				
				Schoolyard Habitat Action Grants
				
				
				
				Online Free Site Hunting Permits
				
				
				
				Spring Turkey Applications
				
				
				
				CWD Sampling
				
				
				
				Non-Resident Deer and Turkey Permits
				
				
				
				Resident Archery Deer and Fall Turkey Permits | 
	
 
  
	
		
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				Hunting and trapping opens on state park properties Nov 15
				
				
				
				Deer hunters urged to report feral pig sightings to DNR
				
				
				
				Be aware of hitch hiking invasive plants while out hunting
				
				
				
				DNR offers five ways to find a place to hunt | 
	
 
 

 
November 11, 2013
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
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				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for Nov 8 
				
				
				
				CITGO ordered to investigate Refinery Fire
				
				
				
				Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Boosts Local Economy 
				
				
				
				
				New Lamprey Estimates Suggest a Dramatically Decreased 
				Population  | 
	
 
  
	
		
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				Resident hunters can apply for ’14 spring Turkey
				
				
				
				Donate deer for distribution to food shelves
				
				
				Coastal Grants for environmental education and outreach
				
				
				Proposed Boating Safety Legislation 
				
				
				
				Late-Winter and CWD Deer Special Hunt Area Applications
				
				
				
				Remaining Firearm Deer Permits
				
				
				
				Illinois Concealed Carry classes | 
	
 
 

 
November 4, 2013
	
  
  
 

 
October 28, 2013
  
	
		
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				llinois Concealed Carry classes
				
				
				
				Illinois Concealed Carry Part 1
				
				
				
				Illinois Concealed Carry Part 2
				
				
				Illinois DNR Newsbits | 
	
 
  
 

 
October 21, 2013
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
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October 14, 2013
	
		
			
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				Ruger asking fans to design a 10/22 
				rifle by Oct 18
				
				
				
				Champion VisiColor Zombie Targets with Cartoons
				
				
				
				Champion Reactive Target Options
				
				
				Gov signs California Lead Ban 
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				Strong walleye population continues in Leech Lake
				
				
				
				Minnesota hunters fuel local economies with $725M in spending
				
				
				
				New critical habitat pheasant license plate unveiled in Madelia | 
	
 
 

 
October 7, 2013
	
		
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				Why America's Heartland is Earthquake Country
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				| 2nd Amendment Issues | 
			
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					NY - SAF Sues New York Over SAFE Act | 
			
	 
	
 
  
  
	
		
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				Family Learn to Fish on Oct. 19 | 
	
 
  
 

 
September 30, 2013
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
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				Drivers should be aware of deer this fall
				
				
				
				Salamonie Senior Monday Luncheon, Oct. 7
				
				
				Pokagon SP to host photography workshop, Oct. 26 | 
	
 
  
	
		
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				Public invited to 2013 Pheasant Opener events in Madelia
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				New land owner incentives program for spring turkey hunting
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September 23, 2013
	
		
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				Routine Colonoscopy Only Identifies Colon Cancer in 1% of Cases
				
				
				Exercise may help stave off Alzheimer’s
				
				
				
				Study uncovers value of Mammogram Screening for younger women
				
				
				
				New Screening Strategy May Catch Ovarian Cancer at Early Stages 
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September 16, 2013
	
		
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				Kenosha group needs new pond fence
				
				
				
				Match the Migration for More Walleyes
				
				
				Great Lakes Water Levels for Sept 13 | 
	
	
		
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				Flip and Pitch for Fall Walleyes
				
				
				Match the Migration for More Walleyes
				
				
				Top Tactics for Fall Muskies | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
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				Court rules for right to 
				carry outside home for self-defense
				
				Gun 
				Rights Restored after Misdemeanor Domestic Battery Conviction
				
				
				
				IL - Controlled Pheasant Permit
				
				
				
				Illinois State Parks Guide
				
				Youth 
				Deer Permits | 
	
 
 

 
September 9, 2013
	
	
		
			
				| 2nd Amendment Issues | 
			
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					22 States join NRA Supreme Court Fight for Second Amendment 
					Rights of Young Adults | 
			
				| Job opportunities | 
		
	 
 
  
	
		
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				Illinois shooting range braces for new Concealed Carry Law with 
				huge upgrade
				
				
				Trapping 
				Permits
				
				
				
				
				Youth 
				Deer Hunt Drawing for Coffeen Lake SFWA
				
				
				
				
				Youth 
				Deer Hunt Drawing for JEPC due Sept 12
				
				
				
				
				Youth Deer Hunt Drawing for Coffeen Lake SFWA due Sept 17
				
				
				
				
				Johnson-Sauk Trail Youth/Women Wingshooting Clinic Sept 14
				
				
				
				Wingshooting 
				Clinics
				
				
				
				ICF 
				Seeking Executive Director
				
				
				
				Archery 
				Deer and Turkey Permits now on sale
				
				
				
				New 
				Hunting and Trapping Digest | 
	
 
  

 
September 2, 2013
	
  
  
	
		
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				Michigan In-Water Show Sept 19-22 | 
	
 
	
		
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				DNR asks bear hunters not to shoot radio-collared bears
				
				
				MN Top exhibition shooters coming to Madelia 
				during Governor’s Pheasant Hunting Opener 
				
				
				
				
				Mille Lacs Lake area anglers face heavy fines
				
				DNR begins 
				recruiting process for new officers
				
				
				Surplus prairie chicken licenses on sale Sept. 9
				
				
				
				
				
				MN Teen Alive Following State’s First Confirmed Wolf Attack | 
	
 
 

 
August 26, 2013
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
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				Fishing is big business, $42 Billion big
				
				
				Record sales of Firearms and Ammunition 
				
				
				
				Even experienced boater need a vessel safety check
				
				
				Boating Infrastructure Grants | 
	
 
  
  
 

 
August 19, 2013
  
  
  
	
		
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				DNR stocked more than 4.1 million walleye this year 
				
				
				Michigan to Provide Toll-Free # 
				for Weekly Fishing Reports
				
				
				
				Michigan 2013-14 Waterfowl Hunting Seasons | 
	
 
 

 
August 12, 2013
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
  
	
		
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				Firearm Deer Permits
				
				
				
				More on Illinois hunting opportunities
				
				
				
				Becoming an Outdoors Woman Workshop Sept 27-29
				
				
				IL - New Hunting and Trapping Digest | 
	
 
  
 

 
August 5, 2013
  
 

 
July 29, 2013
 

 
July 22, 2013
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
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				Livingston County Club recognized by IGFA
				
				
				Chasing Lake Sturgeon in the Detroit 
				River
				
				
				
				Eurasian Ruffe eDNA Sampling Expanded in Northeastern Michigan | 
	
 

 
July 15, 2013
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
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				Scientists Need Your Eyes and Ears
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				Study shows little value to Sediment Traps for river cleanup
				
				
				
				
				Fishing tournament to be held during Michigan boat show Sept 
				20-21
				
				
				Eastern Michigan water bodies stocked with nearly 1.7 million 
				walleye 
				
				
				Walleye study on bays de Noc  | 
	
 
 

 
July 8, 2013
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
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				Grand opening of NRA Arms Museum at the Bass Pro Shops in 
				Missouri
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July 1, 2013
	
		
			
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				Plinker Tactical introduces the .22LR-35 Magazine
				
				
				
				ATK Acquires Caliber Co., Parent of Savage Guns
				
				
				
				Champion new ballistic-rated glasses
				
				
				
				SWAROVSKI CL Pocket Binoculars | 
	
 
  
  
 

 
June 24, 2013
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
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				U.S. Rep Graves 
				(R-Mo) introduces bill prevents taxing firearms and ammo
				
				
				NOAA predicts possible record-setting deadzone for Gulf of 
				Mexico 
				
				
				Anglers Can Help Keep Bass Alive | 
	
	
 
	
	
		
			
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					U.S. Rep Graves (R-Mo) introduces bill prevents taxing 
					firearms and ammo | 
			
	 
	
 
  
	
		
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				Water Usage Stamps Available June 30
				
				
				
				Renew Watercraft Registration by Phone or Online
				
				
				
				Firearm Deer Permit Applications
				
				
				
				Fall Turkey Applications
				
				
				
				Apply Now for Non-Resident Archery Deer Permits
				
				
				
				DNR Schedule of Waterfowl Blind Site Drawings
				
				
				Illinois new CCW bill | 
	
 
	
		
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				June 29-30 free fishing days  | 
	
 
 

 
June 3, 2013
  
	
		
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				DNR to Host Open Houses on Deer Management | 
	
 
  
 

 
May 27, 2013
	
  
 

 
May 20, 2013
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
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				| 2nd Amendment Issues | 
			
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					Hacking shows why gun owners oppose registry, records 
					keeping
					
					
					
					Firearms Industry Trade Association Joins suit against 
					Colorado Gun-Control Laws | 
			
	 
 
  
  
 

 
May 13, 2013
  
	
		
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				IL 
				Camping Reservations
				
				
				
				Life Jacket - Wear It:  
				
				IL 
				Women in the Outdoors | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
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				DNR tagging walleyes at Mille Lacs; return tag and get a lure
				
				
				
				Cormorants to be controlled on Lake Vermilion
				
				
				New fishing license options cater to angler interests | 
	
 
 

 
May 6, 2013
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
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April 29, 2013
  
	
		
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				IN-Family Learn to Fish workshop May 18
				
				
				
				Muskies showing up in Maumee River
				
				
				Fishing Guide & Regulations  | 
	
 
	
		
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				Ceded 
				Territory bag limits posted at boat landings | 
	
 
	
		
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				Ontario Wild Turkey season open  | 
	
 
 

 
April 22, 2013
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
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				Coast Guard 
				restricts Illinois River passage
				
				
				Coast Guard, others respond to barges resting against Marseilles 
				Dam
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for April 19, 2013
				
				NRA 
				to produce Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA 
				
				
				Recent summary of Carp CAWS monitoring | 
	
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
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				Fish stocking creates fishing opportunities in Michigan
				
				
				Lake Erie daily walleye limit remains at six through April 30, 
				2014
				
				
				
				Red Cedar River at MSU to be stocked with 
				steelhead | 
	
 
	
		
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				Inland Game Fish Season Opens May 4
				
				
				
				Wisconsin seeks comments on Lake Michigan Plan
				
				
				
				Discounted licenses seek to reel in new anglers | 
	
 
 

 
April 15, 2013
	
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
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					Memo calls for national mandatory gun 
					registration & confiscation
					
					
					CCRKBA Calls for Background checks on all Elected Officials
					
					
					PTR to Move from Connecticut-The migration has started | 
		
 
	
	
 
  
  
 

 
April 8, 2013
  
  
	
		
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				DNR hosts fishing 
				regulation meetings April 9 & 11 in Escanaba and Iron Mountain
				
				
				Archery in the 
				Schools state tournament winners
				
				
				MI to stock 
				Atlantic salmon in Lake Huron | 
	
 
	
		
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				Test results show no DNA evidence of Asian carp
				
				
				
				Lessons learned from the 2012 ice fishing season
				
				Gander Mtn. Firearms coming to Rogers, MN | 
	
 
 

 
April 1, 2013
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
  
  
	
		
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				DNR to host fishing regulation meetings April 8 & 9 in Eastern 
				U.P.
				
				
				New fishing regs adopted for 2013-2014 season take effect April 
				1  
				
				DNR 
				wants input on draft land management plan at regional open 
				housesNew fishing license required April 1
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				New York 
				opens Trout and Salmon Fishing April 1 
				
				
				
				NY to stock 2.1 million catchable trout this spring
				
				
				
				Benefits of $20.3 Million from Two Settlements  | 
	
 
 

 
March 25, 2013
		
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
  
  
	
		
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				DNR hosts fishing regulations public meetings in western U.P. 
				April 2, 3 & 4
				
				
				
				DNR Fisheries Division releases 2012 annual report
				
				
				DNR Fisheries Division releases five-year strategic plan | 
	
 
 

 
March 18, 2013
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
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March 11, 2013
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
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				Coast Guard, 
				EPA study potential for Asian carp to enter Great Lakes in 
				barges
				
				Group releases 
				ballast water management report | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
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				DNR meetings to discuss fishing regs, 
				March 12, 19, April 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11
				
				
				
				Free boating safety class offered at Spring Boating Expo in 
				Novi, March 16
				
				DNR to host 
				meetings on wolf management, March 12, 13, 19, 21
				
				
				New muskie, northern pike regs take 
				effect April 1 | 
	
 
	
		
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				Proposed Changes to Bighead Carp Regulations 
				
				
				State Unveils "NY Open For Fishing And Hunting" license program
				
				
				
				NY sued over Cuomo gun control package
				
				
				
				"State Of The Eastern Finger Lakes" Meetings, March 18, 20 | 
	
 
 

 
March 4, 2013
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
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				Growing number of Michigan deer hunters give crossbows a try
				
				
				
				Free hunting and fishing licenses for disabled veterans March 1
				
				
				
				More on proposed hunting license fees | 
	
 
	
		
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				New fishing, hunting licenses go on sale March 6
				
				
				
				Citizen-based monitoring conference April 5-6 in Wisconsin 
				Rapids | 
	
 
 

 
February 25, 2013
	
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
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				| 2nd Amendment Issues | 
			
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					S&W Creates Convenient Way To Express Support For Gun Rights
					
					
					SAF challenging New York's 
					gun permitting statute
					
					
					Appeals court lets stand Illinois concealed carry ruling | 
			
	 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
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				DNR Reminds Anglers of Natural Bait Restrictions 
				
				
				
				
				More Michigan deer hunters give crossbows a try
				
				
				MI - State-record Great Lakes muskie now 
				listed as world record | 
	
 
	
		
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				Public Invited to Comment on 2013-2014 hunting season proposals
				
				
				
				Ohio Fishing, Hunting and Trapping Licenses | 
	
 
	
		
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				Ice Fishing World Record Lake Trout | 
	
 
 

 
February 11, 2013
	
		
			
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				Registration Open for 2013 Illinois 
				Conservation Congress
				
				
				
				IL Camping Reservations
				
				
				
				2013 Illinois Licenses Now Available
				
				
				
				Hunter and Boating Safety Education | 
	
 
  
	
		
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				Ice fishing classes 
				offered Feb. 16-17 
				
				
				Michigan proposes new license fee structure
				
				DNR Master Angler 
				program a big success in 2012
				
				
				2013 Black Lake sturgeon season harvest result | 
	
 
	
		
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				DNR, NWTF mentored women’s turkey applications due Feb. 19
				
				
				
				Moose population drops dramatically; hunting season will not 
				open | 
	
 
	
		
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				Sturgeon spearing season opened Feb 9
				
				
				
				Study continues to monitor cause of Wisconsin deer mortality
				
				
				
				Spring fish/wildlife proposed rules hearing questionnaire 
				available online
				
				
				
				Wisconsin seeks to fill more than 15 wildlife 
				biologist positions | 
	
 
 

 
February 4, 2013
	
		
			
				
					| Hunting & 
					Shooting products/issues | 
			
  
	
 
	
	
		
			
				| 2nd Amendment Issues | 
			
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					Illinois Concealed Carry Ban Challenged | 
			
	 
 
  
 

 
January 28, 2013
	

 
January 21, 2013
	
  
  
	
		
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				DNR Seeks Input on Betsie River Site Feb. 25
				
				
				
				DNR Seeks Public Comment on Fisheries Plans
				
				
				No fishing license required in Michigan on Feb. 16-17 | 
	
 
 

 
January 14, 2013
	
		
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				Rare Giant Squid Captured 
				on Film in Its Natural Habitat
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				| Beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
			
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				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
  
 

 
January 7, 2013
	
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
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				National Survey shows increase in Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife 
				Recreation 
				
				
				
				EPA IG to Investigate Agency e-mail practices
				
				
				
				Tide Turning for Boating Industry | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Zequanox controls Zebra Mussels in Illinois Lake (dup)
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for Jan 4, 2013 | 
	
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Guided snowshoe hikes at Porcupine Mountains State Park
				
				
				Sturgeon season on Black Lake begins Feb. 2
				
				
				Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program Feb 22-24
				
				
				Ludington Regional Fishery Workshop Jan 12 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Winter stream trout fishing in BWCAW now open
				
				Bubble, 
				sound & light barrier feasible as Asian carp deterrent
				
				
				Southeast trout streams offer alternative to ice 
				fishing
				
				
				DNR urges snowmobile safety
				
				
				DNR urges snowmobile safety kits for kids
				
				
				DNR seeks comments on trout, sturgeon, & other fisheries
				
				
				Fish shelter identification required
				
				
				DNR urges anglers who use frozen bait to review new regulations | 
	
 
 

 
December 17, 2012
	
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Federal court tosses IL ban on carrying concealed weapons
				
				
				
				Chicago vows to fight concealed carry ruling
				
				
				DNR Sustainability Funding Bill | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Scientists Mix Up Water 
				Temperatures to Kill Invasive Species | 
	
 
 

 
December 10, 2012
		
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Ideas for distributing chinook in Lake Michigan accepted until Dec. 17 | 
	
 
 

 
December 3, 2012
		
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Gov amendatory Veto shot down in the Senate, moves to House
				
				
				
				Controlled Pheasant Hunting Hunter Quotas Increased 
				
				
				
				Supreme Court rejects appeal on taping Illinois cops | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				MI proposes 599-mile Trail connecting Detroit to Wis. via U.P. | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Minneapolis Chef Wins $1000 with Lake Superior Fish
				 | 
	
 
 

 
November 26, 2012
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Dec. 1 meeting set on distribution of chinook among ports
				
				
				
				Spring turkey permit application deadline Dec. 10
				
				
				Fish tags give biologists information on where stocked chinook 
				originated
				
				WI - $15,000 donation for improvements to Iron County shooting 
				range | 
	
 
 

 
November 19, 2012
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				Cabela’s kicks off Holiday Shopping Season
				
				
				Bass Pro Shops open 8 AM Thanksgiving
				
				
				Gander Mountain Holiday extended hours, deals | 
	
	
 
  
  
 

 
November 12, 2012
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Cabela’s to hire 195 to Staff New 
				Columbus, OH Store
				
				
				OH - DNR, USFWS stock surplus Lake Trout in Lake Erie | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Crossbows now allowed during gun deer season | 
	
 
 

 
November 5, 2012
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNR to hold open meeting Nov 15 (dup)
				
				
				
				Hunting opportunities at Marseilles State Fish 7 Wildlife Area
				
				
				
				Chicago Mayor Should Share Blame for Mayhem, 
				Says CCRKBA | 
	
 
  
  
 

 
October 29, 2012
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Chinook egg collection goals met | 
	
 
 

 
October 22, 2012
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				NRC honors Bay de Noc Great Lakes Sport Fisherman, Inc
				
				
				 
				New Great 
				Lakes Muskie record (dup)
				
				
				
				Vandalism likely the cause of 5,700 Coho salmon deaths
				
				
				
				DNR proposes new trout stream category in U.P.
				
				
				
				Michigan 
				Lake Maps help find fish
				
				
				
				Pure Michigan Hunt winner harvests elk of a lifetime
				
				
				
				New law gives disabled vets free hunting and fishing licenses | 
	
 
 

 
October 15, 2012
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNR collecting salmon and trout eggs this fall 
				
				
				
				
				New regulation allows for spearfishing on Houghton Lake 
				
				
				
				DNR shooting ranges help hunters of all ages prep for season | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				New 
				winter walleye regulations for Upper Red Lake
				
				
				
				School is out, youth deer hunting season is in
				
				
				
				Leech 
				Lake netting results show a strong walleye population
				
				
				
				2012 whitefish-tullibee sport-netting dates and regulations
				
				
				Court rules wolf season can continue | 
	
 
 

 
October 8, 2012
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				EOTech HHS II hi-lighted by Field & Stream
				
				
				
				Bushnell G-Force 1300 ARC Laser Rangefinder 
				
				
				M-Pro 7 Foaming Gun Cleaner | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Feds back research to stop Great Lakes invasions
				
				
				
				High court rejects challenge to roadless rule
				
				
				USGS assessment of Shale Gas Resources in the Utica Shale: 38 
				trillion cubic ft 
				
				
				
				EPA Awards Grant to Protect Women and Children from Mercury in 
				Lake Superior Fish | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Feds back research to stop Great Lakes invasions (dup)
				
				
				
				EPA Awards Grant to Protect Women and Children from Mercury in 
				Lake Superior Fish
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for Oct 5, 2012 | 
	
	
	
 
  
 

 
October 1, 2012
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				 Lake Michigan States agree to revised 
				stocking strategy
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for Sept 28, 2012 | 
	
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Water samples detect Asian carp eDNA in Lake Erie’s Maumee Bay
				
				
				Klarer, Lake Erie Charter Boat Association Receive Ohio Lake 
				Erie Awards | 
		
			| Lake Michigan | 
		
			|  | 
		
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Hunters reminded to use safe practices 
				in the field
				
				
				
				Fall Trout Season opens October 20
				
				
				State and Federal Sites to be Open for Youth Waterfowl Hunting 
				Seasons | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Free public event at Great Lakes Aquarium 
				
				
				
				MN - DNR to hold public land auctions | 
	
 
 

 
September 24, 2012
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Coast Guard to require dockside exam on commercial fishing 
				vessels
				
				A Dam Success: National Fish Passage Program Helps Restore Streams
				
				
				Hunter and Angler 
				Numbers Up
				
				
				Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 coming up for a vote | 
	
	
 
  
 

 
September 17, 2012
	
		
			| 
				
				
				New Hunting 
				Opportunities on Refuges in Fourteen States 
				
				
				
				Report shows rise in Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife-Related 
				recreation participation in 28 States | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Anglers should watch for Chinook salmon with missing fin
				
				
				Indiana DNR’s Hunt, Fish, Eat starts Sept. 20 | 
	
 
  
 

 
September 10, 2012
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for Sept 7, 2012 
				
				
				Public Meeting on Michigan/Wisconsin Menominee River State 
				Recreation Area Sept. 26 | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Pilot program to increase public access at Dane County shooting 
				range
				
				
				2012 Wisconsin fall hunting forecast available | 
	
 
 

 
September 3, 2012
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Bushnell Fall Riflescope and Spotting Scope Rebate Program
				
				
				
				M-Pro Tactical Rifle Cleaning Kit
				
				
				
				Browning Citori 725 Awarded Field & Stream Best of Best Award
				
				
				
				Jessie Duff with AR15.com 3-Gun Win
				
				
				
				NSSF Files Motion to dismiss suit against Traditional Ammo
				
				
				
				Blackhawk 
				KNOXX Rifle Stocks and Adjustable AR/M4 Buttstocks Offer 
				Multiple Benefits 
				
				
				
				Blackhawk Products featured on NBC’s New Reality Show, Stars 
				Earn Stripes | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				NHF Day to take place Sept. 22, 2012
				
				
				
				IJC Public Comment Extended, Teleconference Planned for Sept 19 | 
	
	
 
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				The Top 8 State Parks for Boating and Fishing
				
				Economy, Recruitment Programs Lead to Growth in Hunting, Fishing 
				Participation | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Indiana OKs Salmon stocking reductions for 
				Lake Michigan 
				
				
				
				Sale of invasive aquatic plants banned
				
				
				Salamonie Lake to host Senior Fall Fest, Sept. 10-12 | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Women-only introductory archery, handgun shooting workshops 
				Sept. 11, 12 and 19
				
				
				
				DNR offers handgun class for women Sept. 22
				
				
				Women’s Shooting Discovery Day in West Michigan Sept 29 | 
	
 
 

 
August 27, 2012
	
		
			
				| Beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
			
				| 
					
					
					
					
					Gander Mountain coming to Winston-Salem, N.C
					
					
					
					Bass Pro Shops New Store in Atlantic City, NJ | 
			
	 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Sturgeon hook-and-line season opens Sept. 1 
				
				
				
				
				Early Canada goose/mourning dove seasons open Sept. 1
				
				
				
				More information available on chinook reduction proposal | 
	
 
 

 
August 20, 2012
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Bill Ok’d with Angler and Fishery Provisions
				
				
				Biopesticide 
				to control zebra mussels being tested in Minnesota
				
				Keep 
				Hatcheries open and local Waterways Stocked
				
				
				Number of Hunters & Anglers on the Rise, reversing decades 
				of decline | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for August 17, 2012
				
				
				
				Lake Michigan Committee to issue stocking 
				reduction comments August 23 
				 | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Public invited to comment on experimental fishing regulations
				
				
				
				Input sought on Namakan Reservoir walleye regulations
				
				
				Trout regulation change proposed for Square Lake Sept. 20 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Be a Mentor to a new angler, hunter or trapper
				
				
				
				Contribute Via Habitat Stamps or donation to support 
				conservation programs | 
	
 
 
 

 
August 13, 2012
	
		
			
				| Beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
			
				|  | 
			
				| Food for thought | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				STRATOS 176 VLO,  New for 2013
				
				
				
				Mepps recycles squirrel tails
				
				
				Under Armour New Tactical Cotton Collection | 
	
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Learn to fish, 
				shoot at U.P. State Fair in Escanaba, August 13-19
				
				
				
				Summer fish kills reported in Michigan inland lakes
				
				DNR recommends 
				brook trout daily limits stay at five in Upper Peninsula | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Spiny Water Flea Confirmed In Lake 
				George
				
				
				
				2012-13 Sporting Licenses available beginning August 13
				
				
				State Adds 156 Acres Of Wetlands On Lake Champlain To Forest 
				Preserve | 
	
 
 

 
August 
6, 2012
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for Aug 3, 2012 
				
				
				
				Agencies plan for further assessment of Asian carp in Lake Erie 
				
				
				Asian Carp Sampling Summary | 
	
 
  
  
 

 
July 30, 2012
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNR offers archery workshops for women Aug 11, 16
				
				
				MUCC says Court Ruling is Attack on 
				Shooting Range Rights
				
				DNR offers 
				ladies-only hunter education class Aug 25 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Meetings to discuss Lake 
				Michigan trout/salmon stocking Aug 7, 9 | 
	
 
 

 
July 23, 2012
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				No Asian Carp found in Lake Calumet after 3-day search
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for July 20, 2012 | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				DNR to remove grass carp from Marrs Lake, Lenawee County
				
				
				Volunteer to help kids learn fishing, shooting sports at U.P. 
				State Fair Aug. 13-19  | 
	
 
 

 
July 16, 2012
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Lake Erie 
				water samples test positive for Asian carp eDNA
				
				
				
				Study highlights need for Urgent Action to prevent establishment 
				Of Asian Carp
				
				
				Asian Carp Report highlights urgent need to save Great Lakes 
				from invasion 
				
				
				
				UN 
				threatening 2nd Amendment
				
				ICAST New 
				Product Showcase Award Winners | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Lake Erie 
				water samples test positive for Asian carp eDNA (Dup)
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for July 13, 2012 | 
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Sportfishing Industry Launches FishSmart Tackle Program
				
				World Series of Bass opens doors for all tournament anglers
				
				
				Bass 
				Pro Shops to Open Mega Store in Bridgeport | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Low water requires increased diligence 
				at boat ramps
				
				
				
				Volunteer for Hoosier Outdoor Experience, Sept. 15-16 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Enforcement blitz finds mostly honest anglers | 
	
 
 

 
July 9, 2012
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNR Handgun, shotgun shooting classes for women
				
				
				
				DNR offers Women charter fishing tour, July 21
				
				
				
				DNR hosts Walleye strategy meeting July 11 in Escanaba | 
	
 
 

 
July 2, 2012
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Senate Committee OKs National Fish Habitat Conservation Act
				
				
				
				U.S. House passes 
				Marksmanship Training Support Act
				
				
				House Appropriations 
				Bill helps Anglers, Hunters access Public Lands 
				
				
				
				EPA takes 
				major beating in Appropriations Committee Vote | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for June 29, 2012
				
				
				Coast Guard, Ill DNR, Chicago Police combat illegal charter boat 
				operations | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Keith Creagh new MI DNR Director
				
				
				
				Michigan Court strikes down stun gun ban
				
				
				New handgun range at Rose Lake State Wildlife Area now open | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				New Lake Michigan fishing hotline, updates now available
				
				
				
				WI DNR hiring DNR wardens, apply by July 27 | 
	
 
 

 
June 25, 2012
	
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Federal Court defends right to Keep and Bear Arms
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for June 22, 2012
				
				
				
				$50,000 Fine for importing Live Asian Carp (dup)
				
				
				IJC invites comments on Upper Great Lakes report
				
				
				More Asian carp DNA found near Lake Michigan | 
	
 
  
  
 

 
June 18, 2012
  
 

 
June 
11, 2012
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Sportsmen's Act 
				of 2012 Introduced in the Senate
				
				
				Olcott Beach, NY Proclaimed the Ultimate Fishing Town in America 
			 | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for June 8, 2012 
				
				
				USGS Predator Diet Update
				
				
				
				IJC and Brookfield Power join Commission to battle Sea Lamprey | 
	
	
	
 
  
  
  
 

 
June 
4, 2012
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  

 
May 28, 2012
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Free Fishing Weekend is June 2-3
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for May 28, 2012 
				
				
				Chicago Outdoor Sportsmen Show Returns to Rosemont | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				New black bass rules take effect this week 
				
				
				
				Bear Lake offers good bluegill fishing
				
				
				Upper Wabash properties to host kids fishing derbies, June 2 | 
	
 
  
 

 
May 21, 2012
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Berkley 
				Havoc 4" 
				Rocket Craw
				
				Berkley 
				Havoc 4" 
				Subwoofer
				
				Berkley 
				2" & 3" Flicker Shad | 
	
 
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Enjoy 
				Michigan's ‘Summer Free Fishing Weekend’ June 9-10
				
				
				Michigan Pheasant Restoration Initiative gaining momentum 
				
				
				
				Private 1000 yd range 
				opened May 19
				
				
				Lifetime Hunting and 
				Fishing Licenses Up for Consideration | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNR reminds anglers of fishing regulation changes for 2012
				
				Park 
				Rapids to Host 2013 Governor’s Fishing Opener 
				
				
				DNR marking walleye 
				fry to evaluate stocking levels | 
	
 
 

 
May 14, 2012
	
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Walleyes remain abundant in Sylvan Lake
				
				
				
				Additional trout releases scheduled for five streams
				
				
				
				Mourdock wins in the Indiana U.S. Senate Primary Election
				
				
				Family Fishing Facilitator workshop, Paynetown SRA, May 25
				 | 
	
 
  
 

 
May 7, 2012
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				New Chicagoland Fishing, Travel & Outdoor Expo Set to Open
				
				
				In January 2013
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for May 4, 2012 | 
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				Cabela’s to open store in Green Bay, WI
				
				
				Cabela’s Announces Wanna Go Fishing 
				for Millions? Participating Waters
				
				
				Bass Pro offers Free Outdoor Essential Classes | 
	
	
		
			| Lake Michigan | 
		
			|  | 
		
			| Lake Superior | 
		
			|  | 
	
 
  
  
  
 

 
April 30, 2012
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Bighead caught in St. Croix underscores urgency of Asian carp 
				(dup)
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for April 27
				
				
				Asian Carp Sampling Summary (dup) | 
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				Free seminars, giveaways and fun at Bass Pro Shops
				
				
				Most Anglers Not Deterred by Lost Access 
				
				
				
				Participation in Outdoor Recreation reaches highest level in 
				five years | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Fishing season kicks into high gear with multiple openers 
				
				
				
				Survey provides insight on Michigan walleye
				
				
				
				MI DNR to survey anglers, collect fishing experience data  | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Bighead caught in St. Croix underscores urgency of Asian carp
				
				
				MN DNR offers 12 parcels of land for sale
				
				
				Lake Sturgeon making comeback on Lake of the Woods and Rainy 
				River
				
				
				Apply now for the 2012 Minnesota elk hunt | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Ohio 
				Offers Free Fishing Days May 5-6
				
				
				
				Ohio's 
				Spring Turkey Season Underway
				
				
				
				Ohio's 
				young hunters productive during Two-Day Turkey Hunt 
			 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Wisconsin 
				Inland fishing season opens May 5
				
				
				
				WI Governor’s Fishing Opener in Washburn County
				
				
				Dates and new regulations affecting WI musky anglers
				
				
				Green Bay sturgeon go high-tech
				
				
				
				Six-Month Old CCW Laws Prove Wildly Popular | 
	
 
 

 
April 23, 2012
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Opposition grows to 
				Obama’s National Ocean Policy
				
				
				
				Federal appeals court hears E15 waiver challenge
				
				
				U.S. House votes to Protect Hunting / Shooting on Public Land
				
				
				Bipartisan Bill introduced to Stop 
				Asian Carp | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Carter new Ohio Fish Chief
				
				Ohio 
				Anglers encouraged to participate in Online Survey
				
				
				
				Castalia State Fish Hatchery celebrates $7 Million Renovation | 
	
 
 

 
April 16, 2012
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				U.S. Coast Guard Adopts Ballast Water Standards
				
				
				
				75 Years of Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Program Success
				
				
				EPA denies group's 
				Latest Petition to Ban Traditional Ammunition | 
	
	
 
	
	
		
			
				| 2nd Amendment Issues | 
			
				| 
					
					
					Lawsuit Seeks Injunction 
					Against Ban on Legal Firearms in Public Housing | 
			
	 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Illinois 
				Youth Turkey Season harvest a new record
				
				
				
				Concealed-carry law returns to Ill. General Assembly
				
				
				
				Students prepare for 2012 IHSA Bass Fishing 
				Tournament Series | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				MI Walleye Daily Limit for Lake Erie to stay at six 
				
				
				Catch-and-immediate-release bass fishing opens April 28 in Lower 
				Peninsula, May 15 in UP
				
				DNR approves 
				Michigan’s new Elk Management Plan | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				ODNR Announces 2012 Local Marine 
				Patrol Assistance Grant Awardees
				
				
				Placement of Navigational Aids gets 
				boost with ODNR funding
				
				
				Ohio Spring Turkey Hunting Season Opens April 23 | 
	
 
 

 
April 9 2012
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				U.S. Coast Guard Adopts Ballast Water Standards
				
				
				Uninspected 6 or 12 pack Vessels - Rules Apply Know Them!
				
				
				Over 100 Members of Congress show support for State and Tribal 
				Wildlife Grants | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Warm spring? Don’t delay controlling 
				garlic mustard
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for April 6, 2012 | 
	
	
		
			
				| 2nd Amendment Issues | 
			
				| 
					
					
					
					
					IL
					State gun bill threatens jobs
					
					
					NRA appeals decision denying Right-to-Carry outside the Home
					
					
					IL State high Court rules against Chicago on "Assault 
					Weapons ban" | 
			
	 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				State gun bill threatens jobs
				
				
				State high Court rules against Chicago on "Assault Weapons ban"
				
				
				
				NRA appeals decision denying Right-to-Carry outside the Home | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Popular Alabama rigs are legal for 
				anglers’ use in Michigan
				
				
				Lake Erie daily limit for walleye 
				to remain at six through April 30, 2013
				
				
				Enforcement of Invasive Species order on Swine begins
				
				
				Shooting Ranges closed on Easter
				
				
				
				It’s Time to Fish for Smelt
				
				
				Manistee River 
				sturgeon success story | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				New state park reservation system fully phased in
				
				
				
				New walleye regulation at Mille Lacs Lake; good fishing expected
				
				
				
				Bear hunt applications open April 2 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Walleye bag limits adjusted for 
				Ceded Territory lakes | 
	
 
 

 
April 2, 2012
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Share images with Bushnell Online Community Trail Cam
				
				
				
				Uncle Mike's new Reflex Holster Models
				
				
				
				Ruger Introduces the 10/22 Takedown | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Aquatic GIS Training Workshop  June 20-22
				
				
				Researchers publish harvest policy research on lake whitefish
				
				
				Interior announces Onshore Wind Energy Guidelines 
				
				
				
				Pike County enacts concealed carry (dup)
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for March 30, 
				2012
				
				
				
				Upcoming Lake Huron Regional Fisheries Workshops (dup)
				
				
				State-feds agree on offshore wind projects in the Great Lakes | 
	
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				New fishing regulations take effect April 1
				
				
				DNR seeks public review of Michigan brook trout regulations
				
				
				DNR seeks public review of Michigan northern pike regulations
				
				MI 
				DNR seeks public review of Michigan muskellunge regulations
				
				
				
				DNR to collect muskellunge eggs from Detroit River and Lake St. 
				Clair
				
				
				Smelt dipping is open statewide | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNR offers new live peregrine falcon webcam
				
				
				Word from DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr
				
				
				Reservations due by April 10 for seasonal and monthly camping at 
				state parks
				
				
				DNR to offer limited moose hunt this fall | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Warm spring 
				means fish are spawning up to a month early
				
				Migrating 
				steelhead #s up from previous years
				
				Annual 
				spring hearings a chance to participate in rule-making process | 
	
 
 

 
March 26, 2012
	
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Public meetings to discuss statewide fishing regulations
				
				
				Public meetings to discuss Northern Lake Michigan Management and 
				statewide fishing regulations
				
				
				Public meetings to discuss Northern Lake Huron Management and 
				statewide fishing regulations
				
				
				
				Public meetings to discuss S.W. Michigan and statewide fishing 
				regulations
				
				
				DNR offers women’s handgun course for a concealed pistol license
				
				
				
				Inland fishing guides reminded of permit required to use state 
				lands | 
	
	 
 

 
March 19, 2012
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Brite-Strike Tactical Blue-Dot Light 
				
				
				
				All Purpose Adhesive Light Strips – for safety (dup)
				
				
				Birchwood Casey Stick-A-Bull Adhesive Targets | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Coast Guard issues standard for ballast water discharged in 
				US waters
				
				
				
				A new weapon in the fight against zebra mussels:  Zequanox
				
				
				
				Groups petition EPA for 3rd time to ban lead in ammo 
				and Fishing tackle
				
				
				USFWS awards $4.2 Million in Grants to 
				Tribes
				
				
				Support of National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity
				
				
				Critical reminder about Gun Safety Rules | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Southern Illinois U. wins College 
				Fishing Central Conference
				
				
				State gives temporary OK to umbrella 
				rigs (dup)
				
				Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for March 16, 2012 
			 | 
	
	
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Anglers Get Early Start to Fishing 
				with the Annual Walleye Run (dup)
				
				
				
				State makes Water Quality Recommendations to protect Lake Erie
				
				
				USDA steps to improve Lake Erie Water 
				Quality | 
		
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				New State Record Walleye
				
				
				
				Southern Illinois U. wins College Fishing Central Conference
				
				
				
				Illinois’ 2012 Spring Trout Fishing Season 
				Opens April 7
				
				
				
				Concealed Carry Supporters Flood Illinois State Capital
				
				
				
				2012 Resident Deer Applications—Apply Now | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				New tools can help make 
				2012 fishing easier, more fun
				
				April 9 spring hearings 
				offer a smorgasbord of issues | 
	
 
 

 
March 12, 2012
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				All Anglers get shot at $50,000 in Arkansas
				
				
				Federal panel adopts options for ocean salmon sport fishery
				 | 
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Mandatory Ice Shanty Removal Dates
				
				
				Get Tips on Trout at Steelhead Fishing Clinic
				
				
				Licenses on Sale for Mentored Youth Hunting
				
				
				
				Snowfall and Winds close Recreation Trails in Northern Michigan | 
	
 
 

 
March 5, 2012
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Field & Stream Year's Best New Fishing Gear
				
				
				
				Fenwick Elite Tech Smallmouth Rod Wins Field & 
				Stream Best of the Best 
				
				
				
				Sébile D&S Crank wins Field & Stream Best of the Best | 
	
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				EPA’s 
				Global Warming Juggernaut challenged in Court
				
				
				
				Supreme Court Won’t Tip the Scales on Asian Carp
				
				
				Feds release 2012 Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework
				
				Court 
				rules against U.S. Forest Service on illegal fees
				
				
				National Bills Advance Sportsmen Interests
				
				FCC 
				extends comment period on GPS decision to March 16 | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Conlin addresses Illinois AFS annual 
				meeting
				
				
				Downstate Democrats rip Chicago over "nonsensical gun proposals"
				
				
				La Salle 
				Lake Opens for Season on March 15 | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNR Fisheries Report Highlights 2011 Activities
				
				
				
				DNR Beginner & Advanced Pheasant Hunts for Women
				
				DNR Archery 
				Workshops for Women March 24 & 26 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Proposed Changes to Freshwater Sport Fishing Regs
				
				
				
				NY Pursues Uniform, National Ballast Water Requirements
				
				
				Record Bear Harvest in 2011 in New York | 
	
 

 
February 27, 2012
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Researchers Use Fish Earstones to Collect Hatched Fish Data
				
				
				Cabela's Reports Record Results, Eyes Expansion
				
				Grand Valley researcher finds salmon link to contaminated fish | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Young anglers caught six “Fish of the Year” in 2011
				
				
				Blue Grass Pit bass fishing improves under new rules
				
				
				Reserved Youth Turkey Hunt opportunities on DNR properties | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Sturgeon 
				River Strain Brown Trout show promise
				
				
				
				2012-2013 DNR updates for Waters in SW Michigan
				
				
				
				Experience wildlife workshops March 3-10 | 
	
 
 

 
February 20, 2012
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				2012 Black Lake Sturgeon Season Harvest Results
				
				
				
				Learn about Michigan’s ever-changing lakes 
				
				
				DNR 
				Reminds Anglers about Bait Restrictions Prior to Free Fishing 
				Weekend | 
	
 
 

 
February 13, 2012
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Bi-Partisan bill introduced to protect hunting & fishing rights 
				on federal lands
				
				
				Public meeting on National Fish, Wildlife & Plants Climate 
				Adaptation strategy
				 | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
 

 
February 6, 2012
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				EOTech New Integrated Fore-end Light (IFL
				
				
				
				Bushnell 2012 Ultra Legend HD Riflescopes
				
				
				
				Trijicon long-range TARS Riflescope | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				14,000 lbs of Asian carp seized at Windsor-Detroit border
				
				
				
				Fishing and Hunting Protection Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate
				
				
				75th anniversary of Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Youth Spring Turkey Special Hunt area
				
				
				
				Spring Turkey applications
				
				
				2012 Illinois Licenses now available | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Platte River spawning closure extended to April 28
				
				
				
				MI DNR hosts Sixth Annual State Virtual Archery Tournament
				
				
				Michigan Hunters’ Rights protected in Huron-Manistee Case
				
				
				
				DNR to host meeting Feb 13 for managing Goose Lake State Game 
				Area
				
				
				
				Northern Lower Regional Deer advisory team to meet Feb. 11 | 
	
 
 

 
January 30, 2012
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Attack on 
				U.S. Sovereignty - The Law of the Sea Treaty
				
				
				
				American Sportfishing Association seeks help in lead debate
				
				
				Senior Officials Refuses Fast And Furious Subpoena
				
				
				Arizona strikes back: State investigates feds over gun-running
				
				
				
				Postage Prices Increase
				
				
				Ron Paul introduces bill to repeal worst parts of Congress' 
				"indefinite detention" | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Ohioans can renew boat registrations online
				
				
				
				'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' is 2012 Conference Theme 
			 | 
	
 

 
January 23, 2012
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Chicago:  Challenge to Ban on Guns Outside the Home Goes Forward
				
				
				
				NRA will appeal Texas concealed handgun case
				
				
				
				Something to hide? Official to plead Fifth on 'Furious' | 
		
 
  
  

 
January 16, 2012
  
  
 

 
January 9, 2012
	
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				National Defense Authorization Act P.L. 1540
				
				
				
				Pro-life ‘terrorists’ could be permanently detained without 
				trial under law
				
				
				Firearm Sales soared through holidays
				
				
				
				US Forest Service approves Vermont wind power facility | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				2012 Illinois Licenses Available Jan. 16
				
				
				Youth Turkey Hunting
				
				
				Camping Reservations
				
				
				
				Snowmobile Reminders
				
				
				Late-Winter and CWD Deer County Permits
				
				
				
				Spring Turkey Applications | 
	
 
	 
 
 

 
January 2, 2012
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Illegal immigrants have no right to arms - court
				
				
				
				Sportfishing Industry Asks for Congressional Action on Arbitrary 
				Fishing Limits
				
				
				ANS Control Paper Release & Comment 
				Period
				
				
				FBI Releases Preliminary Semiannual 
				Crime Statistics for 2011
				
				
				
				New EPA regs harm U.S. electricity generation, threaten national 
				security
				
				
				Obama, Holder among 'most corrupt politicians'
				
				
				Coast Guard studying effects of wind farms on marine traffic
				
				
				UN still pushing Law of the Sea Treaty | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Are we stocking the right number of salmon? 
				
				
				
				Biologists seek feedback on Lake 
				Michigan salmon stocking
				
				
				
				USFWS annual Ruffe surveillance on Lake Huron and the St. Marys 
				River
				
				
				
				FWS destroying 434K lake trout for 'rock snot' fear
				
				Regional mass marking 
				update | 
	
	
 
	
		
			|  | 
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				HSUS Casts Dark Cloud Over American Agriculture 
				
				
				
				Christmas trees as fish habitat may need permit
				
				
				
				Firearm Accident Fatalities at an All-Time Low | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Lake Sturgeon rehab strategy open for public review
				
				
				
				Winter Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program set for U.P. Feb. 
				24-26
				
				
				Workgroup presents recommendations to 
				NRC for Youth Hunting
				
				
				
				DNR Offers beginning handgun shooting class for women March 3 in 
				Linwood | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				I FISH NY Freshwater fishing map available from DEC
				
				
				NY acquires 600 acres 
				along Black Creek
				
				
				Feds side with Schneiderman on Indian Point power plant | 
	
 
 

 
December 12, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Anti-Fishing groups bypass lawsuit to ban 
				Lead fishing tackle
				
				
				
				House Bill gives more cormorant control to states
				
				
				
				Senate Votes No On Obama Anti-gun Court Nominee | 
	
	
 
  
  
 

 
December 5, 2011
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Fisheries bill introduced in Senate
				
				
				
				USEPA proposes standards for ballast water dumping
				
				
				ATF bans Chore Boy household scrub-pads | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Army Corps resets electric parameters of electric barriers
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for Dec 2, 2011  | 
	
	
	
 
  
 

 
November 28, 2011
	
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				AsianCarp.us is now live!
				
				
				House Passes National Right-To-Carry Bill
				
				The 
				Magic Returns!
				
				
				Hunting And Fishing Act H.R. 2834 gains committee support | 
	
	
 
  
  
	 
 
 

 
November 21, 2011
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Twelve Big Wins for Gun Owners
				
				
				
				U.S. House Passes National Right to Carry Reciprocity Act H.R. 
				822
				
				
				House Natural Resources Committee passes legislation protecting 
				sportsmen’s access (H.R.2834)
				
				
				
				Administration Wants Guns Off Public Land
				
				New 
				National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center on Long Island | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNR OKs purchase of 2,354 acres to create Menominee River 
				Recreation Area
				
				
				
				Hunter Orange clothing a good choice for everyone; not just 
				hunters
				
				
				
				DNR reminds hunters to use Mi-HUNT Web application  
				
				
				
				
				'Discovery Weekend' Jan. 27-29 offers women opportunity to 
				explore ice fishing, more
				
				
				Ludington Fishery Workshop | 
	
 
 

 
November 14, 2011
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				New Hoppe's Elite T3 Gun Oil for advanced protection/performance
				
				
				
				Weaver New Spotting Scopes’
				
				
				
				Weaver Classic 8x32 Binoculars Sweepstakes
				
				
				
				Ruger introduces LCP pistols with lasers | 
	
 
  
 

 
November 7, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
  
  
 

 
October 31, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Santa’s 
				Wonderland Event Kicks off with Santa’s Arrival November 5th
				
				
				Reports show E15 damage in marine engines
				
				Motorists Beware: Deer on the Move in November | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Healthy Rivers INitiative to host open 
				houses Nov. 14 and 16
				
				
				
				Hearings set for proposed limit changes, Dec 1 & 6 | 
	
 
  
 

 
October 24, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Federal Ammo introduces Top Gun Shotshells to Support Wounded 
				Warriors
				
				
				
				Crimson Trace Lightguard Platform
				
				
				Bushnell adds new Features to Trophy Cam Series
				
				
				Trijicon introduces solar-powered combat optic | 
	
 
  
  
  
 

 
October 17, 2011
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Asian carp caught in North Dakota
				
				
				
				Louisiana wildlife officer killed
				
				
				
				Animal activists block Oregon F&W offices
				
				
				
				Pork Choppers shoot feral pigs | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Sonar-equipped robo-kayak patrols Welland Canal for carp
				
				
				
				Weber new NE Regional Director for the 
				USFWS
				
				
				
				House warned against “EPA Power Grab of Breathtaking 
				Proportions”
				
				
				Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform 
				Act
				
				
				Wild Game Donation Act | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Special event in Erie, PA on wind energy
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for Oct 14, 2011 | 
	
	
 
	
		
			|  | 
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Sport angler decline
				
				
				
				Illinois solution to Asian Carp: just eat 'em
				
				
				
				Indiana angler wins Chicago Carp Classic
				
				
				Company admits guilt in Insurance 
				Fraud In Tragedy of Ethan Allen
				
				
				Think about your charitable donations
				
				
				Tips on Firearm Safety | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
 

 
October 10, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
 

 
October 3, 2011
  
  
  
 

 
September 26, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				NMMA 
				
				Joins Court Appeal of E15 Ruling
				
				
				
				Congress votes to extend the Sport Fish and Boating Safety Trust 
				Fund through March 31, 2012 | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Steelhead Fishing, Trout Stockings highlight Fall Fishing
				
				
				Boaters Cautioned that Flooding May Have Moved Buoys | 
	
 
 

 
September 19, 2011
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
		
			
				| 
					
					
					
					Mepps Makes Squirrel Tail Recycling Easy
					
					
					Yamaha Introduces All-New Grizzly 300
					
					
					Grill Griddles by Griddle-Q | 
		
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				New Aimpoint Patrol Rifle Optic Wins Industry Recognition
				
				
				
				Bushnell Legend Ultra HD Compact Binoculars
				
				
				
				Ruger SP101 .22 Cal Revolver | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Fish Barrier managers to crank up barrier voltage to block 
				carp
				
				
				SAF Conference slated for Chicago 
				Sept 23-25 (dup)
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for Sept 16, 2011 | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				House Debates Bill to Legalize Gun Permits across State Lines
				
				
				SAF Conference slated for Chicago Sept 
				23-25
				
				
				
				Official Opening of Downtown Plattsburgh Boat Launch
				
				
				Federal Judge 
				Rejects New York Gun Law Challenge | 
		
			| General | 
		
			|  | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Asian Carp Meeting September 23 
				
				
				Workshop reels 
				in teachers to get kids hooked on fishing, Sept 27-28
				
				
				
				Cormorant numbers decreasing in Michigan, Great Lakes
				
				
				
				State Law now allows 10-Year-Olds to hunt with a Firearm | 
	
 

 
September 12, 2011
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Bushnell acquires Night Optics USA
				
				
				
				Trijicon RMR RM06 3.25 MOA Adjustable LED
				
				
				Bushnell adds new models to Elite Spotting Scope Line | 
	
 
  
 

 
September 5, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Progress made with Platte River State Fish Hatchery effluents
				
				
				
				Volunteers needed for Sept Stewardship Workdays
				
				
				
				Bear Hunting for Beginners Sept. 11 
				
				
				DNR invites 
				input on Forest Management in Marquette and Alger Counties
				
				
				
				Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Waterfowl Workshop Sept. 24
				
				
				DNR offers Sporting Clays Class for Women Sept. 25 | 
	
 
 

 
August 29, 2011
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				DNR clarifies Boating Rule about 
				fishing from pontoon boats
				
				
				2011-12 Waterfowl Hunting Season dates 
				approved
				
				
				Nonresident Landowners Now Required to Purchase Ohio Licenses
				 | 
	
 
 

 
August 22, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				NRC Approves Waterfowl Season Dates for 2011-12
				
				
				
				Deer Hunting Workshop for Women in West Bloomfield Sept. 17
				
				
				
				Leftover Fall Turkey Licenses Go on Sale Aug. 29 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Ohio State Parks boat dock lottery deadline August 31
				
				
				Ohio Wildlife Officer charged with Federal Lacey Act crimes
				
				
				Alum Creek launch ramps slated for improvements this fall | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Early Canada 
				goose and mourning dove seasons open Sept. 1 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				$1,300 Fine For Commercial Fishing Violations | 
	
 
 

 
August 15, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				No Asian Carp Found in Lake Calumet after intensive 
				monitoring 
				
				
				
				Coast Guard, ILDNR cops bust illegal charter boat operations 
				(dup)
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for August 12, 2011 | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Youth Deer Permits
				
				
				
				Archery Deer and Fall Turkey hunting opportunities
				
				
				Coast Guard, ILDNR cops bust illegal charter boat operations 
				(dup) | 
	
 
  
 

 
August 8, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Koi virus detected in Kent Lake fish kill
				
				Managed Waterfowl area 
				hunt applications on sale to Aug. 28
				
				
				
				DNR Offers Deer Hunting Workshop for Women Aug. 20 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Blue Catfish Project Moves to Hoover Reservoir
				
				OLEC 
				accepting nominations through August 15
				
				
				
				Nominations sought for Ohio Natural Resources 
				Hall of Fame | 
	
 
 

 
August 1, 2011
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Lawmaker seeks waiver for U.S., Canadian boaters
				
				
				BoatUS Delivers 15,000 Comments to FCC: "Don't Mess With Our 
				GPS" | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Regional Committee to begin intensive Asian Carp monitoring
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for July 29, 2011 | 
	
	
 
	
		
			|  | 
		
			| Lake Huron | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Managing Chinook salmon in Lake 
				Huron
				
				
				
				MI DNR to hold public meetings on Lake Huron in August
				
				
				Western Lake Huron Basin meetings hosted by Army Corps of 
				Engineers | 
		
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNR to hold public meetings on Lake Huron in August
				
				
				
				Michigan groups plan Asian carp summit
				
				
				DNR outdoors workshops for Women in August | 
	
 
 

 
July 25, 2011
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				State Of Michigan 
				Job Opportunities
				
				
				
				DNR, Tribes team up to stock Walleyes in the U.P. 
				
				
				Hunter Heritage Bills 
				Signed into Law
				
				Learn Tips on Walleye 
				Fishing and More | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				DEC policy to reduce cooling water intake fish kills by 90 %
				 | 
	
 
 

 
July 18, 2011
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| Other Breaking News Items | 
	
 
 

 
July 11, 2011
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Federal Fish Hatcheries are on the Chopping Block
				
				
				FWS proposes to expand hunting 
				opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges in eight states
				
				
				BRP engineer testifies on dangers of E15 | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Illinois on its own after Wisconsin 
				allows Concealed Carry
				
				
				
				SAF wins injunction v. Chicago gun range ban 
				
				
				SAF files for preliminary injunction against Illinois carry ban | 
	
 
 

 
July 4, 2011
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Obama 
				Administration to Host Public Meeting on Asian Carp in Port 
				Clinton, OH 
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for July 1, 2011 | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Ohio Forum on Asian Carp 
				Prevention strategies - July 7
				
				
				
				Natural Resources Administrator retires from ODNR 
				
				
				
				
				Ohio Lake Erie Commission seeking  photos 
				from Shutterbugs | 
	
 
 

 
June 27, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Legislation Introduced to Stop Unwarranted Fisheries 
				Closures
				
				
				VanDam again named Angler of the Year
				
				
				House to vote to bring 
				back the bulb | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Tickets available for $100,000 Illinois Sportsman’s Raffle
				
				Illinois once 
				again comes in last place on public safety | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Great Lakes invasive species council proposed
				
				
				
				DNR hosts meetings for proposed Northern Lake Michigan Walleye 
				guidelines 
				
				
				
				DNR auction for State-Owned Land begins 
				
				
				
				DNR offers women’s salmon fishing weekend in U.P. Aug 12-14
				
				
				
				DNR completes walleye spawning survey on Delta County's Ford 
				River | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				New web feature makes it 
				easy to find lake maps, amenities 
				
				Farmer gets six years for 
				boat bombings | 
	
 
 

 
June 20, 2011
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Recreational boating fatalities hit record low
				
				
				
				Recreational boating statistics demonstrate importance of 
				education
				
				
				
				Joint Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Ballast Water Program Proven 
				Effective | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Job opportunity – MI DNR
				
				
				2011 IJC Great Lakes Water Quality Biennial 
				Meeting Oct 12-14
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for June 17, 2011 | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Hearing on tentative denial of Milwaukee 
				River Fishway, June 27
				
				
				Qualified bass tournaments can now start culling 
				
				
				New role for sports, gun clubs: Find next generation of hunters | 
	
 
 

 
June 13, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				A 
				Faster Way for Boaters to Report to U.S. Customs
				
				
				
				Studies on Ballast water treatment
				
				
				
				GLSFC Web site highlights | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Agencies keep pressure on Asian Carp activities and 
				potential expansion
				
				
				Great Lakes Water Levels for June 3, 2011 | 
	
 
  
 

 
June 6, 2011
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Free Fishing Days
				
				
				
				Michigan & USFWS announce information meeting on Wolf Delisting 
				proposal June 16
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for June 3, 2011 | 
	
 
  
  
 

 
May 30, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Utilities companies join forces to battle Sea Lamprey
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for May 27, 2011 | 
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DEC program to protect backcountry hikers and campers 
				
				
				
				NY Initiative to Keep Lake 
				Ontario Waters Clean
				
				
				DEC to reopen 2,500 acres of shellfishing areas
				
				
				New York wants no discharge in Lake Ontario | 
	
 
 

 
May 23, 2011
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				National Fishing & Boating Week
				
				
				
				Cooling water intake structures at large power and 
				industrial facilities placing fish at risk
				
				
				
				Urge Congress to support Bill that opens more federal lands 
				to fishing
				
				
				Draft Ballast Water Discharge Standard currently under 
				review | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Hunters Bag 15,121 Birds during 2011 
				Illinois Spring Wild Turkey season
				
				
				Illinois Senate passes Firearm Owners Identification Card FOIA 
				Exemption Bill
				
				
				
				NRA Lawsuit challenges IL Total Ban on Right to 
				Carry (Dup)
				
				
				Federal lawsuit takes aim at Illinois’ ban on Concealed Guns 
				(dup | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNR offers Fishing Workshop for women June 7 & 9
				
				
				
				DNR reminds anglers about bait restrictions as bass season opens
				
				
				Michigan proposes to lift deer baiting regs | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Lane Appointed Chief of the ODNR Division of Wildlife
				
				
				
				Ohio Man to pay restitution for poached world class Buck
				
				
				Ohio Students Excel at National Archery 
				Championships
				
				
				Ohio's 2011 Spring Turkey Season concludes | 
	
 
 

 
May 16, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Asian carp town halls held across 
				Michigan
				
				
				
				Urban kayaking on the Detroit Heritage River Water Trail on the 
				rise 
				
				
				DNR seeks 
				public input on plan to increase hunting access, opportunity
				
				
				Michigan Boating Industries (MBIA) Shocked by Coast Guard damaging 
				Ad
				
				
				DNR Director tables campground closure order until June | 
	
 
 

 
May 9, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Coast Guard advisory group approves life jacket resolution
				
				NMMA says new rule could open way for life jacket reform
				
				
				EPA proposes rules to regulate Cooling Water discharges to 
				Great Lakes | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DEC advises anglers to be on the lookout for lake sturgeon
				
				
				
				Freshwater Fishing kicked into high gear on May 7 
				
				
				
				Changes to recreational fishing regulations for Flounder (Fluke) | 
	
 

 
May 2, 2011
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Winchester adds two new models to 94 Line
				
				
				
				Burris Fullfield E1 Riflescopes
				
				
				
				Heritage Rough Rider SA Big Bore Revolvers
				
				
				Simmons adds five models to ProSport Binocular Line 
				
				GLOCK 
				celebrates 25 Years in the U.S. with 2,500 Limited-Edition 
				Pistols | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Support 
				'Hunting, Fishing and 
				Recreational Shooting Sports Protection Act' 
				– S. 838 & H.R. 1558
				
				
				
				Coast Guard wants permanent Safety Zone in Electronic 
				Barrier system
				
				
				Study Board updates IJC on 
				progress, public input plans | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Midwest-Specific Hunt/Shoot/Fish Programming available 
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for April 29, 2011 | 
	
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Fishing Season shifts into higher gear with statewide Trout 
				opener
				
				
				
				Michigan loses Federal funding to control Cormorants
				
				
				
				Improving Science Literacy
				
				
				New Lake Trout/Splake limits in Northern Lake Huron | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Chinook harvests up 47 % in 
				2010, outlook good for '11 
				
				Late date 
				for inland fishing opener a keeper for anglers
				
				New one day 
				fishing license available
				
				Governor’s 
				Fishing Opener in Chippewa County
				
				
				Wild Rose Renovation | 
	
 
 

 
April 25, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Administration to host public meeting on Asian Carp in 
				Chicago April 28
				
				
				Legislation to Protect Traditional 
				Ammunition and Fishing Tackle
				
				
				
				Judge denies lawsuit aimed at closing refuge lands to hunting | 
	
	
 
  
  
 

 
April 18, 2011
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Aimpoint receives award for the Micro H-1 sight
				
				
				Bushnell Elite Series Riflescopes 
				
				Simmons 
				compact, economical Laser Rangefinder | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Michigan Fishing Guide ready
				
				
				
				New Lake Trout and Splake Regulations in Lake Superior
				
				
				Upcoming activities, special events and classes at local range
				
				Fire 
				Season builds during Wildfire Prevention Week April 17-23 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Cabela's plans for Store in Saskatoon, Canada | 
	
 
 

 
April 11, 2011
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Rossi Ranch Hand Lever Action Pistol
				
				
				Taurus Versatile Tracker Series Revolver 
				
				
				Birchwood Casey Bright New Colors To The Dirty Bird Target Line | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Lawmakers want to take the wind out of 
				off-shore turbine sails (dup)
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for April 8, 2011  | 
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Boaters Advised About Swamping, Capsizing Situations
				
				
				PFDs For People With Larger Than 
				Normal Chest Sizes 
				
				
				Congress’ Sportsmen's Caucus show support for Sport Fish 
				Restoration and Boating Trust Fund | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Torch Lake Atlantic Salmon Recognized As World Record (dup)
				
				
				Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program June 3-5 in the UP
				
				
				
				Last Known Wolverine now on display at Bay City State Recreation 
				Area
				
				
				DNR announces 2011 Demo Day Lower Peninsula Dates
				
				
				
				Lawmakers want to take the wind out of 
				off-shore turbine sails (dup)
				
				
				Michigan proposes tougher BUI law
				
				
				
				‘Ask the DNR One Hour Special’ to Air April 14 on CMU Public 
				Television
				
				
				MI-DNR 
				to Propose Closing 23 State Forest Campgrounds
				
				DNR 
				meeting, Moose Hunting Advisory Council April 13 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Wildlife Council Passes Ohio 
				River Fishing Regulations
				
				
				
				Spring Turkey Hunting Season Opens April 18
				
				
				Hunting and Trapping Regulations Approved for 2011-12  | 
	
 
 

 
April 4, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Winchester New 20 Ga Waterfowl And 
				All Purpose Model in SX3 line
				
				
				
				Birchwood Casey RIGID Paper Targets 
				
				
				Birchwood Casey RIG #2 Oil Lubricant  | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Muskie stockings supported at Upper 
				Long Lake
				
				
				Bass fishing rule to be relaxed at two 
				Noble County lakes June 3
				
				
				Indiana portion of Lake Michigan to get supply of brown trout 
				(dup) | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Lake Erie daily Walleye creel limit is six beginning May 1
				
				
				
				DNR to take Walleye Eggs at Muskegon River
				
				
				Mail offers to lease mineral rights 
				should be regarded with caution
				
				
				DNR revitalizing Wild Turkey population in Northern Michigan
				 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				NY Great Lakes Wind Energy meetings April 12 & 13
				
				
				
				2010 Deer Harvest Up Slightly From Last Year 
				
				
				DEC Announces 2010 Bear Harvest Results  | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				ODNR Watercraft Chief Pamela Dillon retires
				
				
				Delaware County Resident Appointed ODNR Human Resources Chief
				
				Vendor for Ohio Parks 
				Reservation System monitoring possible Data Exposure | 
	
 
 

 
March 28, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Federal Budget cuts put Recreational Fishing Programs at risk
				
				
				
				Congress & USFWS act to restrict 
				bighead carp
				
				
				USFWS to launch major national survey
				
				
				
				Interior Announces Proposed Settlement 
				of Gray Wolf Lawsuit
				
				
				NY A.G. urges U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold States’ Right to Sue 
				Carbon Dioxide Polluters | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				NY Warns Anglers of potentially tough Opening Conditions April 1
				
				
				NYDEC Invites Hunter Input on 2011 Waterfowl Seasons by April 15
				
				
				NY - Freshwater Fishing kicks off With April 1 Trout And Salmon 
				Opener  | 
	
 
 

 
March 21, 2011
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				USGS to continue Lake Studies for third year
				
				
				
				Dept of Interior announces Major Boating Grants
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for March 18, 2011 | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Regional Fisheries Workshops, April 13 & 21
				
				
				
				DNR to Raise Great Lakes Muskies rather than Northern Muskies
				
				
				
				
				More Asian Carp eDNA studies planned
				
				
				
				DNR reminds anglers of different fishing activities by Tribes
				
				
				
				Pure Michigan Hunt Awards | 
	
 
 

 
March 14, 2011
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				EPA seeks comments to develop Mgmt Practices for 
				Recreational boats, March 18th and April 29th
				
				
				House Bill Proposes Severe Budget Cuts for FY2011  | 
	
	
 
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Noise distracts fish from dinner: study
				
				500,000 in NSSF Grants for Shooting Ranges
				
				
				New England 
				Boat Show reports attendance boost
				
				
				Senate passes Wallop-Breaux extension
				
				Crestliner plans online fishing tournament | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Illinois Spring Trout Season opens April 2
				
				
				
				Operating Hours for La Salle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
				
				
				
				Free Fishing Days June 10-13
				
				
				
				Becoming an Outdoors Woman June 10-12 | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				NRC meeting set for March 15
				
				
				
				Changes on using live shad and alewives as bait
				
				
				
				Indiana plans to keep boat ramps on Manitou open this year | 
	
 
  
 

 
March 7, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Birchwood Casey EZE Scorer Shadow Targets 
				
				
				
				Rossi Introduces Popular Wizard Rifle in New Nickel Finish
				
				
				
				Birchwood Casey Presto Mag Gun Blue  | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				$50,000 Fine for Importing Live Asian Carp into Canada
				
				Commission Urges 
				Immediate Passage of Bill to Stop Asian Carp and Other Invasives
				
				
				Sample letter to send to 
				Congress to protect Lamprey control
				
				
				Marine Industry to see Modest Growth In 2011 | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				U.S. 
				Army Corps of Engineers holding public meetings in Ypsilanti 
				March 8
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for March 4, 2011 | 
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Registration Open
				
				
				Beware of E15 Fuels in Boats
				
				
				Miami 
				leads the boating industry out of the gloom
				
				
				Automation improves fisheries conservation | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Michigan AG fights to Protect Great Lakes from Ballast Water 
				Transfer 
				
				
				DNR reminds Anglers of Mandatory Ice Shanty Removal Dates
				
				
				
				
				Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program Pheasant Hunt March 19
				
				
				
				DNR Survey indicates 433 Moose in Western UP
				
				
				Michigan to open discussion on Lower Peninsula Deer Baiting
				 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Spring Trout Releases provide Fishing opportunities around State
				
				
				
				Ohio 
				Making Repairs at 14 Boat Ramp Sites
				
				
				
				Man Pleads Guilty to Poaching Near $24,000 Trophy Buck
				
				
				
				Ohio’s New Fishing, Hunting and Trapping License on sale now | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				$50,000 Fine for Importing Live Asian Carp | 
	
 
 

 
February 28, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				House rejects proposal to close Chicago locks
				
				
				
				Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011
				
				
				House-passed bill would block spending on E15  | 
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Cold Weather Boating Requires Caution, Preparation
				
				
				Big Jump in Hunting License Sales
				
				
				Record-setting Classic win for VanDam
				
				
				Miami Boat Show Attendance Jumps 14 % | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Registration for Women’s outdoors workshop opens March 1 
				
				
				
				
				Indiana schools archery tournament in Muncie, March 11
				
				
				
				Public hearings for proposed rule changes on catfish March 21-22 | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				'Extinct' fish strain found off Leelanau 
				
				
				2011 Hunting and Fishing Licenses go on Sale March 1
				
				
				
				Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program Turkey Hunting Workshop April 
				2
				
				
				DNR Reminds the Public of Problems Caused by Feral Hogs | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Early catch and release trout season opens March 5 | 
	
 
 

 
February 21, 2011
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				 
				Should rescue beacons be mandatory?
				
				
				Resolution to continue to allow hunting in Huron-Manistee 
				National Forest Passes Committee
				
				HSUS 
				Scam job
				
				
				New Report Explodes Myths on Mexico's Gun Supply | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Pure Michigan Hunt Winners to Embark on ‘Hunt of a Lifetime’
				
				
				
				Lake 
				Dubonnet State Campground Fishing Pier Removed
				
				
				
				DNR Seeking Lighthouse Keepers at Tawas Point Lighthouse
				
				
				DNR begins Overhaul of E-License-Buying Experience  | 
	
 

 
February 14, 2011
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Placing and Baiting Hog Traps Increases Success Rates
				
				Vote for Top PBR Bullfighters, Win RMEF Adventure | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				State Waterways Commission to meet Feb. 18 in Lansing
				
				
				
				Black Lake Sturgeon season Harvest Results
				
				
				DNR Reports 14 Hunting Accidents in 2010, Three Fatalities
				
				
				No Asian Carp DNA Found in Michigan Waters | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Some Ohio Boat Registrations Expire March 1
				
				
				
				Boating Education Required For More Ohioans
				
				
				
				Contributions to State’s Income Tax Check-Off Programs
				
				
				
				Ohio’s 
				Turn-in-a-Poacher Program Provides Rewards
				
				
				
				DNR verifies more than 100 Bobcat Sightings 
				 | 
	
 
 

 
February 7, 2011
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Enjoy Michigan’s Free Fishing Weekend Feb. 19-20       
				
				
				
				Third Annual ‘GO-Get Outdoors’ Ice Fishing Derby on Feb. 19 at 
				Seven Lakes State Park
				
				 
				MI DNR seeks public comment for Muskie and Northern Pike Plans
				
				
				
				DNR offers Shooting Classes for Women Feb. 20 and March 8
				
				
				
				Sleepy Hollow Guided Snowshoe Hike Planned for Feb. 20 | 
	
 
 

 
January 31, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				MI DNR and Sportsmen partner on Six U.P. Deer Habitat 
				Improvement Projects
				
				
				
				Detroit Boat Show Attendees Can Take Free Boating Safety Course 
				Feb 19
				
				
				
				Sleepy Hollow State Park Plans Guided Snowshoe Hike Feb. 20
				
				
				DNR sees Growing Participation to Recreation Passport | 
	
 

 
January 24, 
2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
 

 
January 17, 
2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Federal Judge Delays Scheduling in Asian 
				Carp Trial
				
				
				
				Sportsmen's Caucus Leaders for 112th Congress
				
				
				 
				Scents latest weapons in fight against sea lamprey
				
				
				Help Grand Marais, MI | 
	
	
 
	
		
			|  | 
		
			| Lake Michigan | 
		
			| 
				
				
				Sediment Plume Transforms Lake Michigan's Southern End | 
		
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Ludington State Park Offers Guided Snowshoe Hikes 
				
				
				
				
				Handgun Shooting Class Offered For Women Jan. 31
				
				
				
				Maybury State Park Hosts a ‘GO-Get Outdoors’ Winter Fun Demo Day 
				Feb. 5
				
				
				DNR hosts meeting on Lake Gogebic Perch Regs Feb. 16 | 
	
 
 

 
January 10, 
2011
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Martens nominated to head NYS Department of Environmental 
				Conservation | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				3 Rod Proposal on the table | 
	
 
 

 
January 3, 2011
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Group Sues NOAA 
				Over Document Fees
				
				
				
				Right to 
				fish under attack! Webinar Jan 6
				
				
				
				More 
				on the Health Risks of Naked Body Scanners | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				States 
				appeal denial of Asian Carp Injunction
				
				
				Regional Fishery Workshop, January 8
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for December 31, 2010 | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Study: No Asian carp evidence at Eagle Marsh
				
				
				Willow Slough fishing regs temporarily 
				relaxed
				
				
				
				Michigan changes lake trout regulations; 
				Hoosiers could benefit
				
				
				
				Gov appoints 
				Wilson new DNR Top Cop | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Black Lake 
				Sturgeon Season Opens Feb. 5
				
				
				
				Proposed Gear 
				Restriction Regulations
				
				
				
				DNRE returning Walleye Fry production to Historic Levels
				
				
				
				Tribes provide Walleyes for Stocking in Little Bay de Noc and 
				Mullett Lake
				
				
				DNRE Hosts Fifth Annual State Virtual Archery Tournament | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				104,100 lbs of 
				Venison Donated so far
				
				
				Ohioans 
				Urged to Use Extra Caution on the Ice
				
				
				
				Ohio Supreme 
				Court Upholds Preemption | 
	
 
 

 
December 13, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				USGS, Escanaba Hydrologic Technician- closing date December 21
				
				
				
				MI DNR Fisheries Biologist, Northern Lake Michigan Mgmt Unit, 
				Escanaba | 
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Take steps to prevent going through the ice
				 | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Local Club stocking Walleye in Chicago Metro lake
				
				
				
				Gun Suit against Cook County succeeds in State Supreme Court
				
				
				
				Extends Controlled Pheasant Hunt at Iroquois County to Dec 29 | 
	
 
  
  
 

 
December 6, 2010
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Judge rules Chicago locks can stay 
				open
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for December 3, 2010
				
				
				Regional Fishery Workshop, January 8, 2011 | 
	
	
 
  
 

 
November 29, 2010
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				NY ballast regulation a victory over Great Lakes invasive 
				species
				
				
				
				Groups sue EPA over Lead issues
				
				
				NSSF to Intervene in Lawsuit Challenging EPA on Traditional Ammo | 
	
	
 
  
  
 

 
November 22, 2010
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Great Lakes Water Levels for November 19
				
				
				
				Chicagoland, America’s Outdoor Show, January 26-30, 2011
				
				
				
				Cheboygan man sentenced on charges related to boat sinking | 
	
	
 
  
  
 

 
November 15, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Great Lakes 
				Restoration Initiative Update 
				
				
				U.S. Army engineers to study keeping Asian carp contained
				
				
				Weekly Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for Nov 12  | 
	
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				16 State Parks to close temporarily for deer reductions
				
				
				
				Near-record harvest possible for deer season
				
				
				
				St. Joseph River 
				to be stocked with Coho salmon
				
				
				DNR unveils online deer hunting guide  | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				North Gemini Lake Boating Access Site Temporarily Closed
				
				
				
				Enbridge Energy agrees to Cleanup/restoration Order for 
				Kalamazoo River Oil Spill
				
				
				
				Winter Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program Set for U.P. Feb. 
				25-27
				
				DNRE now has a 2011 budget
				
				
				
				Agencies receive $500,000 Grant to expand Hunting Access 
				
				
				
				Offshore wind legislation introduced | 
	
 
 

 
November 8, 2010
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Smith & Wesson New Polymer Pistol Specialty Kits
				
				
				
				Hunter's Specialties TEK 4 Garments 
				
				
				Bushnell Fusion 1600 ARC Binoculars | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Level Update for November 5, 2010
				
				
				
				Improvements planned at site of Soo Locks
				
				
				Detroit resident sentenced for sending hoax 
				to Coast Guard | 
	
 
  
 

 
November 1, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
 

 
October 25, 2010
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Michigan Sea Grant Awarded $1.5 M to Help Restore Great 
				Lakes
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for October 22, 2010 | 
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Hartwick Pines to Host Three Snowshoe-Lacing Workshops
				
				
				
				Extended Weekend Hours Set at DNRE Shooting Ranges
				
				
				Michigan 
				Asian Carp Prevention Workshop, Nov 22, 2010 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Anglers get ready: Musky 
				expected to hit hard this fall
				
				Rare albino 
				musky caught in Rusk County | 
	
 
 

 
October 18, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers awards honors
				
				
				
				IJC expands scope of Upper Great Lakes Study
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for October 15, 2010
				
				
				
				No Asian carp in eDNA tests at Indiana ports  (dup) | 
	
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Volunteer Patrols at Tippy Dam on Manistee River help promote 
				Ethical Salmon Fishing
				
				
				
				DNRE invites residents to apply for Lower Peninsula Advisory 
				Councils
				
				
				
				Snowshoe-Making workshops at Tahquamenon Falls State Park
				
				
				
				Merged State Agency under fire | 
	
 
 

 
October 11, 2010
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				MarCum LCD
				Underwater Cameras 
				LCD VS620 and classic VS380
				
				
				
				New Showdown Ice-Troller Redefines Mobility and Ice Fishing 
				Sonar
				
				
				
				Classic Lazer Mag cutting machine improves with age | 
	
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Federal Bill to Protect Traditional Fishing Tackle 
				introduced
				
				
				
				Canada launches comprehensive, basin-wide, bi-national Asian 
				carp risk assessment
				
				
				
				Risk assessment details for Asian carps in the Great Lakes
				
				
				West Virginia’s Taylor Elected 2010-2011 President of the 
				Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Fishing workshop for educators, youth leaders at Fort Harrison 
				State Park, Oct. 14
				
				
				
				
				Family Learn to Fish Day at Fort Harrison State Park, Oct. 16
				
				
				Indiana Deer hunters could see another big year | 
	
 
  
 

 
October 4, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Decades of NOAA Research Find ‘Unprecedented’ Change in Lake 
				Michigan
				
				
				New temporary vessel traffic restrictions on Chicago 
				Sanitary & Ship Canal
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for October 1, 2010 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Egg collection facilities gear up for Lake Michigan fall salmon 
				runs
				
				
				
				Lake sturgeon to be stocked in Milwaukee River
				
				
				Illegal pier and road fill results in $35,000 fine | 
	
 
 

 
September 27, 2010
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Knife Rights establishes Legal Fund for New York City Litigation
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for September 24, 2010 | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Seven reasons to keep fishing later this fall | 
	
 
 

 
September 20, 2010
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Testimony 
				done in Asian carp suit to close locks
				
				
				Synthetically produced
				Pheromones lure Lampreys into
				
				
				Lamprey Spawning 
				Migration tied to Temperature Range
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for September 17, 2010 | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Walleye regs on Osakis, Little Osakis to be discussed Sept. 30
				
				
				Northern pike 
				regs for Upper Red Lake to be discussed Oct 7
				
				
				Lake Winnibigoshish walleye 
				regs to be discussed Oct 11 & 12
				
				
				DNR seeks input on Leech Lake walleye slot limit Oct 13 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Public meeting on 15th Annual Salmon River Hatchery Open House | 
	
 
 

 
September 13, 2010
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Last weeks of inland trout season often the best
				
				
				New hunting and trapping rules in effect for 2010 seasons | 
	
 
 

 
September 6, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Chicago Sanitary/Ship Canal vessel restrictions set to begin 
				Sept. 7th delay
				
				
				
				Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal to 
				close periodically Oct. 4-8
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for Sept 3 | 
	
	
 
	
		
			|  | 
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Study Finds Omega-3 Benefits 
				Differ Among Genders
				
				
				
				If you can be heard, you can be 
				Rescued on the water
				
				
				Coast Guard stresses boating safety 
			 | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Commercial fishing net locations may soon change on Lake 
				Michigan
				
				
				New efforts to alert boaters to commercial fishing trap nets | 
	
 
 

 
August 30, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Attorney: Great Lakes waterways a 'carp 
				highway'
				
				
				
				Brule River Trout Habitat enhanced with DNRE 
				“Tree Drop”
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for August 27, 2010 | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Fishing Programs, Outdoor Info Featured at State 
				Fair Aug. 28-Sept. 6
				
				
				
				“Living with White-tailed Deer in Illinois” Website Launched | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Salamonie Senior Citizen Fall Fest, September 13-16
				
				
				
				Fowl hunting workshop at Lake Monroe, Oct. 9
				 | 
	
 
  
 

 
August 23, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Court sets Aug 30 for Arguments on Motion in Asian Carp Case
				
				
				
				IJC offers teleconference on St Lawrence River Sept 21
				
				
				August USGS regional diet study update
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for August 20, 2010 | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				MI to improve two Boating Access Sites in Kent 
				County                
				
				
				
				Crossbow Hunting Regulations Expanded Statewide
				
				
				
				DNRE launches Recreational Archery Program
				
				
				
				Access Improvements set for Little Sable Point 
				Light Station  | 
	
 
 

 
August 16, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Bushmaster Adds 308 Win 
				Chambering to Carbine Line-Up
				
				
				
				Smith & Wesson Introduces S&W500 Bone Collector Revolver 
				
				
				
				
				Rhode Wins World Championship
				
				
				
				Winchester adds 20 ga. to the Super X3 Shotgun Line
				
				
				
				Hunters in Illinois reminded to sign up for Safety Education 
				Courses
				
				
				
				July NICS background checks continue up | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				DNRE begins construction on Deer Lake Boating Access 
				
				
				
				Public Meeting Aug. 18 on Lake Fenton Boating Access 
				
				
				
				Open House Aug. 18 in Ironwood on Oman Creek Boating Access Site
				
				
				DNRE offers Women's Pheasant Hunting Workshop in U.P. Sept 11 | 
	
 
 

 
August 9, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Groups want ban on Lead-Based Ammo and Fishing Tackle
				
				
				
				Oppose Petition to Ban Lead-Based Ammunition and Fishing 
				Tackle
				
				
				
				Sportfishing/Boating Communities continue to Call for Public 
				Access in New National Ocean Policy 
			 | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Coast Guard responds to oil discharge from historic sunken 
				vessel
				
				
				
				Testing complete on Bighead Asian Carp Found in Lake Calumet
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for August 6, 2010 | 
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				VanDam Takes Third Consecutive Bassmaster Angler of the Year 
				Title
				
				
				ESPN reaches agreement in to sell BASS
				
				
				NSSF on Anti-Hunting Attack on traditional ammo
				
				Chris-Craft reports a sales turnaround after a couple of 
				challenging years | 
	
	
 
	
		
			|  | 
		
			| Lake Ontaio | 
		
			| 
				
				
				Lake Ontario Fall Derby begins Aug 20 | 
		
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Muskies to be stocked in Lake Everett
				
				
				
				New option for giving the gift of hunting, trapping and fishing, 
				or donating | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Tree-Killing Beetle Detected in Catskill Forest Preserve | 
	
 
 

 
August 2, 2010
	
		
			
				
					| New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
		
			
				| 
					
					
					
					Culprit Creature Craw
					
					
					Culprit T-Rex
					
					
					Culprit Fat Max | 
		
 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Fishing Rules are Changing
				
				
				
				Charter Captain saves downed pilot
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for July 30  | 
	
	
	
 
  
  
 

 
July 26, 2010
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Browning offers new Backcountry Camp Knife & Camp Saws
				
				
				Trijicon, Inc. Supports USA Shooting with Gold-Level Sponsorship | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Regional group heads state initiative to find solution to Asian 
				Carp
				
				
				
				Midwest Fish Habitat benefits to Protect against effects of 
				Climate Change
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for July 23, 2010 | 
	
	
 
	
		
			|  | 
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Tackle 
				Industry looks to unite 60 Million Anglers
				
				
				
				Sportfishing Industry Awards 2010 "Best of Show" Honors
				
				
				
				Field & Stream name the Best Wild Places
				
				
				Prepare to be sued over Wolves | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				NY Lawsuit seeks Injunction against restrictive Gun Licensing 
				Law | 
	
 
 

 
July 19, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
  
  
 

 
July 12, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			|  | 
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Angler Study Has Surprising Results
				
				
				
				For many ESPN fishing TV shows, its last cast’
				
				
				
				Carbon Monoxide Claims Boating Couple | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Small bluegills still dominate Upper Long Lake
				
				
				
				State Fair Fishing Pond, August 6-22  
				
				
				
				July is national Park and Recreation Month; enjoy it Hoosier 
				style | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNRE applies for Mass marking gear
				
				
				DNRE to Increase Patrols on Au Sable River
				
				
				
				Western UP Citizen Advisory Council to Meet July 19 | 
	
 
 

 
July 5, 2010
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				New Bills introduced on Asian Carp controls
				
				
				
				Coast Guard and EPA send directive to BP on Oil Spill Waste 
				Management Plan
				
				
				USFWS reopens Comment Period on Plan to Restrict Giant Invasive 
				Snakes | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Asian Carp threat Via the Wabash and Maumee Rivers not new
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for July 2, 2010 | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Bass over-abundant in two 
				Noble County lakes
				
				
				
				Reserved-hunt applications available online starting July 1
				
				
				Chain O'Lakes to host 24-hour "Boat Mania," July 9-10 | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Mullett Lake and Little Bay de Noc get Walleye stocking 
				assistance from tribes
				
				
				Port Crescent State Park hosts Vintage 
				Camper Show July 8-11
				
				
				Elk, Bear Hunting Opportunities for 
				Youths, Ailing Adults
				
				
				Bear License Drawing Results Posted
				
				
				DNRE Offers Handgun Class for Women on 
				July 19 in Utica | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				NY DEC Seeks Public's Input On Baitfish Transport Regulations | 
	
 
 

 
June 28, 2010
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Asian Carp Found in Chicago Area Waterway System 
				
				
				
				Major USGS correction and more news
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for June 25, 2010 | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				DNRE Offers Women's Salmon Fishing 
				Weekend in Upper Peninsula
				
				
				
				Results of Elk Drawing Posted on DNRE Website
				
				
				
				DNRE shows trail camera photo in Menominee County is Likely 
				Cougar
				
				
				DNRE Meetings to discuss Lake Michigan 
				Lake Trout Seasons
				
				
				DNRE Field Offices in Atlanta and 
				Baldwin Closing to the Public June 28
				
				
				Elk, Bear Hunting Opportunities for Youths, Ailing Adults | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				1985 – 2010 NYSDEC Lake Ontario Fishing Boat 
				Survey | 
	
 
 

 
June 21, 2010
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				LaserMax offers complete Laser Kit for Rifles 
				
				
				
				Beretta Reduces Price of PX4 Storm Pistol
				
				
				Winchester expands its Model 70 Line | 
	
 
  
 

 
June 14, 2010
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Corps of Engineers releases results of Dispersal Barrier 
				Efficacy Study
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for June 11, 2010 | 
	
 
  
 

 
June 7, 2010
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				New 72-Hour Michigan Fishing License Available to All 
				Anglers 
				
				
				
				DNRE Adopts Statewide Deer Management Plan
				
				
				Grant helps invasive plant fight in Upper Peninsula | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Lake Surveys Will Help Manage Fisheries | 
	
 
 

 
May 31, 2010
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				DNRE Stocks Lake Superior Rivers with Chinooks
				
				
				
				DNRE Reminds Anglers About Bait Restrictions Due to VHS
				
				
				New 72-Hour Michigan Fishing License Available to All Anglers
				
				
				
				Port Austin Access Site to Close June 7 for Improvements  
				
				
				
				Port 
				Austin Harbor Festival is June 19 | 
	
 
 

 
May 24, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Thompson/Center Introduces Dream Season Omega Muzzleloader
				
				
				
				
				Thompson/Center Pro Hunter .308 Handgun
				
				
				
				Remington introduces HyperSonic Steel Shotshell 
				
				
				
				Steiner unveils new 10x50 LRF laser range-finding binocular
				
				
				
				Hoppe’s New Bore Snake Viper offers increased cleaning 
				capability | 
	
 
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for May 21, 2010
				
				
				
				Slimy lawyer fish complicates lake trout restoration in Great 
				Lakes | 
	
	 
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Chemical in Fox River killed fish, wildlife
				
				
				Asian carp sampling effort underway on Little Calumet River | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				AG demands additional action to stop 
				Asian Carp threat
				
				
				
				Walleye bag limits to increase on 369 northern lakes
				
				
				Musky seasons open May 29 in northern zone and Lake Michigan | 
	
 
 

 
May 17, 2010
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Winchester 
				adds Two Models to its Historical Line of Lever Action Rifles
				
				
				
				Smith & Wesson Introduces New Self Defense (SD) Pistol Series
				
				
				
				
				Sharpshooter Silhouette Kit from Birchwood Casey
				
				
				
				Smith & Wesson adds new .22 LR Pistol to M & P Series 
				
				
				
				
				Steyr unveils Advanced Long-Range SSG 08
				
				
				
				Sport Shooter sets new World Record | 
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNRE 
				Initiates Lake 
				Trout Hooking-Mortality Study
				
				
				
				NRC approves limited Sharp-Tailed Grouse Season in Eastern UP
				
				
				Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program Offers Shooting Skills 
				Workshop in UP | 
	
 
 

 
May 10, 2010
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Asian Carp Committee Announces new Monitoring and Sampling Plan 
				
				
				
				USGS Study up and running for 2010! 
				
				
				
				Local fishing clubs raising fish
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for May 7, 2010 | 
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Board eliminates use of bait in SE Counties  | 
	
 
 

 
May 3, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Insight Technology Releases New Tactical Illuminators
				
				
				
				Remington Outdoor Foundation
				
				
				
				Ohio 
				Will send 591 Archers to 2010 NASP Championships 
				
				
				
				
				Plano 
				Steps Up Involvement in School Archery Program | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for April 30, 2010
				
				
				
				Asian carp court decision will help; IL DNR
				
				
				
				Van Hollen says Asian Carp Legal Battle Not Over
				
				
				
				No carp in Chicago waters after six-week search | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Boater safety class, Raccoon SRA, May 9
				
				
				
				Upper Tippecanoe Lake Area fish report available online
				
				
				
				Zebra mussel found at Geist means trouble
				
				
				
				Trout stocking at Potato Creek State Park | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Late Memorial Day weekend delays walleye fishing opener
				
				
				
				DNR in second year of catfish project, still seeking angler help | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Fishing Pays Big on Oswego County Waters
				
				
				
				DEC Reminds Anglers of Recreational Marine License Requirement
				
				
				NY announces changes to Fluke, Scup and Black Sea Bass Seasons | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Board eliminates use of bait in SE Counties | 
	
 
 

 
April 26, 2010
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
					Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Introducing the Remington 1911 R1
				
				
				Rossi Introduces the Rio Grande, High Performance Lever-Action 
				Rifle | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Senator wants study of potential Asian carp harm
				
				
				
				Supreme Court strikes down Law that could Criminalize Hunting 
				Videos
				
				
				High Court won’t consider Asian Carp Suit | 
	
	
 
 

 
April 19, 2010
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Pure Fishing teams up with Boy Scouts of America
				
				
				
				
				Apprentice Hunting License Sales Soar to Nearly 400,000 | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Spring Fish & Wildlife Rule Hearing Results | 
	
 
 

 
April 12, 2010
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Field Crews sampling results find no Carp in 
				Chicago Area Waterway System 
				
				
				
				Study: Closing Chicago locks would cost billions
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for April 9, 2010 | 
	
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNRE Says Fish Kills Common in Spring
				
				
				New Online Tool helps plan Your 
				Michigan Hunt or Outdoor Adventure
				
				
				
				Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center Programs 
				
				
				
				License, catch changes aim to boost 
				fishing, tourism | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				NY DEC Announces Dozens of Free Fishing Events  | 
	
 
 

 
April 5, 2010
  
  
 

 
March 29, 2010
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Range 
				of Ruffe in the Great Lakes, 2009
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for March 26, 2010 | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				South Haven Regional Fishery Workshop
				
				
				
				Grand Haven Great Lakes Night
				
				
				DNRE take Walleye Eggs at Muskegon River  | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				2010 Fishing Report offers latest fishing forecasts, tips for 
				success
				
				
				Workshops help adults pass on fishing to a new generation | 
	
 
 

 
March 22, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Browning Introduces Buck Mark Holographic Sight 
				
				
				
				SAF spearheads new International Group
				
				
				
				What’s New from Tom Knapp
				
				
				
				NCAA Rifle Team Champs | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Supreme Court to Reconsider Asian Carp issue
				
				
				
				Wyoming 
				plan fines feds $2,000 over gun rules
				
				
				
				Judge Grants SEAL's Witnesses Immunity
				
				
				Boat Owners Might Have Federal Tax Deductions Available | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Sampling Efforts to net Asian Carp ongoing in Chicago Area 
				Waterway System
				
				
				
				Michigan 
				AFS Chapter votes to separate Welland Canal from Great Lakes
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for March 19, 2010 | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNRE Reminds Anglers 2007 Inland Consent Decree 
				
				
				Opposition grows for wind farms
				
				
				Michigan AFS Chapter votes to separate Welland Canal from Great 
				Lakes | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Long-gun registry must end | 
	
 
 

 
March 15, 2010
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				EPA wants Public Comments on Vessel Water Discharges Report
				
				
				
				
				National Policy for the Ocean, Coasts and Great Lakes update | 
	
	
 
	
	
		
			| Lake Ontaio | 
		
			| 
				
				New LOC Boat Derby, $1200 a day! | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Turkey Youth Hunt to take place April 
				10 & 11, 2010
				
				
				Hunters register 329,103 deer in 2009 | 
	
 
 

 
March 8, 2010
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Hunting Industry Snapshot 
				
				New Bushnell Elite 4200 Tactical FFP 
				Scopes 
				
				New Nikon M-223 Riflescopes—Purpose-Built For Your AR 
				 
				 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Lakes in Great Lakes region healthier 
				
				
				
				Anti-Hunting Legislator Likely Head of Key House Committee for 
				Sportsmen
				
				
				
				HSUS Hit by Federal Racketeering Lawsuit
				
				
				
				Administration Document Could Spell Trouble for Sportsmen
				
				
				U.S. Supreme Court Hears Chicago Gun Ban 
				Case  | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				New Crappie Limits In Effect on 38 Ohio Lakes 
				
				
				Ohio Wildlife Verify Bobcat Sightings
				
				
				
				Ohio hunters bag record 261,314 deer
				 | 
	
 
 

 
March 1, 2010
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Feds outline plan to nurse Great Lakes to health
				
				
				
				Fish And Wildlife Service Director Dies On Ski Trip
				
				
				
				Cabela’s Targeted by National Animal Rights Group 
				
				
				
				++++Do not call registry | 
	
	
 
 

 
February 22, 2010
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
  
  
 

 
February 15, 2010
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Officials detail plan to handle Asian carp threat
				
				
				
				States take another crack at Supreme Court
				
				
				Feds pass on surest solution to Asian carp advance | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				AG General Cox holding town hall info sessions on Asian 
				Carp, Feb 17, 18, 22
				
				
				
				Public meeting on Asian Carp control Feb. 17 in Ypsilanti, 
				MI
				
				
				
				Sturgeon Spearing Season Ends Quickly on Black Lake
				
				
				DNRE Reminds Anglers about Bait Restrictions | 
	
 
 

 
February 8, 2010
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				2009 Fishing License Sales up 4.7 %
				
				
				
				U.S. 
				Coast Guard terminates Loran-C signal
				
				
				
				2009 Hunting License Sales Rise | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				USGS continuing the predator diet study in 2010
				
				
				
				Coast Guard rescues five in Saginaw Bay 
				
				
				
				Fish Egg Disinfectant prevents Transmission of Devastating 
				Disease | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				2009 a Banner Year for Michigan Big Fish
				
				
				
				Pure Michigan Hunt Winners
				
				
				Proud Lake Recreation Area Offers Snowshoe Making Workshop Feb. 
				26-27 | 
	
 
 

 
February 1, 2010
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Carp Summit scheduled for February 8
				
				
				
				Forget Carp, Deadly Fish Virus now in all Great Lakes
				
				
				
				Hoekstra meets with administration on Asian Carp 
				
				
				
				
				U.S. 
				Coast Guard rescues three in Saginaw Bay | 
	
	
 
	
		
			|  | 
		
			| Lake Huron | 
		
			| 
				
				
				Preview of Lake Huron recreational catch | 
		
 
  
 

 
January 25, 2010
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				New test results suggest Asian carp in Calumet Harbor
				
				
				
				Asian carp summit could be held in February
				
				
				
				Carp DNA: Researchers treat lake like a crime scene
				
				
				Chicago Captain's Classes Feb. 16 | 
	
	
 
  
  
 

 
January 18, 2010
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
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				Browning Maxus Selected as Shotgun of the Year 
				
				
				
				Crimson Trace Announces Green Laser Modular Vertical Foregrip
				
				
				
				
				Block Fusion Crossbow Target Available
				
				
				
				Freedom Group Acquires Barnes Bullets
				
				
				
				Winchester To Celebrate Oliver Winchester’s 200th Birthday
				
				
				
				Winchester 
				Announces New Fragmenting Varmint Load 
				
				
				
				Winchester is Proud to be a Leader in the Shooting Sports | 
	
 
  
 

 
January 11, 2010
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Taurus' Judge Selected "Best In Class" Revolver
				
				
				RUGER Introduces SR9c Compact Pistol
				
				
				Ruger Announces New Model Blackhawk and GP100 In .327 Federal 
				Magnum | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Supreme Court Action on Asian Carp Delayed
				
				
				
				White House opposes closing locks to Asian carp
				
				
				
				Termination Of The Loran-C Signal Feb 8, 2010 | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
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				Ontario Supports American Bid to Protect Great Lakes | 
	
 
 

 
January 4, 2010
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Winchester 
				Adds Two Popular Calibers of Defense Ammo
				
				
				NSSF Awards $109,500 in Grants to Colleges to promote 
				Recreational Shooting | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				New York joins other states over fight about Asian carp
				
				
				
				Urgent Asian Carp Control Measures Funded for $13 Million
				
				
				
				U.S.-Canada Panel finds that St. Clair River is Stable
				
				
				
				Commission and Fishery Trust Reaffirm 2008 “Separation Study” 
				For Chicago Canal
				
				
				MI - Regional Fishery Workshop Jan 9 | 
	
	
 
  
  
 

 
December 14, 2009
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Army Corps closes Little Calumet 
				River for further treatment & research 
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Level Update 
				for December 11, 2009 | 
	
 
  

 
December 7, 2009
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Asian Carp Treatment update
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for Dec 4, 2009 
				
				
				Contaminated Soil Source of Mercury in Fish in Shenandoah Valley 
				Rivers  | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
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				Gillette 
				Sand Dune Visitor Center 
				Winter Snowshoe Programs
				
				
				
				DNR Holding Snowshoe Making Workshop in Escanaba Jan. 23
				
				
				DNR Certifies New State Record Pumpkinseed Fish | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				DNR Secretary calls on U.S. Coast Guard to toughen ballast 
				water rules | 
	
 
 

 
November 30, 2009
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				MI-Hunting Seasons Re-open for Ruffed Grouse and Pheasant
				
				
				
				IL-First Weekend Deer Season Harvest Totals 66,126 | 
	
 
	
		
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				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for November 27, 2009
				
				
				Toledo man sentenced for making false distress call to Coast 
				Guard | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
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				Hunting season a bonanza for many area businesses | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Musky anglers get holiday bonus: a longer season | 
	
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
November 23, 2009
	
		
			
				
					| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
			
  
	
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Sightmark Introduces Ultra-Shot Reflex Sight 
				
				
				Swarovski El Swarovision 42 Series
				
				
				LaserLyte Expands Rear Sight Laser Line for 
				Springfield Pistols
				
				
				Mastiff Rights 24-year-old Video Game Wrong
				
				
				PA - Game Commission in USMC's Toys for Tots 
				Program
				
				
				PA - Countdown to Deer Season Has Begun
				
				
				WI - Deer Donation program enters 10th year
				
				
				NYDEC sets Southern Zone Deer and Catskill Bear Hunting Seasons
				
				
				Ohio's Deer-Gun Season Opens November 30 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Asian Carp may have breeched the Electronic 
				Barrier
				
				
				
				Sanitary/Ship Canal to Close Dec 2 for Fish Barrier 
				Maintenance
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for November 20, 2009 | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
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				DEC requests closure of American shad fisheries
				
				
				DEC Offers BOW Workshop January 29-31
				
				
				
				
				New York DEC Hails "No Discharge Zone" | 
	
 
 

 
November 16, 2009
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Crimson Trace Modular Vertical Foregrip Now with Green Laser
				
				
				The New Winchester Model 70 Wins Top Award
				
				
				WI - Deer hunters urged to help eliminate feral pigs
				
				WI 
				General Assembly votes to support Second Amendment 
				
				
				
				IN DNR to collect deer heads for bovine TB testing
				
				
				
				IN - Hunting safely is no accident
				
				
				
				PA - Elk Hunters Harvest 44 Elk In 2009
				
				
				
				Winchester 
				Receives 2nd Consecutive Ammunition Manufacturer of 
				the Year Award
				
				
				
				MI - Delayed Corn Harvest Could Impact Deer Harvest
				
				
				
				IN - Waterfowl hunting at Kankakee FWA  | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				NOAA Administrator discusses Recreational Fishing Concerns at 
				Sportfishing Summit
				
				
				
				Draft Mercury Emission Reduction Strategy
				
				
				USFWS seeks input on management of Lake Huron islands (dup) | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Chicago Sanitary/Ship Canal to Close Dec 2 for Fish Barrier 
				Maintenance
				
				
				
				USFWS seeks input on management of Lake Huron islands (dup)
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for November 13, 2009 | 
	
	
 
	
		
			|  | 
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Cabela’s Introduces Angler Cash Contingency Program
				
				
				
				Jacobs resigns as Genmar CEO
				
				
				
				State Fish/Wildlife Agencies are the Most Trusted Source for 
				Conservation  Info
				
				
				
				Collegiate Bass Fishing catches on
				
				
				Fish/Wildlife Agencies most Trusted Source for Conservation 
				Information | 
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
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				Utica energy settles state lawsuit over Water pollution | 
	
 
 

 
November 9, 2009
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Henry Arms Releases Golden Boy "Military Service" Tribute 
				Edition
				
				
				
				Bond Arms Introduces New Snake Slayer IV 
				
				
				
				Glock Introduces G19 and G23 RTF Pistols 
				
				
				
				Beretta Unveils New A400 Xplor Unico Shotgun
				
				
				
				Streamlight Launches Stinger LED HP, Stinger Ds LED HP
				
				
				
				Army to open Competition for Carbine
				
				
				
				Ohio 
				Youth Deer-Gun Season November 21-22
				
				
				
				Indiana 
				hunters to take aim at healthy deer population
				
				
				
				
				Ruger captures Coveted Manufacturer of the Year Award | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Senate Bill gives Obama Authority to Pull the Plug on Your 
				Internet
				
				
				
				President Signs Switchblade Act Amendment into Law (Dup)
				
				
				
				Pesticide Levels Decline in Corn Belt Rivers 
				
				
				Obama Promises Tribal Leaders Help with Environmental Issues | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Indiana 
				hunters to take aim at healthy deer population 
				
				
				
				Dispose of deer carcasses properly
				
				
				
				17 state parks to close for deer reductions | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Ohio set for trout stocking at Punderson Lake | 
	
 
 

 
November 2, 2009
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Aimpoint and MidwayUSA Partner to Support the NRA
				
				
				
				LaserMax announces Guide Rod Laser for M&P 
				
				
				
				Army Picks up Pistol Search Where AF Left Off
				
				
				
				KONUS sponsors two Hunting TV Shows in 2010
				
				
				
				Taking Aim - The Weaver stance
				
				
				
				Ruger Rolls out new Website
				
				
				
				MN - 2009 deer season forecast 
				
				
				Baiting deer is still illegal | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Senators introduce natural resources bill 
				
				
				
				State/Tribal Wildlife Grants Program receives Funding boost from 
				Congress
				
				
				Just-Signed “Energy And Water” Bill | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Small game hunting seasons open Nov. 6
				
				
				
				
				New non-toxic shot type approved by USFWS
				
				
				Baiting deer is still illegal | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Susquehanna River Fish Disease issues | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Doyle signs new invasive species law | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Coyotes kill Toronto singer in Cape Breton | 
	
	 
 

 
October 26, 2009
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				The Winchester Model 94 Returns
				
				
				
				Laserlyte introduces latest Pistol Bayonet
				
				
				
				Rig Gun Care Now Available to Consumers 
				
				
				
				Marlin Model 1895SBL scores big hit with editors at On Target 
				Magazine | 
	
	
	
  
	
		
			| Other Breaking News Items | 
	
 
 

 
October 19, 2009
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/ Issues | 
		
	 
	
	
  
 

 
October 12, 2009
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Ruger New 10/22VLEH Target Tactical Rifle 
				
				
				
				Remington Acquires Advanced Armament Corp 
				
				
				
				Remington STS Shotshells Still the Choice of Champions
				
				
				
				WI Ring-necked pheasant season opens October 17 at noon
				
				
				
				Illinois 
				Man Wins Shooting World Championship
				
				
				
				Streamlight Begins Implementing Standard for Flashlight Industry
				
				
				
				Streamlight Warns of Risks from Off-Brand Batteries | 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
  
  
 

 
October 5, 2009
	
		
			
				| Hunting & Shooting 
				Products/Issues | 
		
	 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				S&W Begins Shipping Walther PK380 Pistols
				
				
				
				LaserLyte Develops Smallest Laser and Light Package
				
				
				
				Marine Tuf-Cloth by Sentry Solutions
				
				
				
				Supreme Court to hear Chicago gun cases
				
				
				
				Michigan 
				State Shooting sports facility opens Oct 5
				
				
				
				Remington Mobile Exhibit Goes "On Tour" This Fall
				
				
				
				IL - Youth Firearm Deer Hunt Oct 10-11
				
				
				
				IL - Waterfowl hunting Digest Online
				
				
				
				IL Wingshooting Clinics | 
	
	
		
			
				| Misc New 
				Fishing-Boating Products | 
		
	 
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Michigan 
				State to open new shooting sports facility Oct 5 (Dup)
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for October 2, 2009 | 
	
	
  
  
  
 

 
September 28, 2009
	
		
			
				| Misc New Fishing - 
				Boating Products | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			
				| Hunting/Shooting 
				Products & Issues | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				RedHead Sonic Weld Clothing
				
				
				Ruger Announces the SR-22 Rifle 
				
				
				Bushnell Sport 600 laser Rangefinder
				
				
				Zeiss offers new NV 5.6x62T Night Vision Scope 
				
				
				Remington Model 870 Shotgun production Tops 10 Million
				
				
				Enter the Remington Tall Tale-Athon Contest
				
				
				OH issues record 17,000+ concealed handgun licenses
				
				
				Changes to WI 'open water' hunting rules effective Oct. 1 
				
				
				
				WI considers extending November Deer Hunting Season!  
				
				
				
				
				OH Providing many Youth hunting opportunities
				
				
				WI sets hearing dates for Earn-a-buck alternatives proposal | 
	
	
 
 

 
September 21, 2009
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				USGS Great Lakes Diet Study update
				
				
				
				Captain's License Course in Chicago Area, Oct 16
				
				
				
				Student applications being accepted 
				for the 2009 Janice Lee Fenske Memorial Award
				
				
				Check your Bait
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for 
				September 18, 2009 | 
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				PA Hunters Await Fall Archery Deer Season 
				
				
				
				PA Game Commission Offers Online Treestand Safety Course
				
				
				
				PA Game Commission Offers Advice to 
				Hunters Headed Out Of State
				
				
				
				Streamlight Introduces Pink Nano Light
				
				
				Las Vegas' shooting park dedicated
				
				
				
				Marlin Offers Limited Deluxe Lever-Action Rifles
				
				
				
				Scent Control, Stealth and Versatility Highlight Rocky's 
				Tri-Season Apparel
				
				
				
				Winchester Ballistics Calculator Live On 
				Winchester.Com
				
				
				
				Wingmaster HD Ammunition is now at a Lower Price 
				
				
				
				
				Remington – Bushmaster Rifle Team Shoots Down Old Adage
				
				
				
				Winchester branded gear-now available online! | 
	
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Become an archer at Hoosier Outdoor 
				Experience Sept. 26–27
				
				
				
				Reiter to lead DNR Fish & Wildlife division
				
				
				
				Invasive plant battle appears won at one lake 
				
				
				Sylvan Lake restoration a success story | 
	
 
 

 
September 14, 2009
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Aimpoint Wins Army Contract for Optical Sights 
				
				
				
				Remington Expands popular 870 Express Tactical Line
				
				
				Remington Introduces Ultimate Home Defense Shotgun Round 
				 | 
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Senate Bill Would Give President Emergency Control of Internet
				
				
				
				Coast Guard considers allowing recreational vessels to 
				transit Electric safety zone
				
				
				
				Video Game Takes Kids Outside
				
				
				
				USFWS makes Key Career Leadership Selections
				
				
				
				New Quarters Showcase National Parks, Refuges, Forests
				
				
				Journalist 'shield' law gains steam in Senate
				
				Researchers solve mystery of Chronic Wasting 
				Disease | 
	
	
 
	
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Zebra mussels mean trouble
				
				
				
				Put-and-take pheasant hunt registrations
				
				
				
				Reserved waterfowl draw hunt applications
				
				
				
				Youth Free Hunting Days | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Record brown trout caught in Manistee River (dup)
				
				
				
				DNR Reminds Anglers about Bait Restrictions
				
				
				
				Small Game Seasons Open Sept. 15
				
				
				
				Hayes 
				State Park Hosts a 'GO-Get Outdoors' Charity Derby Sept. 19
				
				
				
				Eastern UP Citizens Council to Meet Sept. 17 | 
	
 
 

 
September 7, 2009
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Coast Guard proposes ballast water rules 
				
				
				Country Music Celebs Embrace Hunting, Fishing 
				
				
				Coast Guard enrolls ship in ballast water treatment test program | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for September 4, 2009
				
				
				Fishery Commission Soliciting Award NominationsLake Trout intelligence and 
				its relatives | 
	
	
	
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Crossbows usage for hunting Legal without Restriction | 
	
 
 

 
August 31, 2009
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Coast Guard restricts boating near Romeoville
				
				
				
				EPA May Ax Key Internal Review Office After Whistleblower 
				Incident
				
				
				
				USFWS online help for Hunters
				
				
				Montana prepares to challenge U.S. gun laws
				
				
				
				Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery Named Hatchery 
				of the Year  | 
	
	
 
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Catch and Release tip
				
				
				New Group Will Organize at County 
				Level to Help Head Off Federal Water Bill
				
				
				RFA Wins Favorable IRS Decision
				
				
				Boat Wakes Make People Angry - And Can Injure | 
	
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNR Confirms VHS Virus in Baseline Lake and Lake St. Clair
				
				
				Hoffmaster State Park hosting 16th Annual Sportsmen for 
				Youth Day Sept. 12
				
				
				
				DNR Plans First ‘Becoming an Outdoors-Family’ Event Sept. 21-22
				
				
				2009-2010 Waterfowl Seasons
				
				
				Perch Lake Boating Access Site 
				temporarily Closed
				
				
				
				Green Lake Boating Access will undergo 
				improvements
				
				
				Feds give $142,000 for Saginaw River Watershed Dam Removal | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Artificial Feeding Confirmed In Deaths of Four Elk | 
	
 

 
August 24, 2009
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				What's your favorite plastic worm color?
				
				
				A 
				father-son fishing epic 
				
				
				
				Cabela’s and Visa to send one customer on the Outdoor Adventure 
				of a Lifetime
				
				
				Boating Recovery? Not yet.  | 
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				2009-10 Migratory Game Bird Seasons And Bag Limits Selected | 
	
 
 

 
August 17, 2009
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Asian Carp found closer to barrier
				
				
				
				Barrier Safety Zone Established
				
				
				
				USGS Predator diet study- update 
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for August 14, 2009 | 
	
	
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				State responds to Major Fish Kill on Black River 
				
				
				
				
				Lake 
				Chemung Access Site Ramp Replacement
				
				
				Hartland Teen Wins National Archery Title | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Will a warmer lake doom invasive fish?
				
				
				
				Gov Signs Bill to bring new Hunters into Field 
				
				
				
				Two new dog training caution areas identified
				
				
				
				2009 Wisconsin waterfowl hunting seasons set | 
	
 
 

 
August 10, 2009
	
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Go Fishing at the Hoosier Outdoor Experience 
				
				
				
				DNR Fishin' Pond awaits young State Fair anglers 
				
				
				
				
				IN - White River fish kill was caused by algae bloom
				
				
				
				Lake Shoreline/Seawall Workshop August 28 
				
				
				Canoe at the Hoosier Outdoor Experience, Sept. 25 - 27 | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Public Tours of Sturgeon Hatchery on 
				Black River Now Offered
				
				
				DNR, Law Enforcement Agencies to Step 
				up Patrols on AuSable River
				
				
				First Lake Sturgeon Release from New Black 
				River Hatchery Planned for Aug. 15
				
				
				Rifle 
				River Recreation Area Hosts its Third Annual Survivor Weekend 
				Aug. 22
				
				
				DNR, Sportsmen Partner on Three Upper 
				Peninsula Deer Habitat Projects | 
	
 
 

 
August 3, 2009
	
	
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Washington 
				State 
				Anglers now allowed up to 2 Chinook in Daily Limits
				
				
				King salmon vanishing in Alaska, smokehouses empty 
				 | 
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Customs 
				Officially Backs Off of new knife rules 
				
				Governors 
				Sportsmen's Caucus Formed
				
				USFWS 
				Announces Changes in Senior Leadership Team | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Ohio Advisory Board to Meet 
				Aug 6
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for July 31, 2009 | 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
  
  
  
 

 
July 27, 2009
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for July 24, 2009
				
				
				Zebra Mussels Hang On While Quagga Mussels Take Over | 
	
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNR 
				Closes Kalamazoo River - Penn Central Railroad Crossing to City 
				of Plainwell
				
				
				
				14 Grants Awarded Across Michigan to Restore and Protect Water 
				Quality
				
				
				
				Fisheries Task Group Plans Survey on St. Marys River in August
				
				
				Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program Offers Waterfowl Workshop 
				Sept. 26 in Brighton | 
	
 
 

 
July 20, 2009
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Thirty-Three States File Supreme Court 
				Brief Challenging Handgun Bans
				
				
				Feds announce renewed commitment, to 
				eliminate Pythons from Everglades
				
				
				CEI Injects Suppressed EPA Global Warming Report into White 
				House Science Proceeding | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for July 17, 2009
				
				
				Great Lakes restoration initiative (GLRI), to hold public 
				meetings | 
	
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Berkley Trilene Transoptic Wins 
				Best Line Award at 2009 ICAST New Product Showcase 
				
				
				
				Pflueger Arbor Combo Walks Away 
				With Best Of Award At 2009 ICAST Showcase
				
				
				Sportfishing Industry Awards 2009 
				"Best of Show" Honors  | 
	
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				IDNR to Release More Fish Into Rock 
				River
				
				
				Beretta, Browning & Remington take 
				major sponsorship roles at 2009 SCTP Nationals  
			 | 
	
 
  
  
 

 
July 13, 2009
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Clean Water Restoration Act troubles – SB 787
				
				
				
				USEPA proposing problems for boaters
				
				
				
				House Climate Bill Called "Immoral" By Major Civil Rights Leader
				
				
				
				EPA Suppresses Internal Global Warming Study
				
				6 
				million people to attend fall hunting classics across N. America 
				& Canada 
			 | 
	
	
 
	
	
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Online reserved-hunt applications now available
				
				
				
				Upper Wabash 
				Outdoor Cooking, Aug. 1
				
				
				
				Lake Michigan 
				Coastal Program Supports Local Projects
				
				
				Indiana Finds Unwanted Pike and White Bass in Lakes | 
	
 
  
 

 
July 6, 2009
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				$10 million awarded to Great Lakes Commission for Muskegon Lake 
				restoration project 
				
				
				
				Change in Gray Wolf status reverses Michigan Lethal Control Laws
				
				
				
				State may reunite two environmental agencies
				
				
				
				DNR to Sponsor Seminars on the Future of Hunting and Shooting 
				Sports Participation | 
	
 
 

 
June 29, 2009
	
  
  
 

 
June 22, 2009
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				DNR Adopts New Bear Management Plan
				
				
				
				Another Successful Spring for Black River Sturgeon Program
				
				
				DNR Extends Public Comment Period for Changes to Trout 
				Regulations
				
				
				More Hunters Harvest More Deer in 2008
				
				
				
				Coast Guard rescues six people, searches for one other person 
				after two boats collide 
				
				
				
				DEQ Settles Claims Against UPPCO for Dam Failure Near Marquette
				
				
				
				
				Koss Landing Boat Access Site Closing for Construction on June 
				22 | 
	
 
 

 
June 15, 2009
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Hunting/fishing images may be viewed as animal cruelty
				
				
				
				DOI Secretary Announces Boating Grants to 28 states
				
				
				Smith & Wesson to Sponsor National Hunting and Fishing Day | 
	
	
 
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Cabela's offers special sale June 17-19
				
				
				Despite Economy Tackle and Fishing 
				License Sales Holding Steady 
				
				
				Sixty Years after the Publication of 
				George Orwell’s Classic, Do We Face a Real “1984”?
				
				
				Genmar files for bankruptcy protection   | 
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Baraga 
				State Park Hosting a Crafty Campers Weekend June 
				19-21
				
				
				
				DNR to Take Additional Actions to Address Human-Goose Conflicts
				
				
				Young 
				State Park Hosting Youth Fishing Tournament  
				June 20 
				
				
				
				Littlefield Lake Boating Access to Undergo 
				Redevelopment/Paving | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				1985 – 2009 Lake Ontario Fishing Boat Survey
				
				
				Assembly's anti gun bills are dead for 
				this term
				
				
				NY Dec Expands Shellfish Closure | 
	
 
 

 
June 8, 2009
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Coast 
				Guard will no longer inspect 'permanently moored craft'
				
				
				Significant Gas Resource Discovered in Gulf of Mexico 
				
				
				Best 
				Towns for Sportsmen Named By Outdoor Life Magazine
				
				NRA Appeals 
				Seventh Circuit Ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court | 
	
	
 
	
	
	
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNR Hosts Open House June 30 in Traverse City Forest Management 
				Unit
				
				
				
				Bay City 
				State Recreation Area Hosting 15th Annual Free Fishing Festival 
				June 13
				
				
				Forest Tent Caterpillar Outbreak Heavy This Year | 
	
 
 

 
June 1, 2009
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				New federal bill would control all water 
				
				
				
				Free Fishing Weekend June 6-7
				
				
				
				Getting back into the U.S. now tougher 
				
				
				
				Public input sought on Chicago Sanitary/Ship Canal navigation 
				zone
				
				
				
				Animal Rights Extremist Becomes FBI’s Most Wanted Domestic 
				Terrorist | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Great Lakes Water Levels for May 29, 2009
				
				
				Public input sought on Chicago Sanitary/Ship Canal navigation 
				zone (dup) | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Carl T. Johnson Hunting/Fishing Center in Cadillac Summer 
				Programs 
				
				
				
				Sturgeon Reproduction documented at Fighting Island Reef
				
				
				
				McDonald 
				Lake boat ramp closed for week of June 8
				
				
				
				DNR Reminds Public to Leave Wildlife in the Wild
				
				
				
				Tippy Dam Recreation Area Features Fishing Tackle Swap Meet June 
				13-14
				
				
				Sugar Island and Lake George Channel Public Symposium | 
	
 
 

 
May 25, 2009
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Walleye bag limits revised on 255 northern lakes
				
				
				Court fines City of Cleveland $10,000 for polluting Lake 
				Michigan | 
	
 
 

 
May 18, 2009
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Northern zone musky season opens May 23
				
				
				
				New online boating safety course is available
				
				
				
				Anglers should reap the rewards this season from trout stream 
				restoration projects | 
	
 
 

 
May 11, 2009
	
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Help Wanted:  World Shooting and Recreational Complex
				
				
				
				Gov announces more than $21 million for Parks and Open Space
				
				
				
				
				Wolf 
				Lake Fish Hatchery Visitor Center 
				Hosts Special Massasauga Program May 30
				
				
				
				Deer Hunting Dates, Regulations Changes for 2009-2010 Seasons | 
	
 
  
  
 

 
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April 27, 2009
	
	
	
  
  
  
 

 
April 20, 2009
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Report highlights St. Lawrence Seaway system ballast water 
				inspection process
				
				
				
				Boy Scouts & Coast Guard Auxiliary Agreement Signed
				
				
				Google Earth now includes US "Third Coast" | 
	
	
 
	
	
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Closed season on bass not needed
				
				
				
				Manitou ramp to close temporarily late this month
				
				
				
				Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop has openings May 1-3
				
				
				
				DNR Fish & Wildlife director takes job with Feds | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Stocking trucks rolling out for May 2 inland trout season opener
				
				
				
				Inland fishing season opens May 2
				
				
				
				Walleye bag limits adjusted for Ceded Territory lakes | 
	
 
 

 
April 13, 2009
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Army Corps announces activation of new electric barrier
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for April 10, 2009 | 
	
	
	
	
	
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Fish survey coming to Prairie Creek reservoir
				
				
				
				Lake 
				Manitou Ramp Will Close Due To Invasive Plants
				
				
				
				Youth turkey season, April 18 & 19 | 
	
 
  
 

 
April 6, 2009
	
	
	
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Bay City 
				State Recreation Area Hosting Annual ‘GO-Get Outdoors’Easter Egg 
				Hunt April 11
				
				
				
				DNR Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program Offers U.P. Shoot July 18
				
				
				
				Road-Killed Deer More Apparent as Spring Arrives
				
				
				
				New Volunteer Effort to Provide Disinfection Stations at Boat 
				Launches
				
				
				
				DNR Frog Survey Begins Its 14th Year | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Lake Michigan sport fish harvests down in 2008
				
				
				
				Spring Fish and Wildlife Rules Hearings April 13 in all counties
				
				
				
				
				Youth turkey hunt April 11-12
				
				
				
				Spring turkey season opens April 15
				
				
				
				Outdoor cooking class offered May 2 | 
	
 
 

 
March 30, 2009
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
	
	
	
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Sea Grant, DNR Hosting Regional Fisheries Workshops
				
				
				
				DNR Says Fish Kills Common in Spring
				
				
				DNR reminds anglers 2007 Inland Consent Decree provides for 
				certain activities by tribes | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				OLEC to Fund Studies of Lake Erie Algal Blooms and Fisheries
				
				
				
				2009 Coastweeks Honor’s Ohio's Valuable Coastal Resources
				
				
				
				Ohio 
				Hunters donate 54,800 lbs of venison | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				PA - Game Commissioners meet April 20-21 | 
	
 
 

 
March 23, 2009
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Coast 
				Guard Report on lost NFL boaters is grim
				
				Park 
				Service Ban on Lead runs counter to Obama Executive Memo on 
				Gov't. Transparency 
				
				3rd 
				Annual Mush for a Cure Sled Dog Fundraiser
				
				Obama 
				secretly ends program that let pilots carry guns | 
	
	
 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				2009 
				Spring Trout Season Opens April 4
				
				Repairs 
				Made to Red Hills State Park Lake Spillway
				
				Becoming 
				an Outdoors Woman Workshop June 12-14 
			 | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Sea Grant to hold Lake Michigan workshop April 25 (Dup)
				
				Fish 
				Cleaning Station Planned for Holland State Park 
				
				DNR to 
				collect Muskie Eggs at Thornapple, Hudson Lakes
				
				Wolf Lake 
				Fish Hatchery Visitor Center Spring Program Schedule
				
				
				Commission expands Crossbow Hunting opportunities
				
				Michigan 
				torpedoes its own Great Lakes Restoration Plan | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				New Striped Bass Regulations For Delaware River Take Effect 
				April 1
				
				Deadline To Apply For Second Spring Gobbler Tag April | 
	
 
 

 
March 16, 2009
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Captain’s License Classes in Michigan City, IN - March 16-23
				
				
				
				River Anglers Reminded of Wading Safety Tips
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Level for March 13, 2009 | 
	
	
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Fish, wildlife rules suggestions still wanted
				
				
				
				Public Property Reserved Youth Turkey Hunt Opportunities | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Sea Grant to hold 3 Lake Huron workshops – 4/2, 4/18 & 5/2
				
				
				
				DNR to limit Walleye Production in 2009
				
				
				
				Joint Meeting of UP Citizen Advisory Councils Set for March 19 
				in Marquette
				
				
				
				U-M fisheries biologist Diana named new Sea Grant director
				
				
				DNR Drafts New Proposals for Northerns and Muskie | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				$4.6 Million Available To Improve Boating Access
				
				
				
				Ohio 
				Boat Registrations Dip Slightly in 2008
				
				
				Stone Lab Spring Work Weekend, April 17-1 | 
	
 
 

 
March 9, 2009
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Sections of Okanogan River Closed to Steelhead Fishing
				
				
				
				Strong Return of Columbia River Coho, Puget Sound Pink Salmon 
				Projected
				
				
				Wildlife Managers to Resume Removal of California Sea Lions | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				$740 Million Goes to States for Fish and Wildlife Prpjects
				
				
				
				NOAA posts Draft Mgmt Plan for Thunder Bay National Marine 
				Sanctuary
				
				
				Bass Youth Programs Team with USSAF | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Soldier Field 2009 Boat & Tackle Market May 9
				
				
				
				Gov calls on IDNR to Reopen State Parks
				
				
				
				State sues Caterpillar for recent spill | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNR to Collect Walleye Eggs below Croton Dam
				
				
				
				Michigan 
				Inland Lakes 
				Monitoring Report Available
				
				
				DNR Conservation Officers Seek Charges for Illegal Commercial 
				Fishing Operation | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				ODNR Upgrades HP Limit for Burr Oak Lake to Increase Fishing 
				Access
				
				
				
				$4.6 Million Available To Improve Boating Access 
				
				
				
				
				White-tailed Deer Hunters Have a Successful Season | 
	
 
 

 
March 2, 2009
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			|  | 
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				Bass Pro Shops Spring Fishing Classic | 
	
	
 
	
		
			|  | 
		
			| Lake Erie | 
		
			| 
				
				
				Ohio Lake Erie Commission Seeking Submissions from Shutterbugs | 
		
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Get a jump on spring at Cabela’s Great Outdoor Days offer a cure 
				for cabin fever
				
				
				
				High Schools hold nation's first high school fishing tournament
				
				
				
				Ducks Unlimited donates Illinois River property to DNR | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Recent Ice Rescue Highlights Importance of Having a Plan
				
				
				
				Help Wanted: DNR Hiring for Summer Positions at State Parks and 
				Visitor Centers
				
				
				
				Commission to Consider Crossbow Changes | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Spring Trout Releases provide fishing opportunities 
				
				
				
				
				State Tournament Will Showcase Archery in the Schools Program
				
				
				
				Lottery Scheduled for New Docks at Cowan Lake | 
	
 
 

 
February 23, 2009
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Brag on your fish and you might win!
				
				
				Boat sales dismal in 08
				
				
				Amazing Story Behind the Global Warming Scam
				
				
				The new look of Outdoor life magazine | 
	
	
	
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Black Lake Sturgeon Season Harvest Results
				
				
				MI DNR search for MSU range manager
				
				
				DNR Hosts 3rd Annual State Archery Tournament | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Game Commission Awards NWTF with First-Ever Elk Tag for Auction | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Winnebago sturgeon spearers harvest 368 on February 15; 2-day 
				total 874
				
				
				Early catch-and-release trout season opens March 7
				
				
				
				Video show ice anglers how to preserve bait
				
				
				
				Natural Resources Board Officers Re-elected | 
	
 
 

 
January 26, 2009
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				USCG hearing on Dry Cargo Residues issue Jan 28
				
				
				
				Saltwater angler spending: $31 Billion
				
				
				
				Boat Owners May Have Federal Tax Benefits Available
				
				
				
				Luke Bryan to Chair National Hunting and Fishing Day 
				
				
				
				
				America’s Decline In Driving Begins Second Year | 
	
 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
  
  
 

 
January 19, 2009
	
	
	
	
	
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Michigan OKs five Salmon limit 
				
				
				DNR, Pheasants Forever Partner to get 140 Acres near 
				Gratiot-Saginaw State Game Area | 
	
 
 

 
January 12, 2009
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				EPA Predicting more Invasive Species
				
				
				Coast Guard to stop 
				monitoring of 121.5/243 emergency beacons
				
				
				USFWS to Establish National Wildlife 
				Refuge in Pennsylvania
				
				
				Coast Guard to discontinue monitoring 
				of 121.5/243 emergency beacons
				
				
				Three New Marine Monuments Prohibit 
				Recreational Boating and Fishing Access
				
				
				Conservationists Decry 
				Secret White House Move | 
	
	
 
	
	
	
  
  
 

 
January 5, 2009
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Corps to turn on Barrier IIA good news
				
				
				
				Vessel Discharges Require Permit 
				
				
				
				NOAA to Create Saltwater Angler Registry in 2010 
				
				
				
				
				FDA Draft Report Urges Consumption of Fish, Despite Mercury 
				Contamination
				
				
				Lawsuit To Block Tribal Takeover Of National Wildlife Refuge
				
				2008 
				was the year man-made global warming was disproved 
				 | 
	
 
	
	
	
	
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Snowshoe Hikes at Hoffmaster State Park Jan 24, Feb 14
				
				
				
				Johnson Hunting/Fishing Center Offers Winter Programs
				
				
				
				DNR Encourages Hunters to Report Hunting Activity Online
				
				
				Black Lake Sturgeon spearing season application period begins 
				Jan. 12 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Natural Resources magazine: "The Spirit of Collaboration"
				
				
				Enbridge Energy settles suit over Environmental violations for 
				$1,100,000 | 
	
 
 

 
December 15, 2008
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Regional Fishery Workshop Jan 10
				
				
				
				State Parks and Recreation Areas Offer Winter Camping
				
				
				
				State Snowmobile Trails ready to Ride in some parts of the state
				
				
				2008 Firearm Deer Season Harvest Estimates | 
	
 
 

 
December 8, 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Supreme Court Ponders Power Plants and Fish Protection
				
				
				
				Waterway Watch program more relevant following Mumbai 
				attacks
				
				
				
				New rule lifts ban on firearms in national parks (dup) | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Great Lakes 
				Compact goes into effect Dec. 8
				
				
				
				Coast Guard Cutter resumes "Christmas Tree Ship" 
				
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for December 5, 2008 | 
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				2009 Trout Fishing Opportunities at Castalia Hatchery
				
				
				
				Fall Turkey Season Concludes
				
				
				Deer Hunters Score on Opening Day | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				More than 846,000 2008 deer licenses sold
				
				
				Hunters register 276,985 deer in November hunt | 
	
 
 

 
December 1, 2008
	
	
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Winter Weekend in UP Feb. 27-March 1 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Bear Hunters Continue To Have Great Success Afield | 
	
 
 

 
November 24, 2008
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Court upholds Michigan's ballast water statute
				
				
				
				Sportsmen Dismayed by Overthrow of Congressman John Dingell
				
				
				
				Monitoring and surveys show no new populations of Ruffe | 
	
	
 
	
	
	
 

 
November 17, 
2008
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Stacy Welling Named DNR U.P. Field Deputy
				
				
				
				Fisheries 
				Visitor Center 
				Winter Program Schedule
				
				
				
				Hunters Reminded to Shoot Feral Swine
				
				
				Hartwick Pines State Park Snowshoe-Making Workshops, Dec 13-14, 
				Feb 28-Mar 1 | 
	
 
 
  
 
November 10, 
2008
	
	
	
	
	
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Youth Scholarship Program Nomination Deadline Dec. 1
				
				
				
				FREE Youth Pheasant Hunt Sunday, Dec 7
				
				
				
				Spring Turkey First Lottery | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				New Fishing Regulations Expand Opportunities, Limit Smelt 
				Harvest
				
				
				
				Michigan AFS meets March 18-19, 2009
				
				
				Bobcat Lawsuit Finalized | 
	
 

 
November 3, 
2008
	
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Feds delay rules to contain Great Lakes fish virus
				
				
				
				TWIC compliance date changes for all Great Lakes ports
				
				
				
				New Coast Guard boat debuts at Station Milwaukee
				
				
				
				Coast Guard, MI DNR rescue two hunters
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for October 31, 2008 | 
	
	
	
  
  
 

 
October 27, 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Billions of fish, fish eggs die in power plants
				
				
				
				Feds confirm Red Drum and Striped Bass Gamefish Status
				
				
				The Real Obama—From Someone Who Knows (Dup) | 
	
	
 
	
	
	
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				The Real Obama—From Someone Who Knows
				
				
				(Dup)
				
				
				
				Deer Hunters Encouraged to donate to the Illinois Sportsmen 
				Against Hunger Program
				
				
				Anglers under attack at new Chicago launch ramp | 
	
 
  
 

 
October 20, 2008
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Lincoln Street Boating Access Site Closes for 
				Construction
				
				
				Learn to Make Snowshoes at Ludington State Park
				
				
				Pheasant Season opens in Lower Peninsula Oct. 20 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				DNR fishing Report-dup
				
				
				Commercial Fisher settles state suit 
				over fisheries violations for $27,500
				
				
				Hunting outlook outstanding for 2008 deer hunting season | 
	
 
 

 
October 13, 2008
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Ohio and OSU Launch Steelhead Survey
				
				
				
				Ohio 
				approves grants to fund trail improvements 
				
				
				ODNR Awards $2.3 Million to Improve boating access | 
	
 
 

 
October 6, 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Bush 
				signs Great Lakes Compact
				
				
				Control of Invasive Mussels made possible by DOE-Funded 
				Project
				
				USCG 
				says ships can continue dumping dry cargo residues into Great 
				Lakes
				
				Senate 
				passes amendments to Vessel Hull Design Protection Act
				
				Interim 
				Rule for Dry Cargo Residue Discharges on the Great Lakes
				
				Enviro 
				groups 'wolves in sheep's clothing'
				
				National 
				Wildlife Refuge Week, October 12-18 | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Hurricane 
				Ike’s Effects Linger in the Great Lakes
				
				EPA 
				issues amended citation to BP Indiana
				
				Weekly Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for October 3, 2008 | 
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Bass Pro 
				Shops Donates $1 Million to Victory Junction Gang
				
				What you 
				didn't know about lead pencils
				
				Shooting USA 
				Introduces New Shot "Impossible Shots" | 
	
  
  
 

 
September 29, 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Probe 
				of Enviro Groups Lobbying Scandal Urged
				
				House 
				passes energy bill laced with fraud
				
				
				Presidential Action Ensures Recreational Fishing in Federal 
				Waters | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for September 26, 2008
				
				Minn 
				pollution agency OKs tough rules for ballast water | 
	
	
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				State hatcheries clear of VHS
				
				
				State Parks Offer Outdoor Events and Fall Fun for 
				Families
				
				
				State provides many youth hunting opportunities
				
				
				Ohio's Fall Turkey Hunting Season is Approaching | 
	
 
 

 
September 22, 2008
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Four of 
				Ten Freshwater fish species in peril; study
				
				Congress 
				approves Great Lakes Compact
				
				House 
				passes energy bill fraught with deceit
				
				IJC May 
				Drop Plan 2007
				
				DOI 
				Secretary visits Detroit River Int’l Wildlife Refuge for Signing 
				Ceremony
				
				Top 5 
				Ways to Observe National Hunting and Fishing Day
				
				Marad makes 
				'green' grants | 
	
	
 
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				CG 
				reminds boaters not to anchor in navigational channels
				
				Coast 
				Guard chopper rescues lost hunter
				
				Simms to 
				stop using felt in wading soles | 
	
  
  
  
 

 
September 15, 2008
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				European 
				Commission acknowledges problem over Cormorants
				
				
				Netherlands 
				surveying anglers worldwide
				
				EFTTA 
				Youth Grant Program deadline October 1st 
				
				Mexican
				"fishing 
				mafia" 
				tagged for three illegal catches
				
				More 
				Switzerland weird rulings | 
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				College bass anglers to compete in largest-ever national 
				championship
				
				North 
				American Freshwater Fishes Fading into Extinction
				
				Refuge 
				Decision Preserves Principle of Wildlife Management
				
				Feds plan to restrict shipments of some fish 
				due to VHS | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for Sept 12, 2008
				
				Coast Guard 
				to host multi-agency exercise Sept 17 & 18 | 
	
	
	
  
  
 

 
September 8, 2008
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				USFWS 
				confirms VHS found in Sea Lamprey
				
				TWIC 
				waiting to be picked up
				
				Phone sex 
				hotline featured on Duck Stamp | 
	
	
 
	
  
 

 
September 1, 2008
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				President 
				Signs Memo Sustaining Fishing in Marine protected areas
				
				Feds 
				announce New Conservation Mechanism for Threatened and 
				Endangered Species 
				
				Trout 
				Travails Treated with $3 Million in Fish Aid | 
	
	
 
	
	
	
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Gov 
				closes 24 State Parks, lays off 39 more DNR employees
				
				Deer 
				Population Task Force Schedules Public Meetings | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				First 
				Case of Chronic Wasting Disease Detected at Kent Cty Deer 
				Breeding Facility  
				
				Deer and Elk 
				Feeding Ban Outlined, Will Impact Bear Baiting | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				DNR 
				adopts plan to enhance muskellunge, northern pike fishing 
				
				
				Goose 
				hunting application period begins for Lac qui Parle controlled 
				hunt | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				2008 
				Coastweeks Celebration Set for September 12-20
				
				
				Mobility-Impaired Hunter Access Areas Set
				
				ODNR to 
				Offer Youth Deer Hunts at State Preserves | 
	
 
 

 
August 25, 2008
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				USCG 
				proposes boat passenger weight changes
				
				NMMA 
				opposes Coast Guard HIN proposal      
				
				Sportsmen 
				say they prefer to elect a President who hunts or fishes | 
	
	
 
	
	
	
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Waterfowl 
				Reservation System will be online only this year, Aug. 25-Sept. 
				26
				
				J. Edward 
				Roush Lake Fun Shoot, Sept. 20 | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				DNR 
				Reminds Anglers bout Bait Restrictions
				
				
				Crossbow Permit Changes Adopted by NRC
				
				
				Hoffmaster 
				State Park 
				Hosting 15th Annual Sportsmen for Youth Day Sept. 6
				
				NRC Approves 
				Waterfowl Seasons and Regulations | 
	
 

 
August 18, 2008
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Women’s Fly Fishing for Chinook Salmon Workshop Sept. 12-14
				
				Porcupine 
				Mtns Wilderness State Park 
				Hosting Hunter Harvest Festival Sept. 5-7
				
				DNR Reminds 
				Hunters of September Antlerless Deer Season | 
	
 
 

 
August 11, 2008
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Hank 
				Parker Spokesman for Outdoors Without Limits
				
				Fuel 
				prices lead to fewer boat trips, poll says     
				
				Thousands 
				of young shooters, parents flock to shooting Nationals
				
				Youth 
				Shooters from 15 States Win Championship Medals
				
				SCI Web 
				Radio Free for Hunters | 
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Public 
				hearing on boating restrictions on lakes Tippecanoe and James, 
				Aug. 21
				
				Potato 
				Creek’s Lake Worster to be lowered, boat rental closed, 
				Sept.-Oct.
				
				Potato 
				Creek to host Sportsmen’s Series workshops, start Sept 20-21 | 
	
 
  
 

 
August 4, 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				President signs 2008 Clean Boating Act into law 
				
				
				FWS 
				reports on ’07 duck harvest, ’08 availability
				
				
				Kayaking/canoeing represent more than 15% of all recreational 
				boating fatalities | 
	
	
 
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Sportfishing Industry Awards 2008 “Best of Show” Honors
				
				Marinades 
				may decrease cancer forming compounds on grilled meats
				
				Bass Pro 
				Shops to Offer Boone & Crockett Scoring | 
	
  
  
 

 
July 28, 2008
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Congress approves Clean Boating Act
				
				Clean Air 
				Act All Wrong for Greenhouse Gases  
				
				ICAST 
				celebrates fishing equipment history | 
	
	
 
	
	
	
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Proposed 
				$14 million Budget Cut for DNR threatens conservation efforts
				
				Governor 
				signs bill expanding Apprentice Hunter License opportunities
				
				Controlled 
				Pheasant Hunting Reservation Info Available Online | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Carl 
				Johnson Hunting & Fishing Center 
				in Cadillac Offers Outdoor Recreation Programs
				
				2008 Fall 
				Turkey Application Deadline Approaching
				
				Pigeon 
				River Bridge 
				Collapses in River | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Biologists discover bird die-offs in Faribault, Meeker counties
				
				
				DNR seeks 
				designs for first walleye stamp | 
	
 
 

 
July 21, 2008
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for July 18, 2008
				
				Snow 
				melt, heavy rains help raise Great Lakes water levels
				
				Great 
				Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin 
				Compact move to Congress
				
				IJC sets 
				Public meetings for Aug 9-12 in Ontario 
				
				More than 
				250 turn out for IJC public meetings in Michigan
				
				Key IUGL 
				Study leader among Nobel Peace Prize Honorees | 
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				New 
				lead banning effort by Wildlife Society and AFS
				
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				next great vacation adventure, there's no place like home
				
				Anglers’ 
				Internet Use on the Rise, but Magazines still Dominant Media for 
				Anglers/Hunter | 
	
 

 
July14, 2008
	
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				High Fuel 
				Prices Crimp Fishing Trips
				
				Researchers 
				say popular fish contains potentially dangerous fatty acid 
				combination
				
				Grand 
				American Amateur Shooting Event | 
	
	
	
	
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				22-year-old Hoosier bald eagle encountered in Tennessee
				
				Paddlefish 
				poacher loses hunting, fishing privileges for 5 years | 
	
 
  
 

 
July 7, 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Scientists Find Bird and Human E. coli in Wild Fish
				
				CG Sets 
				temporary navigation zone on Sanitary Ship Canal 
				
				
				Weekly Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for July 4, 2008 | 
	
	
	
	
	
  
 

 
June 30, 2008
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Summary 
				of EPA Boating Permit Proposal
				
				Top 
				Ten Flaws of Proposed EPA Boat Permit
				
				Supreme 
				Court Rules for Second Amendment | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Great 
				Lakes: A Recreational Boating Powerhouse
				
				Chicago 
				Waterway electronic barrier update
				
				USCG Sets 
				temporary navigation zone on Chicago Sanitary Ship Canal 
				
				
				Weekly Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for June 27, 2008 | 
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Summer 
				Time Boating Safety
				
				New 
				College Bass Fishing Plan Designed for Sport's Future
				
				NRA 
				announces 2008 national Matches at Camp Perry | 
	
	
	
  
  
 

 
June 23, 2008
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Farm bill 
				again OKd over veto
				
				USFWS and 
				Tribes sign agreement for National Bison Range Complex
				
				EPA 
				Proposes Vessel Discharge Permits | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				VHS fish 
				disease found in yellow perch in Milwaukee 
				
				Weekly Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for June 20, 2008 | 
	
  
  
 

 
June 16, 2008
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				NOAA 
				Proposes Rule to Require Saltwater Angler Registration
				
				FWS 
				proposes to expand Hunting/Fishing on Wildlife Refuges 
				
				
				NWRA 
				applauds House Subcommittee for proposed increase in Refuge 
				System funding | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				USCG 
				proposes temporary regulated navigation and safety zone near 
				Romeoville, IL 
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for June 13, 2008
				
				Carp 
				Corral/Goby Roundup resumes in the Illinois Waterway
				
				IJC 
				holding hearing on Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River levels | 
	
	
	
	
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				DNR Offers 
				Lake Fishing Workshop for Women
				
				DNR/Nature 
				Conservancy Finalize Easement for more than 36,000 Acres in U.P. | 
	
 
 

 
June 9, 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Summer Fun on Your National Wildlife Refuge
				
				Be Vigilant on the Water | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				New fish 
				marking program
				
				
				IJC to hold 
				public meetings on Great Lakes water levels
				
				Weekly Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for June 6, 2008 | 
	
	
	
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Perch Growth in Southern Lake Michigan
				
				Tournament 
				Economic Impact Surveys Launched 
				
				Coast Guard investigates sinking of Charter Fishing Vessel
				
				DNR 
				finds VHS infected gobies in Lake Michigan | 
	
	
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				New 
				McQuade Public Access to Lake Superior
				
				DNR and MDH 
				encouraging more fish consumption
				
				MPCA Announces Lead-Free Tackle Exchange Events
				
				DNR to study Lake Kabetogama walleye reproduction
				
				Minnesota to 
				have rules in place to manage ballast discharge by September 30 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Yellow 
				Perch bag limit reduced for Lake Erie's Western Basin
				
				Walleye 
				poachers handed steep fines, jail time | 
	
 
 

 
June 2, 
2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				ANWR 
				Report given to Congress
				
				Clean 
				Boating Bill Passes Committees
				
				Celebrate 
				Fishing/Boating Week at a National Wildlife Refuge | 
	
	
 
	
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Free 
				Fishing Weekend June 7-8
				
				
				Fishing-license sales benefit all lake users, not just anglers
				
				DNR 
				launches interactive fishing-site Web map
				
				Big 
				largemouth bass lurk at two lakes, thanks to regulation | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Michigan’s 
				Free Fishing Weekend Slated for June 7-8
				
				Fisheries 
				Visitor Center 
				Hosts Free Catch-And-Release Fishing Program
				
				DNR Seeks 
				Public Input on Revision of Michigan Threatened and Endangered 
				Species List
				
				DNR to 
				convene multi-state meeting on lead fragments in venison - June 
				4 | 
	
 
 

 
May 26, 2008
	
	
		
			| 
				
				
				NMMA 
				applauds Senate committee move on Clean Boating Act
				
				DHS 
				delays TWIC compliance date to April 2009
				
				Florida 
				man to fish for $$ One Million  | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				House 
				Democrats Block Republican Efforts to Lower Gas Prices
				
				Illinois 
				Spring Wild Turkey Harvest Totals 15,792 | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Big 
				largemouth bass lurk at two lakes, thanks to regulation
				
				Fishing 
				regs relaxed at Starve Hollow Lake
				
				Free 
				Fishing Weekend is June 7-8 | 
	
 
  
 

 
May 19, 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Oil 
				from ANWR shot down again 
				
				Coast 
				Guard saves family from sinking boat
				
				Conservation 
				Programs, more Pork win with passage of Farm Bill | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				State 
				announces the Reopening of All State Forest Campgrounds
				
				
				
				Wildlife Regulation Changes Approved at May NRC Meeting
				
				Guidelines 
				for Handling Birds with Suspected Cases of Botulism Announced | 
	
 
 

 
May 12, 2008
	
		
			| 
			Angler bags 92 lb Bighead Carp while bowfishing | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Tahquamenon 
				Falls State Park 
				Hosts Fishing Tournament on May 15-17
				
				
				
				DNR Coolwater Fish Production Strategy for 2008 Announced
				
				2008 Elk 
				and Bear Hunting Application Period Now Open | 
	
 
 

 
May 
5, 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				House 
				Passes Ballast Management Legislation 
				
				Coast 
				Guard may lose law unit
				
				Former 
				Coast Guard vice commandant cites loss of confidence in Marine 
				Safety Program
				
				U.S. 
				DOI offers New Rule Regarding Right-to-Carry in National Parks
				
				Outdoor 
				Channel to sponsor National Hunting/Fishing Day
				
				Highest 
				Flood Recorded on Lower Mississippi River Since 1973 | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for May 2, 2008
				
				Meijer, Inc. 
				ends promotion with HSUS | 
	
	
 
  
  
 

 
April 28, 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				USCG says 
				no live fire weapons drills on Great Lakes this year
				
				Meijer 
				Supporting Anti-Hunting Movement with Photo Contest
				
				Weekly Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for April 25, 2008 | 
	
	
 
	
		
			|  | 
		
			| Lake Michigan | 
		
			| 
				
				
				Record 
				breaking harvest of Lake Michigan chinook salmon
				
				MI 
				DNR Seeks Input on Requests for Changes in Salmon Daily Bag 
				Limits 
				
				MI DNR 
				Considers Increase in Lines Allowed for Fishing  | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Law 
				clarifies DNR's lake jurisdiction
				
				Nuisance 
				weed targeted at Sylvan Lake
				
				Drumming up 
				fishing opportunities at Roush Lake | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				DNR 
				Seeks Input on Requests for Changes in Salmon Daily Bag Limits
				
				
				DNR 
				Considers Increase in Lines Allowed for Fishing
				
				Carl T. 
				Johnson Hunting/Fishing Center Announces Programs for May
				
				Two 
				Meetings Planned in U.P. to Form Citizens Advisory Councils
				
				Van Riper 
				State Park Opens a New Rustic Campground 
				
				Wolf Lake 
				Fish Hatchery Visitor Center Hosts Special Programs | 
	
 
 

 
April 21, 2008
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Boater 
				Safety Class
				
				Chicago 
				Harbors open May 1
				
				Gun 
				Owners Hold Their Ground in Illinois Legislative Battle
				
				Gun Owners 
				Gaining More Ground - 76 Counties and Counting | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Experimental goose season was successful
				
				Lake 
				layers' temperatures affect fish location
				
				Creel 
				surveys at two Kosciusko County lakes | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Ohio 
				reduces daily bag limit for western Lake Erie Yellow Perch
				
				ODNR 
				offers Free Boat Safety inspections across state
				
				ODNR to hold 
				public forum for boaters | 
	
 
 

 
April 14, 2008
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
  
  
  
 

 
April 7 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				UM 
				engineers draft plans for ballast-free ships
				
				Number of 
				Female Hunters Increasing 
				
				Track 
				Flooding with the New USGS Flood Map | 
	
	
 
	
		
			|  | 
		
			| Research | 
		
			| 
				
				
				Exotic 
				Crustacean prefers mussel invaders to humans!
				
				Indices 
				of biological condition work in measuring aquatic health
				
				Fish Picky 
				About Wetlands | 
	
 
  
  
 

 
March 
31, 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Feds 
				Kick off Electronic Barrier Safety Campaign
				
				Legislation 
				to Remove Barriers Introduces 87,000 to Hunting | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Lake Huron Regional Fisheries Workshops April 12 & 19
				
				Weekly Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for March 28, 2008 | 
	
	
 
  
  
 

 
March 24, 2008
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Proposal to establish passenger vessel disability access 
				guidelines
				
				Medication 
				producers, sellers agree to protect aquatic resources | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Lake 
				Shelbyville 
				Reminder
				
				Archery 
				Deer Hunting Program To Start This Fall
				
				Beaver Dam 
				and Horseshoe Lake Archery Drawings | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Clarification sought on tribal COs
				
				Plan 
				would kill half of adult birds at local colony
				
				Huron 
				Pines Job Description: Creel Census Clerk | 
	
 
 
  
 
March 17, 2008
	
	
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				Anglers 
				Support Free or educed-Priced Fishing Licenses for seniors
				
				Alcohol 
				use #1 contributing factor in boating fatalities
				
				Fishing 
				Activity Reduced by Access Problems | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				No 
				fishing or boating at Goldeneye Pond, starting March 17
				
				
				Apprentice hunting license approved
				
				
				Yellowwood 
				Lake to be gradually lowered for repairs 
				
				Classes 
				on teaching youths to fish start in April  | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				NE 
				Minnesota’s 
				moose population continues to decline
				
				Deer 
				hunters donate 78,000 lbs of venison in 2007 | 
	
 
 

 
March 10, 2008
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				DNR 
				conducting online survey regarding inland lake and Reservoir 
				fishing regulations
				
				
				
				Archery in the schools tournament a success
				
				Poaching 
				in Ohio will lead to stiffer penalties | 
	
 
 
  
 
March 3, 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				The 
				Roanoke River American Shad Restoration Program
				
				Restoring 
				American Shad on the Roanoke River One Fish at a Time
				
				Bald Eagles 
				Stay for the Winter… | 
	
	
 
	
		
			|  | 
		
			| General | 
		
			| 
				
				
				Alton Jones 
				Plays Pigskin to Win Bassmaster Classic
				
				Anglers, 
				Hunters provide huge financial boost to local economies
				
				Families 
				Afield Progress Continues
				
				Daylight 
				Saving Time March 9 | 
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				State 
				Designates Potential High-Risk Area in Shiawassee County
				
				Wolf Lake 
				State Fish Hatchery Announces Spring Programs
				
				Fisheries 
				Visitor Center Announces Spring Nature Programs | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				2007 
				fishing licenses valid through April 30
				
				
				Courchaine Named Acting U.P. DNR Field Deputy
				
				Ice 
				fishing shelter removal dates approaching
				
				DNR 
				offers handgun-hunting seminar | 
	
 
 
  
 
February 25, 2008
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				DNR Hosts 
				Public Meeting: Plan to Manage Fishery on Au Sable River, March 
				5
				
				DNR 
				Announces 2008 Black Lake Sturgeon Season Harvest Results
				
				New 
				Season Closing Date for gamefish in UP in 2009 | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Spring wildlife and fish rules hearings April 14
				
				Youth 
				Hunting Bill to be Heard in Wisconsin Senate Committee
				
				Wisconsin 
				presents its draft impaired waters list for 2008 for public 
				comment | 
	
	 
 

 
February 18, 2008
	
		
			
				| Fishing Beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				California Salmon runs collapse
				
				
				Sportsmen 
				support more jobs in Florida than Disney World (85,000 jobs vs. 
				61,000) | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Congress moves 
				to seize control of all U.S. Waters
				
				
				Four to 
				enter Bass Fishing Hall of Fame
				
				
				Homeland 
				Security issues Small vessel report
				
				
				Cheney Signs 
				Congressional Amicus Curiae Brief In D.C. Case
				
				
				Supreme 
				Court decisions affirming our Gun Rights
				
				USFWS issues e-versions of Asian Carp plan
				
				
				Senate to 
				Vote on Allowing Park Visitors to Carry Loaded Guns 
				 | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Grand Haven Regional Fishery Workshop, March 1 2008
				
				
				Lake Michigan 
				Salmon Updates from the Ludington Regional Fishery Workshop | 
		
			| Lake Ontaio | 
		
			|  | 
		
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Sturgeon 
				spearers set record 
				
				
				Early trout season opens March 1
				
				
				
				Despite drought then deluge, trout populations thrive
				
				
				56,000 
				remaining spring turkey permits on sale March 28
				
				Successful sturgeon spearing shortens 2008 season
				
				
				Students to 
				compete in State Archery Tournament in Wisconsin Rapids | 
	
 
 

 
February 11, 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Congress 
				moves to seize control of all U.S. Waters 
				Youth Hunting Bill Moving in Four States 
				Boat 
				registrations down 1.5 percent 
				Herons in 
				Chicago Wetlands Survive Exposure to Banned Toxics | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				New 
				methods developed to estimate Lamprey Damage
				
				Weekly Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for February 8, 2008 | 
	
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				2008 
				Lake Erie Fishing Outlook great
				
				
				Yellow Perch bag limit could be reduced in Lake Erie (this 
				is a dup, Bob)
				
				Great 
				Lakes Fisheries Day at Buffalo State College, March 1 | 
		
			| Lake Ontaio | 
		
			|  | 
		
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Winter 
				Free Fishing Weekend Feb. 16-17
				
				Seven 
				Lakes State Park Hosts an Ice Fishing Clinic on Feb. 16
				
				Open House 
				Feb. 20 to Review Plans for the New Mackinaw State Harbor | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Experimental regs for northern pike and bass remain in place on 
				Pelican Lake
				
				Lower 
				Mille Lacs Lake 
				harvest caps in 2008
				
				2008 spring 
				light goose hunting begins March 1 | 
	
 
 

 
February 4, 2008
 

 
January 28, 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Field & 
				Stream names best places for anglers to live
				
				U.S. 
				Energy Company to Face Prosecution for Cross-Border Pollution in 
				Canada
				
				USGS 
				Research Sheds Light on VHS Virus in Great Lakes’ Fish | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Public 
				meeting planned on Management Areas in Northern Michigan, Jan 31
				
				Jim Ekdahl, 
				U.P. Field Deputy retires | 
	
 
 

 
January 21, 2008
	
		
			| 
				
				
				States 
				passing hunter-friendly laws see upswing
				
				D.C. 
				Court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against gun makers
				
				Texas 
				Tops Nation in Ranking of Hunting/Fishing Economic Impact | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Candlelight Cross-Country Ski Evening at Sleeper State Park Jan. 
				26
				
				
				Volunteers Needed for Stewardship Workdays in Southeastern 
				Michigan
				
				DNR Reminds 
				Deer Hunters to Participate in Online Survey | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Angler 
				education workshops set for Jan. 30 and Feb. 2
				
				Shoe 
				weaving, timber wolf tracking workshops offered | 
	
 
 

 
January 14, 2008
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				DNR Basic 
				Archery Instructor Course Jan. 26
				
				Black 
				Lake Sturgeon Spearing Season Guidelines
				
				It's Time 
				to Apply for Your Spring Wild Turkey Hunt
				
				MI DNR responds 
				to budget questions | 
	
 
 

 
January 7, 2008
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				USFWS 
				Reopens Comment Period on National Wildlife Refuge Draft 
				Mosquito Control Policy
				
				
				Angling/Hunting big business, survey
				
				Remington to 
				Acquire Marlin Firearms | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				New 
				Conservation and wildlife laws for 2008
				
				Illinois 
				& Kentucky amend Ohio River fishing reciprocal agreement
				
				Illinois 
				Hunters/Anglers have significant impact on economy, spending 
				$1.2 Billion a year | 
	
 
  
 

 
December 17, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Philadelphia Boy Scouts to be evicted from Historic Building
				
				Rocky 
				Mountain National Park to Allow “Qualified Volunteers” to Help 
				Cull Elk Herds 
				
				Interior 
				Directs Bison Range 
				be handed over to Tribe
				
				Gun-free 
				zones get people killed
				
				
				Congressional members hold the purse strings
				
				RBFF direct 
				marketing program gains momentum | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
 

 
December 10, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Small 
				Vessel Security Summit planned for January 15 or 16
				
				
				
				Coast Guard breaks ice with Operation Taconite
				
				Weekly Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for Dec 7, 2007 | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
 

 
December 3, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Coast Guard plans to hire civilians to boost its troubled 
				Marine Safety role
				
				
				
				Report Shows National Wildlife Refuges Provide Economic Boost
				
				
				To license boaters or not | 
	
	
 
  
  
 

 
November 26, 2007
	
		
			
				| Fishing beyond the 
				Great Lakes | 
		
	 
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for Nov 23, 2007
				
				Coast 
				Guard locates lost hunters
				
				Grant to 
				fund Great Lakes Ph.D. | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Fish 
				house and dark house licensing changes greet ice anglers
				
				New 
				apprentice hunter program draws 2,700 participants | 
	
 
 

 
November 19, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				++++Full 
				court press for Recreational Boating Act 
				
				USFWS 
				proposes to allow Falconers to remove and Possess Peregrine 
				Falcons 
				
				
				Bloomberg-Endorsed Anti-Gun Candidate Goes Down in Defeat!
				
				US House 
				Rep Cummings trying to dismantle Administrative Law System in 
				USCG
				
				
				Anti-hunting proposal, Proponents dumped in N.J. election
				
				No Decision 
				from U.S. Supreme Court to Hear D.C. Case | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for November 16, 2007
				
				Type E 
				Botulism Bird Poisonings Linked to Invasive Species
				
				EPA 
				orders start to Fox River cleanup 
				
				Congress 
				Briefed on Status of Int’l Upper Great Lakes Study | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				DNR 
				Reminds Hunters That Tagged Deer May Be Harvested
				
				DNR 
				Invites Bear Hunters to Participate in Online Survey
				
				DNR Seeks 
				Information on Snake Island Pigs
				
				State 
				Asks Hunters to Help Eliminate Feral Swine 
				
				Learn to 
				Make Snowshoes at Ludington State Park | 
	
 
 

 
November 12, 2007
Beyond the Great Lakes
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Store-bought freshwater fish contain elevated levels of mercury, 
				arsenic and selenium
				
				New Youth 
				Shooting Organization Formed | 
	
 
  
  
  
 

 
November 5, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Great 
				Lakes 
				Navigation Stakeholder Meeting Nov. 27
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for Nov 2, 2007
				
				USCG 
				hosts Inter-agency law enforcement training | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Deer-vehicle collisions highest in Oct and Nov
				
				Statewide 
				rules to prevent spread of fish disease effective Nov. 2
				
				Hunters 
				urged to target wild pigs | 
	
 
 

 
October 29, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				President Signs Order to Protect Striped Bass, Red Drum
				
				
				Imports and Interstate Transportation of Black Carp Banned
				
				Congress 
				recognizes Hunting and Fishing | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				BoatU.S. 
				offers tips on ethanol fuel, winterizing
				
				Deer 
				activity on the rise with fall season underway | 
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Public Meetings to Review 1836 Treaty Inland Consent Decree Oct 
				30, Nov 1  
				
				DNR Basic 
				Archery Instructor Courses Scheduled | 
	
 
 

 
October 22, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				CG 
				urges competency and safety checks for boaters
				
				
				Competency standards urged for boaters
				
				Agency to 
				test ballast treatment in Superior | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Court 
				Ruling Eliminates Bear Hunting in New Jersey
				
				Five to 
				take center stage at International Fishing Hall of Fame 
				
				
				Tree Stand 
				Safety Should be a Top Priority for Hunters | 
	
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Deer Hunt 
				2007 set to air on statewide public TV Nov 8
				
				DNR to 
				hold public meetings on cormorant management Oct 30, Nov 1 & 5 | 
	
 
   

 
October 15, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Steelhead Hatcheries Cause “Stunning” Loss of Reproductive 
				Ability
				
				Avoid the 
				six most common Winterizing mistakes
				
				Clean air 
				settlement to cost AEP over $4.6 billion
				
				Bass Pro 
				Shops opens in Pearland, Texas Oct 18 | 
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Lake Mille 
				Lacs walleye net catches lower than expected
				
				Second 
				bighead carp netted
				
				DNR 
				announces 2007 whitefish-tullibee sport-netting dates and regs | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Marshall 
				new Ass't Chief of Wildlife
				
				Lake Erie 
				Advisory Group seeks new members
				
				Wildlife 
				Dept provides many youth hunting opportunities | 
	
 
 

 
October 8, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Bill to 
				fund electric barrier awaits Bush's signature
				
				Feds to help 
				fight VHS fish virus
				
				Lawmakers to 
				scrutinize troubled port worker ID program | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Another 
				Indiana plant set to delay water quality compliance
				
				Great Lakes 
				Water Levels for October 5, 2007 | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
			Going 
				Fishing? Catch-and-release In Less Than Four Minutes, Please | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
			DNR 
				Plans Nine Meetings on Consent Decree 
				
				
				Key changes 
				in the Inland Consent Decree fly under the radar
				
				Plans to 
				Repair the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Underway
				
				Old missile 
				site to become part of wildlife refuge | 
	
 
 

 
October 1, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Water 
				Projects approved by Senate
				
				
				Hunters/Anglers have immense impact on economy 
				
				
				NMMA 
				backs Recreational Boating Act
				
				Acid Rain Makes 
				Some Park Streams Unfavorable to Fish  | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Water 
				Projects approved by Senate
				
				
				Agreement Reached in Long-Standing Indian Treaty Case
				
				Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for September 28, 2007 | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
 

 
September 24, 2007
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				DNR takes 
				emergency action to protect paddlefish
				
				Public 
				meetings on Great Lakes Water Management Agreement, Sept. 26, 27 | 
	
 
  
 

 
September 17, 2007
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				2007 Bear 
				Hunting Season Opens
				
				DNR Basic 
				Archery Instructor Course Scheduled for Sept. 27 in Huron County
				
				Salmon 
				Available to Purchase at Various Local Distributors | 
	
 
 

 
September 10, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Coast 
				Guard resurrects Storm Flag Program
				
				Executive 
				Order Takes Wind Out of Antis' Effort to Ban Hunting 
				
				
				National 
				Wildlife Refuge Week Oct 7-13 | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Great 
				Lakes 
				Sturgeon found vulnerable to sea lamprey predation
				
				Weekly Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for Sept 7, 2007 | 
	
	
 
  
 

 
September 3, 2007
Fishing beyond the Great Lakes
	
		
			| 
				
				
				++++Appeals 
				court considers ballast issue  
				
				Update on 
				Congress activities to control Asian Carp
				
				Sportsmen 
				applaud President’s Order to promote hunting | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for August 31, 2007
				
				Latest from 
				the Goby Guru
				
				Airplane 
				Monitors Great Lakes Algae | 
	
	
 
  
 

 
August 27, 2007
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				End of 
				summer not the end of Lake Michigan fishing
				
				Area 
				anglers resist permanent controls for fish virus 
				
				
				Early 
				Canada goose, dove seasons open Sept. 1
				
				Governor 
				pushes Massive Gun Control Scheme! | 
	
 
 

 
August 20, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Barrier Funding Update
				
				
				Migratory birds spread Lyme disease to every state
				
				Eating 
				Fish: Good for Heart, Bad for Environment?
				
				New Passport 
				Rules to Cost US $1 Billion | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Operation 
				Channel Watch nabs illegals
				
				USCG 
				Marine Safety Unit Cleveland transfers command
				
				Weekly Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for August 17, 2007 | 
	
	
 
  
   

 
August 13, 2007
	
	
	
		
			
				| 
					
					Bighead carp find at Lake George | 
		
 
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Returning 
				soldiers eligible for free hunting, fishing licenses 
				
				
				New angling, 
				aquatic education guide great catch for teachers, youth leaders | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				GLSFC 
				Director receives Presidential Award | 
	
 
 

 
August 6, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Barrier Bill approved in Joint Conference committee
				
				USCG 
				recognizes more than one million people rescued since 1970
				
				Fired 
				official's endangered species decisions revisited | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for August 3, 2007
				
				Cabela’s set 
				to open 1st Chicago area Store Sept 21 | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Wingshooting Clinics
				
				Firearm Deer 
				Permits deadline Aug 14
				
				Deer 
				Hunting Clinic Nov 10
				
				Free Upland 
				Permits Available Online
				
				State 
				announces recommendations to improve safety at Illinois dams | 
	
 
  
 

 
July 30, 2007
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				108th 
				Grand American Trapshooting event Aug 6-18
				
				Firearm 
				Deer Permits deadline Aug 14
				
				Coast 
				Guard rescues man in Chicago River | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Aug. 1 
				Deadline to Apply for Shiawassee River State Game Area Deer Hunt
				
				2007 Fall 
				Turkey Hunt Applications due Aug. 1
				
				Coast 
				Guard continues search for boy | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				VHS 
				spreads to Finger Lakes region
				
				Gov signs 
				environmental protection fund bill
				
				DEC Seeks 
				Input from Hunters and Anglers with Disabilities-due Aug 8 | 
	
 
 

 
July 23, 2007
Fishing beyond the Great Lakes
	
		
			| 
				
				
				2007 
				Waterfowl Survey Shows 14 % increase
				
				NRA to 
				Sponsor 20th Youth Wildlife Art Contest
				
				DHS to 
				force Real ID Act on states
				
				Rifle, 
				pistol competitors aim to excel 
				
				How 
				to Detect and Confirm VHS Virus in Fish
				
				Florida 
				leads U.S. in boating deaths, second for accidents 
				 | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
 

 
July 16, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Silver 
				and Largescale Silver Carp Importation and Transport Banned
				
				
				
				Scientists have simple way to stop invasive species
				
				ICAST 
				2007 New Product Showcase “Best of Show” Competition
				
				Ship 
				ballast rules inadequate for protection, study says | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Carp 
				Corral nets twice as many as last year
				
				Coast 
				Guard again seeks live-fire exercises
				
				Great Lakes 
				Mayors Set Goal for Water Conservation | 
	
	
	
		
			
				| 
				BP's 
					Indiana Refinery gets ok to pollute Lake Michigan | 
		
 
 
  
  
  
 

 
July 9, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				New Sea 
				Grant program to foster regional cooperation  
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for July 6, 2007 | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Dangers of Dams
				
				
				Children's Science Workshop July 19
				
				Illinois 
				Outdoor Hall of Fame – deadline July 31
				
				Lake 
				Michigan Memorial Derby July 19
				
				19 new CPOs 
				join DNR | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Coast Guard 
				rescues four after boat capsizes
				
				DNR 
				closes of 20 State Forest Campgrounds
				
				USCG 
				rescues 3 anglers from partially submerged vessel 
				
				
				USCG 
				reviews missing kayak search efforts | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
			Carp 
				virus found in Mississippi River | 
	
 
 

 
July 2, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Small Boat 
				Security Alert
				
				Our 
				4th of July
				
				
				Senate also OKs Water Resources Development Act
				
				
				
				Boaters Regs as they return from Foreign Ports
				
				The 
				worst anti firearms bill yet...
				
				Coast 
				Guard Administrative Courts Stacked
				
				Wildlife 
				recreation spending matches all other fun
				
				Egg 
				Producers deceive consumers with bogus Omega-3 claims 
				
				
				Bald 
				Eagle Population now exceeds 11,000 Pairs 
				
				Bald 
				Eagle Soars off Endangered Species List 
				
				IGFA Fishing 
				Hall of Fame announces 5 to be honored | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Soo Locks 
				sampled for Ruffe and other Aquatic Invasive Species
				
				Lake Erie 
				Charter Captains offer "Kids Fish Free" week Aug 13-17
				
				Weekly Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for June 29, 2007 | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				DNR 
				Announces Implementation Strategy for Fish Disease Control Order
				
				Coast 
				Guard suspends search for 2 anglers in Lake Erie
				
				Coast Guard 
				rescues man with medical condition | 
	
 
  
 
June 25, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Ruffe 
				Surveillance activity
				
				U.S. Weighs 
				Reducing Spotted Owl Habitat
				
				
				Americans Spent $120 Billion on Recreation in 2006, USFWS 
				reports | 
	
	
 
	
	
		
			
				| 
					
					Coast Guard rescues boater from Lake Michigan | 
		
 
 
  
 

 
June 18, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for June 15, 2007
				
				Great Lakes 
				improving, invasives cause concerns | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				DNR 
				approves salmon stocking for Sturgeon Bay
				
				Northern 
				zone bass season opened June 16
				
				Events 
				highlight threat of invasive species  
				Effects of VHS still unknown: DNR | 
	
 
 

 
June 11, 2007
 

 
June 4, 2007
Fishing beyond the Great Lakes
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Cornell 
				lab confirms deadly fish virus spreading to new species
				
				
				Wkly_news\06-04-07.htmlBill 
				would exempt recreational boats from Clean Water Act permits 
				
				
				GOP 
				senator thwarts Rachel Carson tribute
				
				100th 
				Anniversary of Camp Perry | 
	
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Houghton 
				Lake East Boating Access Site Becomes a Fee Site
				
				DNR Hosts 
				Fishing Tackle Swap Meet on June 10 near Curtis
				
				
				Michigan’s Free Fishing Weekend, June 9-10 | 
	
 
   

 
May 28, 
2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Help 
				prevent the spread of VHS
				
				
				Boaters/Anglers Receive $110 Million in Long Overdue Payout 
				
				
				
				Government Told to Curb Use of SS Numbers 
				
				
				Environmentalists Classified as Terrorists, Get Stiff Sentences
				
				USFWS 
				funds tribal programs | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for May 25, 2007
				
				
				Annual Spring Ruffe Surveillance 
				
				Federal 
				vessel M/V Baird vessel will still stock lake trout | 
	
	
 
  
  
   

 
May 21, 
2007
  
  
 

 
May 14, 
2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Coast 
				Guard Hosts Small Vessel Security Summit
				
				Fish, Seafood Better than Olive Oil, Nuts against Heart Disease; Study
				
				Marine 
				Omega-3 Fatty Acids Have Positive Effect on Muscle Mass; Study
				
				
				Toxic 
				chemical vials uncovered at wildlife refuge
				
				EPA ponders 
				Court's mandate to Regulate Ballast Water 
				
				Amid ballast 
				debate, EPA prepares to comply
				
				DOI Julie 
				MacDonald Resigns In Wake of Inspector General Report
				
				New rules about tribal casino expansion
				
				Wildlife 
				Agencies face funding gaps; | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
 
May 7, 2007
  
 

 
April 30, 2007
Fishing beyond the Great Lakes
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				U.S. House 
				Funds Asian Carp Barrier!
				
				
				SCI Joins 
				the Wolf Fray - Again
				
				
				Country's 
				worst School Massacre | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Gander Mountain & DNR sponsor free fishing weekend May 5-6
				
				
				Ohio works to control Lake Erie Commercial Fishing
				
				
				Awards $3.6 
				million to improve public boating access | 
	
 
 

 
April 23, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Ex-envoy warns of foreign threats to U.S. gun owners | 
	
 
  
  
 

 
April 16, 
2007
Fishing Beyond the Great Lakes
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Bass Pro 
				Shops Bolingbrook, IL to open April 25-26
				
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for April 13, 2007 | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Bass Pro 
				Shops Bolingbrook, IL opens April 25
				
				Licenses given to connected hunters
				
				
				Sporting 
				Clays Shoot at WSRC April 27-29
				
				
				Wingshooting 
				Clinics
				
				
				Drivers 
				warned to Prepare for Hwy Construction Season | 
	
 
 

 
April 9, 2007
Beyond the Great lakes
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Boy 
				Scouts defeat ACLU
				
				Kids can 
				apply now for All-American Fishing Team, due July 14
				
				
				Icebreaker Mackinaw now a Maritime Museum
				
				FWS TO 
				Distribute $600 Million to State Wildlife Agencies
				
				Zumbo 
				Letter to the U.S. Senate Opposing a Ban on "Assault Weapons"
				
				CG Auxiliary 
				concerned about spike in boating fatalities  | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for April 6, 2007
				
				Crayfish 
				dine on Great Lakes trout and salmon (eggs) | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Fish 
				Disease Halts Walleye, Pike and Muskie Production and Stocking
				
				Cormorant 
				control nixed in Senate budget | 
	
 
   

 
April 2, 2007
Club News
  
  
   

 
March 26, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Shimano and anglers to be honored at IGFA Awards dinner
				
				IGFA Junior Angler Spring Break Camp
				
				Rain 
				barrels: A way to collect and use rainwater 
				
				Top Five tips 
				for trailer boaters
				
				Trailer Brakes 
				Are More Critical When Towing w/smaller Trucks and SUVs
				
				Working Marine 
				Radio Crucial When Emergencies Happen
				
				Researchers 
				Find That Sunscreens Can Damage Skin | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Anglers 
				should observe river wading safety during annual walleye run
				
				Lake Erie Update and Walleye Angling Seminar April 10
				
				Cleveland files 
				suit to uphold right to pass its own gun laws 
				
				ODNR 
				appoints three Deputy Directors | 
	
 
   

 
March 19, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				SCI 
				Testifies at Polar Bear Hearings
				
				USA Shooting 
				Hosts Junior Olympic National Championships 
				
				Hunt Of A 
				Lifetime For Young Hero | 
	
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Spring trout 
				fishing season opens April 7
				
				Illinois Senate 
				Considering Gun Ban
				
				U.S. Open 
				Trap Championships return to Sparta May 10-13 | 
	
 
  
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				DNR Adds 
				launch sites that now require Motor Vehicle Permits
				
				DNR 
				Announces Black Lake Sturgeon Season Harvest 
				
				Sections of 
				Bald Mountain Shooting Range Re-Open
				
				Open House 
				March 23 on ‘The Forks’ Boat Access Site in Cheboygan County
				
				NRC Approves 
				Expansion of Bear Management Units
				
				Natural 
				Resources Commission Opposes One-Buck Option | 
	
 
 

 
March 12, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Appeals Court Overturns D.C. Gun Ban 
				
				Boaters 
				Call on Congress to Correct Ballast Water Ruling  
				
				
				Sportsmen’s 
				Taxes Estimated deliver $416.9 Million for State Fish & Wildlife 
				Agencies | 
	
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				IJC '07 
				Great Lakes Biennial Meeting, June 6-8 - U of Ill, Chicago 
				Campus
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for March 9, 2007 | 
	
	
 
  
  
  
  
 
March 5, 2007
Beyond the Great Lakes
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Snowmobilers’ 
				fast thinking saved lives
				
				
				Montana sued for use of SS# on fishing/hunting licenses
				
				Idaho 
				considers higher boat registration fees | 
	
 
World
  
  National
Regional
2nd Amendment issues
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				2007 
				Hunting and Fishing Licenses now on Sale
				
				Michigan 
				Fisheries Visitor Center 
				Offers March Programs
				
				Conservation 
				Officer Breaks Up Poaching Ring in St. Clair County | 
	
 
New 
York
Wisconsin
   

 
February 26, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Outboards 
				the story at Miami show  
				
				2007 
				Orlando SHOT Show biggest ever
				
				
				CBAA 
				Sanctions National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship | 
	
 
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				DNR Reminds 
				Deer Hunters to Participate in Online Survey
				
				
				Michigan’s First Ballast Water Permits Issued
				
				
				Stupak 
				re-introduces cormorant control bill | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Time to 
				purchase hunting and fishing licenses
				
				
				Division of 
				Wildlife Considering Concealed Carry
				
				DEC Extends 
				Emergency Regulation to Help Prevent Spread of VHS | 
	
 
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Big trout 
				and lots of them on tap for early trout season -opens March 3
				
				
				Hunting and 
				fishing licenses on sale March 9
				
				
				Deadlines 
				approach for ice fishing shelter removal | 
	
 
 

 
February 19, 2007
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Daylight Savings Time Reminder
				
				
				Scientists find quick test to detect deadly fish virus
				
				Coast Guard 
				wants industry’s help to fight terrorism
				
				Sign of the Times | 
	
	
 
  
  
 
February 12, 2007
  
  National
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Let’s Manage 
				Wolves Like We Manage Lions and Elk
				
				
				Recreational boating generates upwards of $25 billion
				
				Hunters 
				Set New Record
				
				Retail 
				value of a hunter
				
				Youth 
				Hunting Barriers Poised to Fall in Five States | 
	
 
Regional
General
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
Beyond the Great Lakes
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				New Lodge 
				Opens at Twin Lakes State Park
				
				Gray Wolf 
				in the Western Great Lakes Region 
				
				MSU to 
				develop Shooting Sports Center | 
	
 
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Conservation Congress annual county meetings April 16
				
				Spring 
				wildlife and fish rules hearings April 16
				
				State 
				Natural Resources Board elects officers
				
				Free 
				turkey hunter education clinics offered statewide | 
	
 
 

 
February 5, 2007
  
  National
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Mayors Seek $4 Billion Grant to Fight Global Warming 
				
				
				
				Bush Orders Federal Agencies to Slash Energy Consumption
				
				
				
				Navy Sonar Exempted from Marine Mammal Protection Law 
				
				
				
				Feds propose to remove wolves from Endangered Species Act 
				Protection | 
	
 
Regional
Canada
General
Beyond the Great Lakes
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				NOAA Budget Asks $10 Million for Maine's Penobscot River
				
				
				
				Court Upholds Fish Monitor on Columbia, Snake Rivers | 
	
 
2nd Amendment issues
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
 

 
January 29, 2007
  
  National
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Coast 
				Guard seeks comments on Loran system
				
				New 
				passport requirements January 23, 2007
				
				Coast Guard 
				rescues three from Ice Floe | 
	
 
Regional
General
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
2nd Amendment issue
  
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
Ohio
 

 
January 22, 2007
Regional
Fishing beyond the Great Lakes
General
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Australian common carp trap shows promise
				
				Fish and 
				Angler Use at a Freshwater Artificial Reef
				
				
				Constructed habitat provides good Coho production
				
				Viral 
				Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) at a glance  | 
	
 
Lake Michigan
Lake Ontario
Illinois
Michigan
  
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Ontario
 

 
January 15, 2007
Fishing beyond the Great Lakes
  
  National
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Asian Carp Barrier Act of 2007 to be introduced in Congress
				
				Whole 
				grains, fish lower asthma risk in children
				
				State 
				Lawmakers Gear Up to Oppose Nat'l ID Requirements
				
				Sportsmen 
				Join Lawsuit to Prevent Antis’ Misuse of ESA to Ban Hunting
				
				Site 
				selection crucial to freshwater artificial reef success
				
				Families 
				Afield Impacts 11 States | 
	
 
Regional
Lake Michigan
Indiana
  
Minnesota
Ontario
	
		
			| 
				
				
				ONT-Fishing 
				Regs changes take effect January 1, 2007
				
				Ontario acts to 
				control further spread of fish virus | 
	
 
 

 
January 8, 2007
Fishing beyond the Great Lakes
World
  
  National
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Animal 
				Rights Group defeated in Mute Swan Case
				
				
				Theodore Roosevelt on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 
				1907
				
				New Passport 
				Requirements Jan. 2007 | 
	
 
Regional
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Another European Invader hits the Great Lakes
				
				Coast 
				Guard withdraws Live-Fire Proposal
				
				Evidence 
				of Lake Trout Reproduction at Lake Michigan’s Mid-lake Reef 
				Complex
				
				Burbot 
				Declining in Apostle Islands Region
				
				Anglers 
				Shouldn't Fear Round Gobies
				
				Invasive 
				Great Lakes Fish Pheromones Can Be Extracted and Used for 
				Control
				
				Yellow 
				Perch Eat It All
				
				The Next 
				Bite Walleye School Feb 3 | 
	
 
Beyond the Great Lakes
General
Michigan
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Michigan Ballast Water Law Launched January 1 
				
				
				Women’s 
				Winter Weekend Planned at Porcupine Mtn State Park Jan 27-28
				
				Black Lake 
				Sturgeon Spearing Season
				
				Fisheries 
				Visitor Center Offers Winter Programs | 
	
 
Ohio
   

 
December 18, 2006
World
  
  National
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Budget 
				conference dies in Congress 
				
				
				Firearms, Hunting & Fishing Gear Sales Strong in '05
				
				Tips on 
				Protecting Your Social Security 
				
				Congress 
				Approves Overhaul of Rules for Fisheries
				
				Tribes Lose 
				Management of National Bison Range | 
	
 
Regional
Beyond the Great Lakes
Michigan
  
Minnesota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
 

 
December 11, 2006
  
  National
Regional
General
2nd Amendment issues
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Black Lake Sturgeon Spearing Guidelines Announced 
				for 2007
				
				
				DNR Invites Deer Hunters to Participate in Online Survey
				
				
				Winter Programs at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness 
				State Park
				
				
				Proposed Changes for Fishing Tournament Permits
				
				
				Hunting/Fishing License Program Report OKd by NRC | 
	
 
Ohio
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Tuscarawas 
				County 
				leads Deer-gun harvest
				
				New 
				Recreation Marine Loan Program improves boat access
				
				Trout 
				fishing opportunities for anglers at Castalia Fish Hatchery | 
	
 
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
   

 
December 4, 2006
  
  National
Regional
General
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Winter is 
				here – almost
				
				Lead Ammo 
				Ban in California Defeated
				
				Bass Pro 
				Opening in Mall of America
				
				Most 
				Hunters Do Not Think Hunter Education Negatively Impacts Hunting 
				Participation
				
				Anglers – 
				and Economy – Suffering From Overcrowded Boat Ramps
				
				Cash in 
				Hand for Wild Atlantic Salmon On the Horizon | 
	
 
Minnesota
   

 
November 27, 2006
  
  National
	
		
			| 
				
				
				New 
				Passport rules take effect January 23
				
				Study 
				Concludes Benefits of Eating Fish Outweigh Risks
				
				Saltwater 
				License for N. Carolina needed Jan. 1
				
				Ban on 
				regional fish shipments eased
				
				Save our 
				Lakes-Shut down St. Lawrence Seaway | 
	
 
Regional
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				Dec Adopts Emergency Regs to 
				Prevent Spread of VHS to more NY Waters
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for November 24, 2006
				
				Coast 
				Guard comment period ends Nov 13 | 
	
 
Indiana
  
New 
York
Ohio
Ontario

 
November 20, 2006
World
  
  National
Regional
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				++++Maiden voyage on the M/V Spencer Baird
				
				
				Weekly Great Lakes Water Levels for Nov 17, 2006
				
				USFWS 
				meets to discuss outlook for Alpena Federal Bldg
				
				MI Lt. Gov. 
				John Cherry elected to chair Great Lakes Commission | 
	
 
General
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
Ohio
Pennsylvania

 
November 13, 2006
Club News
Regional
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Coast Guard 
				has its final live-fire training hearing
				
				Weekly Great 
				Lakes Water Levels for November 10, 2006 | 
	
 
Lake Huron
Indiana
Michigan
  
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Proposal One 
				claims a concise victory for boating 
				
				
				NRC will consider fish and wildlife rules Nov 14
				
				
				Hunting and Fishing License Package update
				
				
				Hunters Encouraged to Donate Venison | 
	
 
New 
York
Ohio
Wisconsin
	
		
			| 
				
				
				State 
				to hold hearings on tournaments
				
				
				Nov 
				- 
				8, 9, 14, 15 
				
				
				
				Hearing on commercial fishing for Sturgeon 
				Nov 15 | 
	
 
Ontario
	
		
			| 
				
				
				
				
				Ontario takes aim at cormorants
				
				
				
				New fishing regulations for 2007 delayed
				
				
				
				Ontario proposes new Lake Trout regs 
				– comments due Jan 2, 2007 | 
	
 
  
 
November 6, 2006
World
  
  National
Regional
Lake Erie
Illinois
  
Minnesota

 
October 30, 2006
  
  National
Regional
	
		
			| 
				
				
				Five Coast Guard meetings dates remain on firing zones
				
				Weekly 
				Great Lakes Water Levels for October 27, 2006 | 
	
 
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin

 
October 23, 2006
World
  
  National
  - 
	
	New Study Shows Benefits 
	of Eating Fish greatly outweigh risks 
- 
	
	Update on Coast Guard 
	meetings dates on firing zones  
- 
	
	Updates from the US 
	Coast Guard and live fire hearings 
- 
	
	New Law Requires Greater 
	Public Notice on Coast Guard Live Fire Exercises 
Regional
General
  
    - 
	
	Dick Cabela honored by 
	DMA Hall of Fame 
- 
	
	New Bass Pro Shops 
	Opening in Macon, GA - Oct 25 
- 
	
	New Bass Pro Shops 
	Opening in Ft. Myers, FL - Nov 2 
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	MN - Four Illinois 
	men face $4,200 in fines for gross over limit of walleye 
- 
	
	Safari Club and Minn 
	Heritage Alliance Will Defend Trapping in Minnesota 

 
October 16, 2006
 
  
  National
  - 
	
	New Law Requires Greater 
	Public Notice on Coast Guard Live Fire Exercises   
- 
	
	Coast Guard meetings 
	dates on GL Firing zones 
- 
	
	Coast Guard 
	defends plan for live fire exercises 
- 
	
	Boating fatalities rose 
	in 2005 
Regional
Indiana
  
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
 
October 9, 2006
  
  National
  - 
	
	Change Afoot for 
	Passport Requirements 
- 
	
	Congress Passes 
	"Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act of 2006" 
- 
	
	Coast Guard meetings 
	dates on Firing zones in Great Lakes 
Regional
	- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for October 6, 2006 
- 
	
	Coast Guard meetings 
	dates on Firing zones in Great Lakes  
General
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
  
 
October 2, 2006
  
  National
  - 
	
	US 
	federal judge declares boating illegal in all US navigable waters 
	 
- 
	
	NMMA weighs in on 
	court ruling in Louisiana  
- 
	
	Cabela's Trophy 
	Properties helps in the hunt for land 
- 
	
	Researchers to probe 
	decline in Great Lakes water levels 
- 
	
	Gade appointed EPA 
	Region 5 Administrator 
- 
	
	Federal Court Reinstates 
	Roadless Area Rule 
- 
	
	Survey Shows Most 
	Americans Support Hunting and Fishing  
- 
	
	Feds give $67 million in 
	grants for Endangered species 
Regional
General
  
Lake Erie
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	Fall Trout Season begins 
	Oct. 21 
- 
	
	IDNR issues alert regarding 
	fish virus 
- 
	
	Gurnee Bass Pro Shops 
	featuring Great Lakes Expo 
Indiana
  
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
 
September 25, 2006
World
  
  National
  - 
	
	Judge orders EPA to 
	regulate ballast water 
- 
	
	Guard to hold public 
	meetings on Firing Zones 
- 
	
	Federal judge 
	declares boating illegal in all US navigable waters 
- 
	
	National Wildlife Refuge 
	Week Oct 8-14 
- 
	
	Lawyer will appeal 
	Mississippi River floodwater fishing ruling 
- 
	
	Special Day Honors 
	Hunters, Anglers 
- 
	
	52 New Species found in 
	Indonesian Reefs 
Regional
General
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Johnson Center Offers New 
	Shooting Ranges and Fishing Pier 
- 
	
	Hersey Dam Removal & 
	River Restoration Project Set to Start Late September 
- 
	
	Salmon Available to 
	Purchase 
Ohio
Pennsylvania
  
 
September 18, 2006
  
  National
  - 
	
	USFWS wants Silver 
	carp on hit list 
- 
	
	Coast Guard extends 
	comment period for firing ranges 
- 
	
	
	National Hunting & Fishing Days
	
	Sept 23-24 
- 
	
	Quote of the day 
- 
	
	Fish Study Continues in 
	the Detroit River Int’l Wildlife Refuge 
- 
	
	California bill will 
	restrict ballast dumping of invasives 
- 
	
	Trail of Tears route 
	study under way 
- 
	
	Judge rules hunting on 
	National Refuges may be illegal 
Regional
Canada
General
  
Veterans Issues
Indiana
  
    - 
	
	Disease travels with 
	firewood, so burn only local wood 
- 
	
	Ohio River boat ramp 
	construction at Charlestown State Park underway 
Michigan
  
Minnesota
Ohio
  
 
September 11, 2006
  
  National
  - 
	
	FWS 
	proposes ban on silver carp 
- 
	
	Task Force advances 
	Lacey listing of Silver carp 
- 
	
	Refuge Case Decision 
	Brings Headaches for Fish & Wildlife Service 
- 
	
	Merger of Animal 
	Rights Organizations Spells Trouble for Sportsmen 
- 
	
	Create Family Fun 
	with a Kids All-American Fishing Event  
- 
	
	Be a part of 
	America's Waterway Watch program 
- 
	
	Judge Says Wildlife 
	Refuge Hunts Illegal 
- 
	
	
	Coast Guard wants 
	live firing ranges in Great Lakes – maps available 
Regional
General
  
    - 
	
	Male Bass in Potomac 
	River Area found to be Bearing Eggs 
- 
	
	11-year-old girl and 
	crappie pro claim national fishing title 
- 
	
	Bass Pro Shops to open in 
	San Antonio October 19 
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin
  
 
September 4, 2006
  
  National
  - 
	
	Coast Guard wants 
	live firing ranges in Great Lakes  
- 
	
	Fish Oils May Be 
	Lifesavers  
- 
	
	National Hunting and 
	Fishing Day Sept 23, 2006 
- 
	
	Researchers Find That 
	Sunscreens Can Damage Skin 
- 
	
	USFWS to award more than 
	$3.5 million in grants to 54 countries 
Regional
	- 
	
	Great Lakes Regional 
	Ballast Management Conference Sept 27, 28 
- 
	
	Weekly Great 
	Lakes Water Levels September 1, 2006 
Lake Michigan
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Cormorant Control program 
	on fast track 
- 
	
	Volunteers Needed for 
	Stewardship Workdays in SE Michigan 
- 
	
	Annual Waterfowl 
	Festival Returns to Pointe Mouillee 
- 
	
	Dead Fish Wash Up on 
	Shoreline Near Alpena 
Ohio
Wisconsin
 

 
August 28, 2006
  
  National
  - 
	
	“Fish and 
	Wildlife Journal” to air Katrina efforts of DNR folks, Aug 30 & Sept 2 
- 
	
	Study Shows Natural 
	Chinook in the Millions in NY’s Salmon River 
- 
	
	USS New York 
- 
	
	Americans Can See Bald 
	Eagles at Refuges in 38 States 
Regional
General
  
Michigan
  
New 
York
Ohio
Wisconsin
  
 
August 21, 2006
  
  National
  - 
	
	Federal appeals court 
	upholds N. Dakota hunting restrictions 
- 
	
	USFWS Oks states to 
	control Canada geese 
- 
	
	Keeping Walleyes Healthy 
	During Tournaments 
- 
	
	Scallop Rebound Offers Rare 
	Positive New England Fisheries Story 
Regional
General
  
Indiana
  
    - 
	
	August striper update 
- 
	
	September venison 
	workshops 
- 
	
	Seasons for hunting early 
	migratory birds announced 
- 
	
	Three new hunting seasons 
	for young Hoosiers 
Michigan
  
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
  
 
August 7, 2006
World
  
  National
  - 
	
	Recent trends in the 
	homicide-rates for Canada and the US 
- 
	
	Gun sales up 
	10.7 % nationally 
- 
	
	Synthetic fragrances 
	perfume lake sediments 
Regional
General
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
New 
York
Wisconsin
  - 
	Public 
	comments sought on outdoor recreation plan update
	
	Ontario
  
 
July 31, 2006
World
  
  National
  - 
	
	Congress OKs Bill for 
	Carp Barrier funding 
- 
	
	Scientists use oranges to 
	track blue-green algae 
- 
	
	USFWS Proposes New 
	Hunting and Fishing Programs on National Wildlife Refuges 
- 
	
	Bush creates largest 
	marine sanctuary 
- 
	
	Duck Hunter Exposed to Type 
	of Bird Flu, Study Finds 
Regional
Canada
General
  
Lake Erie
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Monster Master Angler 
	Qualifying Salmon Caught off Frankfort... 
- 
	
	Children’s Programs 
	for August at Eddy Discovery Center in Chelsea 
- 
	
	Tahquamenon Falls State 
	Park Offers Naturalist Programs for August 
- 
	
	DNR Livonia Operations 
	Service Center Relocating 
Minnesota
New 
York
Ohio
  - 
	
	Lake Erie Charter 
	Captains offer "Kids Fish Free" week, August 14-18 
- 
	
	Sandusky opposes bill on 
	commercial buyout 
Wisconsin
  
	
	Ontario
  
 
July 24, 2006
World
  
  National
  - 
	
	ICAST 
	2006 “Best of Show” Competition Goes to Berkley FireLine Crystal 
- 
	
	Johnson Outdoors Honors 
	Jerry Gibbs as Inaugural Fishing Journalist of the Year 
- 
	
	Governor notes 
	correlation between armed, law-abiding citizens and Florida’s lower crime 
	rate 
- 
	
	Study shows duck 
	population grows 
Regional
General
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Reward Offered in Eagle 
	Investigation 
- 
	
	Marquette State Fish 
	Hatchery Open for Public Tours 
- 
	
	NRA-Backed Castle Doctrine 
	Bills Become Law in Michigan 
New 
York
Ohio
  
 
July 17, 2006
World
  
  National
  - 
	
	U.S. Superfund Law Applies 
	to Canadian Company, Court Rules  
- 
	
	Senate reauthorizes Great 
	Lakes Fish & Wildlife Restoration Act 
- 
	
	Lawsuit challenges massive 
	spotted owl 'habitat' 
- 
	
	U.S. Senate Votes to Protect 
	Second Amendment Rights during Emergencies 
Regional
General
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Phase II Harbor Construction 
	Begins in Mackinaw City   
- 
	
	Michigan Governor 
	Signs Hunter Recruitment Bills 
- 
	
	DNR Confirms Virus in 
	Lake St. Clair Fish 
- 
	
	Women in the Outdoors Event 
	to be held at Sleepy Hollow State Park July 29 
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ontario
 

 
 
July 10, 2006
  
  National
Regional
	- 
	
	Commission/Club Launch 
	Lamprey Hunters 
- 
	
	$12 Million in Grants Keeps 
	Waters Healthy, Boaters Happy 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for July 7, 2006 
General
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Beaver Island - 
	Cormorant takeover 
- 
	
	Upper Manistee River Access 
	Action Plan Approved 
- 
	
	FFF Names Michigan Fly 
	Fishing Club "Club of the Year" 
- 
	
	Porcupine Mountains 
	Wilderness State Park 
- 
	
	Wolf Lake Hatchery Hosts 
	Annual Fish Festival July 15-16 
Minnesota
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
 
July 3, 2006
  
  National
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for June 30, 2006 
- 
	
	Survival of large lake trout 
	as good as the small ones in Lake Michigan 
General
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
    - 
	
	DNR revises mute swan control 
	strategy 
- 
	
	Children's day camp at 
	Salamonie Reservoir, July 17-21 
- 
	
	DNR revises strategy for 
	controlling mute swans 
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Construction Improvements Impact Boating Access Sites 
- 
	
	Bear and Elk Hunting 
	Opportunity for Youth and Hunters with an Advanced Illness 
- 
	
	Drunken boaters could face tougher laws in Michigan 
Minnesota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
 
June 26, 2006
  
  National
  - 
	
	USCG Auxiliary 
	celebrates 67th year of service 
- 
	
	Sportsmen’s Action Needed to 
	Stop the U.S. Postal Service 
- 
	
	Tribe members have long 
	history of game violations 
Regional
	- 
	
	Stopgap funding 
	preserves Great Lakes carp barrier – for now  
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels June 23, 2006 
General
  
    - 
	
	Be Careful near dams and 
	power stations 
- 
	
	Shad restocking paying 
	dividends  
- 
	
	Digital Selective Calling 
	Radios Add New Safety Dimension To Recreational Boating 
Lake 
Erie
  
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	State awards $700,000 in 
	Recreational Trails Program grants 
- 
	
	State dedicates 
	World Shooting and Recreational Complex July 6 
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
 
June 19, 2006
  
  National
Regional
General
  
    - 
	
	Angler and hunter 
	surveys 
- 
	
	
	
	Dockdogs will be flying high at Cabela's Oahe Days 
	(Pierre, 
	S.D.) 
- 
	
	
	
	Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education 
	opens
	exhibit
	hall
	(N.C.) 
- 
	
	
	
	‘GUN TALK’ reaching 5 million more listeners... 
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
 
 
June 12, 2006
  
  National
Regional
	- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for June 9, 2006  
- 
	
	Great Lakes Commission names 
	Tim Eder as new executive director 
General
  
Lake 
Erie
  
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	Asian carp die 
	off in Illinois River 
- 
	
	Wingshooting Clinics 
	for youth, women & other hunters 
- 
	
	Bullfrog season June 
	15-Aug 31 
Indiana
  
Minnesota
Ohio
  - 
	
	Legislation 
	introduced to buy out Lake Erie Commercials 
- 
	
	Ohio Bill to buy 
	out commercials -
	H. B. No. 609 
- 
	
	Commercial 
	fishing royalties paid to Ohio by year… 
- 
	
	ODNR issues warning to 
	buyers of used boats 
- 
	
	$50 Million cleanup of 
	Ashtabula River Sediment begins 
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
 
June 5, 2006
  
  National
  - 
	
	IJC seeks input on Lake 
	Ontario-St. Lawrence River Study 
- 
	
	Kempthorne sworn in as 
	interior secretary 
- 
	
	National Kids Fishing Month 
	2006 
Canada
Regional
General
  
    - 
	
	Fish Consumption Linked to 
	Heart Abnormality 
- 
	
	Whirling Disease detected at 
	Montana’s Miles City Hatchery      
- 
	
	Scientists Mobilize Fungus 
	to Fight Hydrilla  
- 
	
	Did You Know? 
- 
	
	Protein Found That Explodes 
	Anthrax Bacteria on Contact 
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
 
May 29, 2006
	
	World
  
  National
  - 
	
	Lake Whitefish Returning 
	to the Detroit River to Spawn 
- 
	
	BASS stages first-ever Women's Tour Championship 
- 
	
	Tribe Seeks Greater Freedom 
	to Kill Eagles 
- 
	
	High Court Upholds States' Right to Regulate Dams 
- 
	
	Scientists cool outlook 
	on global warming 
- 
	
	Cabela's to open in 
	Indiana 
Regional
General
  
    - Look out for nesting 
	Loons
Lake 
Erie
  
    - Phosphorus to blame 
	for Lake Erie dead zones
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
New 
York
  
 
May 22, 2006
	
	World
  
  National
Regional
	- 
	
	Twenty Ruffe found in 
	Little Bay de Noc in 2005 
- 
	
	Goby Die-off in St. 
	Lawrence and Lake Ontario 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for May 19, 2006 
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	DNR Cops Seize Asian Carp 
- 
	
	Project GO and Free Fishing 
	Weekend June 10-11 
- 
	
	NRC Approves Wildlife 
	Regulation Changes at May Meeting 
Ohio
  - 
	
	Ohio Fishing License sales 
	on the rise 
- 
	
	Women’s Fishing Day and Fun 
	Tournament on Lake Erie, August 4, 2006 
- 
	
	OH – FWS & DNR culling 
	Cormorants of Lake Erie 
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	State puts cormorants on hit 
	list 
- 
	
	Big fish has officials 
	wondering how grass carp got in Lake Erie 
- 
	
	PA hunters set new safety 
	record in '05 

 
May 15, 2006
	
	World
  
  National
  - 
	
	Zebra Mussels Eradicated 
	in Va. Quarry  
- 
	
	IJC Supports Emergency 
	Funding to Operate the Carp Barrier 
- 
	
	Feds approve recreational 
	Salmon Season in California and Oregon. 
- 
	
	Sportsmen go to Court to 
	Defend Hunting in Florida 
 
For better health
Regional
General
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	State Walleye Stocking 
	Program Going Strong 
- 
	
	Lighthouse light goes green
	 
- 
	
	DNR Plans Walloon Lake 
	Access Site Plan meeting June 7 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Leech 
	Lake Cormorant 
	Management accelerated 
- 
	
	New walleye regulations for 
	several NE lakes 
- 
	
	Cook County 2006 fishing 
	closures to protect spawning walleye 
Wisconsin
  
 
May 8, 2006
  
  National
Regional
	- 
	
	Bush 
	appoints Ullrich of Chicago to Fishery Commission 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes 
	Water Levels for May 7, 2006   
General
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	DNR requests help of Spring 
	Turkey Hunters 
- 
	
	Leave Wildlife in the Wild – 
	Don’t Handle or Adopt Young Wildlife 
- 
	
	Volunteers Needed for 
	Stewardship Workdays 
- 
	
	Volunteers needed at 
	Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery Visitor Center on May 1 
Minnesota
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
 
May 1, 2006
Regional
General
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Rainy Lake Area to host 2006 
	Governor's Fishing Opener May 12 & 13 
- 
	
	House Approves Dedicated 
	Funds for hunting, fishing 
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	Fisheries items 
	center stage at spring commission meeting 
- 
	
	Gobbler hunters can 
	use Crossbows 
- 
	
	Commission collecting Trout 
	Fishing info on Lehigh 
Wisconsin
  - 
	
	Inland fishing season opens 
	May 6 
- 
	
	Stocking trucks rolling 
	across the state 
- 
	
	Horicon Marsh Bird Festival 
	May 11-15 
Ontario
  
 
April 24, 2006
  
  National
  - 
	
	Symposium - The Invasive 
	Asian Carps in North America, August 22-23 
- 
	
	Sanderson Narrowly Wins 
	Rapid Fire Pistol Event 
Regional
	- 
	
	Next Stage of Fox River, 
	Green Bay PCB cleanup funded 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes 
	Water Levels for April 21, 2006 
General
  
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Veterans Issues
  
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Youth Fishing Clinic at 
	Visitor Center in Oden May 6 
- 
	
	Enjoy Great Lakes, Great 
	Times and the Great Outdoors 

 
April 17, 2006
  
  National
  - 
	
	$523 Million to Fish and 
	Wildlife Agencies 
- 
	
	Coast Guard requests 
	boaters help on the water 
- 
	
	Senate Panel Dives into Fish 
	Farm Debate 
- 
	
	Coast Guard moves to curb 
	propeller-related injuries/deaths 
- 
	
	Americans Support 
	Enforcement! 
- 
	
	Endangered species under 
	scrutiny 
Regional
General
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Pennsylvania
Ontario
  
 
April 10, 2006
	
	World
  
  National
Regional
	- 
	
	Sea Lamprey Control Budget 
	Slashed 
- 
	
	Intro to fishing Classes for 
	Adults May 5, 12, 25 & June 4 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for April 7, 2006 
General
  
    - 
	
	Recreational Boating 
	Safety is a National Concern 
- 
	
	Three Position Junior 
	Air Rifle Camps in June and July 
- 
	
	Utah Governor Signs Youth 
	Hunting Bill 
Your Health
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Ohio
  
 
April 3, 2006
  
	
	Club News
	
	World
  
  National
  - 
	
	House committee votes to 
	ban Asian carp 
- 
	
	U.S. puts machine-guns 
	on Great Lakes coast guard vessels 
- 
	
	West Coast Waters Closed to 
	Bottom Trawling  
- 
	
	Professor rejects worry 
	over salmon PCB levels 
Canada
Regional
General
  
    - 
	
	Waders and Wading Boots 
	shown to spread Whirling Disease 
- 
	
	Stocking of infected 
	trout leads to criminal charges and fines  
	 
- 
	
	Missouri boaters could pay 
	hefty registration fees   
- 
	
	America's Waterway Watch 
- 
	
	Sierra Club’s anti-hunting 
	face  
Veterans Issuses
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Fly Tying Workshop at 
	Hartwick Pines State Park April 8 
- 
	
	EPA Releases $7.5 
	Million to Clean Rouge River 
- 
	
	Cormorant controls 
	scheduled for Alpena area 
- 
	
	Lake 
	Gogebic Fisheries 
	Assessment in Final Phase 
- 
	
	DNR temporarily Closes 
	Bald Mountain Recreation Area Shooting Range 
Ohio
Wisconsin
  
 
March 27, 2006
  
	
	Club News
	
	World
  
  National
  - 
	
	Idaho Governor picked for 
	Interior Secretary 
- 
	
	NMMA and RBFF kick off 
	national tour   
- 
	
	N.C. Record-Breaking Rainbow 
	Trout  
- 
	
	Eating Oily Fish Cuts 
	Spread of Prostate Cancer 
Regional
	- 
	
	18th Annual Baileys 
	Harbor Brown trout Tournament April 21-23 
- 
	
	Gray Wolf Proposed for 
	Delisting in Western Great Lakes Region 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for March 24, 2006 
General
  
Lake Huron
  
Lake 
Erie
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Gillette Visitor Center 
	offers Spring Break Programs April 4 - 8 
- 
	
	Water Education Program for 
	Teachers Offered May 6 
- 
	
	Fly Fishing Club partners 
	with Huron Pines to protect Au Sable 
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
 
March 20, 2006
  
  National
Regional
	- 
	
	
	
	Coast Guard to Study 'Cargo Sweepings' 
- 
	
	
	
	12th Annual Lake Ontario Challenge Cup 
	June 3 & 4 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for March 17, 2006 
Lake Erie
  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	
	
	Public Input Sought on Trout Management Plan 
- 
	
	
	
	Incentive program boosts license sales 
	 
- 
	
	
	
	Company drops bottled water lawsuits 
Ohio
  - 
	
	
	
	Port Clinton Commercial Fishing Company guilty of Felony 
	Charges 
- 
	
	
	
	Over $3 million available to Improve Boating Access 
- 
	
	
	Marine 
	retailer fined $2.5 million for bad hull 
Wisconsin
  
 
March 13, 2006
  
  National
Regional
	- 
	
	Annual Lake 
	Committee Meetings scheduled for March 20-24 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for March 10, 2006 
- 
	
	Great Lakes Boating Fact 
	Sheet 
General
  
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	Youth Turkey Drawing March 
	17 
- 
	
	DNR introduces new automated 
	licensing system 
- 
	
	Sangchris Boat Access 
	reopens 
- 
	
	Urban Fishing Program 
- 
	
	Forest Preserve Trout 
	Stocking 
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
   

 
March 6, 2006
  
	
	Club News
	
	World
  
  National
  - 
	
	Santorum introduces 
	S.2249 to eliminate SS#s 
- 
	
	National Fishing & Boating 
	Week is June 3 - 11  
- 
	
	Ithaca Gun Co. is reborn 
	in Ohio 
Regional
	- 
	
	Annual Lake 
	Committee Meetings scheduled for March 20-24 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for March 3, 2006 
General
  
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
    - 
	
	Gov Announces State Support 
	for Bass Pro Deal 
- 
	
	DNR to host waterfowl season 
	open houses March 6, 8, 9 
- 
	
	DNR offers advanced fire 
	workshop March 10 
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Regional Fishery 
	Workshop March 25 
- 
	
	Public Comment Invited on 
	Lamprey Barrier in Menominee Cty, MI  
- 
	
	Volunteers Needed for 
	March Stewardship Workdays 
- 
	
	Seasonal Boat Slips 
	Available at State Harbors 
Minnesota
Ohio
  - 
	
	Ohio’s Lake Erie 
	Steelhead Fishery 
- 
	
	Boater Education Course 
	key to Boating Safely 
- 
	
	More than 200,000 deer 
	taken during Ohio’s ’05-’06 Hunting Season 
Pennsylvania
Ontario
  
 
February 27, 2006
	
	World
  
  National
  - 
	
	The Outdoor Channel's 2005 
	Golden Moose Awards 
- 
	
	Early West Was Native 
	American Killing Field 
- 
	
	Hunting Accidents Decline in 
	Nation 
- 
	
	Image is Key for Firearm 
	Industry Future  
- 
	
	President's Emergency 
	Request for Wildlife Refuges 
Canada
Regional
General
  
Boating Issues
  
    - 
	
	Auto Clubs May Fall 
	Short protecting Trailer Boaters 
- 
	
	Trailering: It’s a skill 
	that needs to be practiced 
- 
	
	Simple 
	Tips for Selecting a Life Jacket for Children 
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	DNR to stock up to 23 
	million walleye fry in Leech Lake 
- 
	
	Port Authority calls for 
	feds to take lead in regulating ballast 
- 
	
	Lake sturgeon harvest tags 
	available March 1 
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
 
February 20, 2006
  
	
	Club News
	
	World
  
  National
Canada
  - Tories want gun 
	registry killed fast
General
  
Lake 
Omtario
  
    - Lake Ontario 
	"State of the Lake" meeting Feb. 21
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
Ohio
  - 
	
	New Regs for 
	commercial fishing pending 
- 
	
	Apprentice Hunter 
	Program Becomes Reality 
- 
	
	CMP Presents $190,000 
	Check to Ohio National Guard 
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ontario
  - 
	
	New walleye regs 
	proposed for '07 
- 
	
	Lake Erie & Lake St. 
	Clair Sportfishing Regulations Review  
- 
	
	Walleye anglers on the 
	hook for major regulation changes 

 
February 13, 2006
 
  
	
	World
  
  National
  - 
	
	Ship ballast water treatment 
	set for test 
- 
	
	Waders and Boots are 
	Whirling Disease Vectors 
- 
	
	Fish Habitat Plan Gets 
	Budget Boost 
Regional
General
  
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	DNR Warns of Salmonellosis 
	in Songbirds 
- 
	
	Northern Lower Peninsula 
	Wolf Survey Slated for Mid-February 
- 
	
	Public access to state 
	forest land threatened 
- 
	
	Winter Festival Events on 
	Feb. 18 for Free Fishing 
Minnesota
Wisconsin
  
 
February 6, 2006
  
	
	World
Regional
General
  
Lake 
Erie
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
 
January 
30, 2006
  
	
	World
  
  National
  - 
	
	Bush Names New Coast Guard 
	Commandant  
- 
	
	US bank bans loans to 
	developers using seized land  
- 
	
	Great Backyard Bird 
	Count is back! 
- 
	
	Surveys to enhance 
	Hunting and Fishing 
- 
	
	Administration to Seek 
	Salmon Harvest Cuts and Hatchery Reforms 
Canada
Regional
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Volunteer Stewardship 
	Workdays Scheduled in SE Michigan  
- 
	
	Spring Turkey Hunt 
	Application Deadline Approaching 
- 
	
	DNR Offers Hunter Education 
	Online 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Schad named director of DNR 
	Fish and Wildlife 
- 
	
	Crane Lake trapper 
	faces eight years in jail, $20,000 fine 
- 
	
	Longer game fish 
	season, sturgeon tags among new regulations 
- 
	
	DNR issues ice advisory to 
	fish house owners 
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
 
January 23, 2006
  
	
	World
  
  National
  - 
	
	Shippers File Brief 
	in Federal Ballast Water Case 
- 
	
	States Side with Feds 
	on Supreme Court Clean Water Cases  
- 
	
	Thriving under our noses, 
	stealthily: coyotes 
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	Chicago Waterway Barrier 
	update  
- 
	
	Marine Community Day 2006 
- 
	
	Permanent Relief recommended 
	for New Mackinaw Captain 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for January 20, 2006 
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
Wisconsin

 
January 
16, 2006
  
  National
  - 
	
	Bass Pro Shops coming 
	to Massachusetts 
- 
	
	Ted Kennedy's Hypocrisy: 
	His Club Discriminated 
- 
	
	Snakehead found in Tennessee 
	lake 
Regional
	- 
	
	Chicago Waterway 
	Barrier update 
- 
	
	Sea Grant Awarded $2.5 
	Million to Support Great Lakes Education 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for January 13, 2006 
- 
	
	Study funded to separate 
	Great Lakes and Mississippi 
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
Ohio
  - 
	
	New law requires 
	wildlife agency to keep hunting, fishing fees 
- 
	
	State records 12 boating 
	related fatalities in '05 
- 
	
	Boat Owners can easily renew 
	watercraft registrations online         
- 
	
	Earthquake felt in NE Ohio 
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	At-Large Boating rep sought 
	for PA Fish & Boat Commission 
- 
	
	PFBC looking for BOD 
	candidates 
- 
	
	Commission Commits $200,000 
	for Erie Property Acquisition Effort 

 
January 
9, 2006
  
	
	World
  
  National
  - 
	
	Alaska oil drilling myths 
- 
	
	NTSB Recommends Coast Guard 
	take greater regulatory role over Charterboat Industry 
- 
	
	Double-Mouthed Fish Pulled 
	From Neb. Lake  
- 
	
	Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries 
	bill approved by Senate Committee   
- 
	
	Huckabee Supports ‘Castle 
	Doctrine’ Law 
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	Great Lakes Shipping 
	study riles industry 
- 
	
	Pollution not blamed in 
	death of thousands of alewives 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for December 30, 2005 
General
  
	- 
	
	Reduce Your Risk of Heart 
	Disease with Omega-3 Oils 
- 
	
	Bass Pro Shops 
	coming to Northwest Indiana 
- 
	
	Winter thaws produce 
	chilling results 
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
  
 
January 2, 2006
	
	
	World
	- 
	
	IGFA restores 50 
	year-old smallmouth bass record 
- 
	
	Muskie Record is challenged
	 
- 
	
	Australia 1st to sign treaty 
	limiting ballast hitchhikers  
- 
	
	IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame 
	enshrines five men 
 
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Icon of Chicago outdoor 
	communications passes 
- 
	
	Kids Fishing Events 
	Offer Family Fun  
- 
	
	New Cutter Mackinaw damages 
	bow 
- 
	
	Landmark Legislation 
	Introduced to Improve America’s Waters 
- 
	
	Commercial Fishermen Forming 
	Nat’l group to Push Their Causes 
- 
	
	The high stakes in ANWR 
 
Regional
  - 
	
	IL DNR director calling it 
	quits 
- 
	
	Brown bullheads may have 
	questionable parentage 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for December 30, 2005 
Canada
General
  
    - 
	
	Season's Best Deals, Largest 
	Selection & Family Fun on Deck 
- 
	
	Bass Pro Shops plans new 
	opening in Bolingbrook, IL 
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Black Lake Sturgeon 
	Spearing Guidelines for 2006 
- 
	
	DNR Secures Funding for 
	Critical Hamlin Dam Project 
- 
	
	Coast Guard helps recover 
	sunken boat 
- 
	
	December Elk Hunt Completed 
- 
	
	Lawmakers adopt property 
	rights 
- 
	
	Learn to Make Snowshoes at 
	Ludington State Park Jan 8, 22, 30, 31 
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	Snakeheads found in the 
	Delaware River 
- 
	
	Game Commission selects Roe 
	as next Exec Director 
- 
	
	Governor Signs Families 
	Afield Bill 
Ontario
  
 
	
	
	World
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Feds put $4 million 
	into boating access   
- 
	
	Fish Removal Aiding 
	Native Species 
- 
	
	125-year-old Gun company 
	sold off at auction 
 
Regional
	- 
	
	Closing the St. 
	Lawrence Seaway to protect the Great Lakes 
- 
	
	Action Needed to 
	Reverse Great Lakes Breakdown, Say Scientists 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for December 9, 2005 
General
  
    - 
	
	State Court upholds 
	revocation of hunting privileges 
- 
	
	Ice Safety - Be 
	careful this winter 
- 
	
	Lodges competing for 
	H/F dollars 
- 
	
	Evinrude promo: 7-year 
	warranty or $4 per hp 
Lake 
Superior
  
    - Lake Superior's 
	slime conceals new species
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	Angler wins $10,000 
	from TV show after being struck by a fish  
- 
	
	2005 Firearm Deer 
	harvest among best ever 
Minnesota
New 
York
  - 
	
	GE Not Required To 
	Complete Cleanup of PCBs from Hudson River, Says Spitzer 
- 
	
	Judge Denies 
	Firearms Industry Motion to Dismiss New York City Case 
Ohio
Ontario
  
 
  
  
National
Regional
General
  
    - 
	
	Alaska Salmon Harvest Marks 
	Third Largest Catch Ever 
- 
	
	Teenage Gals Taking Up 
	Shotgun Sports in Record Numbers 
- 
	
	A Happy Rocky Mountain Elk 
	Christmas 
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	New law requires a 
	sticker to ride snowmobile trails 
- 
	
	Meetings review draft Lake 
	Superior fisheries plan Dec 13, 14, 15 
- 
	
	Lawmakers want state 
	inspections of ships 
Ohio
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	Project Removes Dangerous 
	Dam, Restores Natural Flow of River 
- 
	
	State hunters shatter bear 
	harvest record 
- 
	
	2006 Fishing Licenses now on 
	sale 
- 
	
	Commission picks Roe as 
	Agency's next Executive Director 
Wisconsin

 
Regional
	- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for November 25, 2005 
- 
	
	States, Canada seal deal to 
	conserve Great Lakes 
- 
	
	Fall Netting Targeting 
	Eurasian Ruffe – Turns up None 
General
  
Lake 
Huron
  
Minnesota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
  
 
 
  
  
National
Canada
Regional
General
  
Lake 
Erie
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
Ohio
  - 
	
	$20 Million to aid Monday 
	Creek Watershed Cleanup project 
- 
	
	OH honors boating educators 
	and volunteers 
- 
	
	Deer-Gun Season opens 
	statewide Nov 28 

 
 
  
  
  
  
National
	 
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	
	Lake Michigan Salmon 
	Stocking Reduction agreement 
- 
	
	Congress fails to fund the 
	Electric Asian Carp barrier 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for November 11, 2005 
General
  
    - 
	
	
	Top Ten Ways to Store 
	Your Boat Ashore- from BoatU.S 
- 
	
	Oyster Harvesting 
	Returns to Louisiana 
- 
	
	Alewives found in Lake 
	Champlain 
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Ohio
Wisconsin
  
  
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Shippers File Brief in 
	Federal Ballast Water Case 
- 
	
	Interactions between 
	Walleyes and Largemouth Bass  
- 
	
	Black Carp Comment Period 
	Extended  
- 
	
	Angler Numbers nationally on 
	the Upswing 
- 
	
	Hunting numbers increased in 
	2004 after years of decline 
- 
	
	Beyond Red Lake — The 
	Persistent Crisis in Tribal America 
- 
	
	Federal funding proposed for 
	cormorant control projects  
 
Regional
	- 
	
	Coast Guard Station Chicago 
	back in action 
- 
	
	Mich Hosting Midwest Fish & 
	Wildlife Conference Dec. 11-14 in Grand Rapids 
- 
	
	Federal funding for Great 
	Lakes will be limited 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for Nov 4, 2005 
Lake 
Erie
  
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
Ohio
Ontario
   
  
 
  
  
	 
	
	
	Gallery Cuisine
	
	
	World
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Study finds fish 
	consumption advisories may do more harm than good 
- 
	
	FEMA reverses policy 
	banning firearm possession 
- 
	
	Bush Signs Historic 
	‘Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act’ 
- 
	
	Animal Extremist Tells 
	Senate Hearing: Murder is Justified to Save Lab Animals 
Regional
General
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
Wisconsin
  
 
  
  
	
	
	Gallery Cuisine
	
	
	World
 
  
  
National
	- 
	
	House Passes "Protection of 
	Lawful Commerce in Arms" Act 
- 
	
	Invasives are Killing 
	Recreational Fishing 
- 
	
	Invasive Plant Found in 
	Alaska 
- 
	
	Will There Be A Federal 
	Saltwater Angler License? 
- 
	
	Eight Dolphins Seen in Lake 
	Pontchartrain 
- 
	
	Zebra mussels reroute 
	contaminant flow through food chain 
- 
	
	Florida Announces Okeechobee 
	Cleanup Plan 
- 
	
	Wetlands Cases head to 
	Supreme Court 
- 
	
	Nation's murder rate hits 
	40-year low 
- 
	
	House ESA Bill Needs Senate 
	Support 
 
Canada
 
Regional
General
  
Computer Tips
  
Lake 
Superior
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	McQuade Small Craft Public 
	Access update 
- 
	
	No firearms safety 
	certificate, no hunting license for those under 25 
Ohio
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
 
  
  
	
	
	Gallery Cuisine
  
	
	World
 
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Hall confirmed as USFWS 
	Director 
- 
	
	States Say "Enough" to 
	Indian Gambling 
- 
	
	Snakeheads Return with a 
	Vengeance 
- 
	
	Hurricane Katrina's Damage 
	to Recreational Boats Est. at $650-$750 Million 
- 
	
	NOAA: Gulf of Mexico Fish 
	Show Little Hurricane Contamination  
- 
	
	Whooping crane expedition 
	ready to launch 
Canada
Regional
General
  
    - 
	
	Smallmouth bass 
	travel farther than largemouth 
- 
	
	Wildlife Commission Plans 
	Hunts For Disabled Sportsmen 
- 
	
	Newly Reformulated Gasoline 
	with Ethanol Could Rupture Old Fiberglass Tanks 
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Accommodations for disabled 
	hunters 
- 
	
	Fort Snelling deer poachers 
	fined $15,000 
- 
	
	Trophy bass dies, angler in 
	trouble 
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
 
  
  
	
	World
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Great Lakes 
	Collaboration Plan scuttled 
- 
	
	Great Lakes States Battle 
	Southern Fish Farms on Asian Carp 
- 
	
	House OKs Endangered Species 
	Act Overhaul 
- 
	
	House Passes Endangered 
	Species Act Reform  
- 
	
	Take Me Fishing’ is paying 
	off for RBFF  
- 
	
	933.1 Million Earmarked for 
	Coast Guard Modernization 
- 
	
	Mass. Bills would place 
	anti-hunters on wildlife management committees 
- 
	
	CWD in Moose 
Regional
General
  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
New 
York
  
 
  
	
	
	World
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Recreational 
	boats a Security Risk – Coast Guard 
- 
	
	Rewards Offered for 
	Information about Eco-Terrorists 
- 
	
	Major Victory for 
	Firearms Owners In Louisiana 
- 
	
	Congressional 2004 Report on 
	the Status of Marine Fisheries 
- 
	
	Judge Grants Partial 
	Dismissal of Lawsuit to Close Hunting on Refuges 
- 
	
	Commercial anglers may soon 
	own shares in fish stocks 
- 
	
	FWS Seeks Public Comment for 
	Black Carp Listing 
- 
	
	Katrina boat damage may 
	reach $750 million 
- 
	
	Study suggests 
	mercury in fish not dangerous 
 
Regional
	- 
	
	Virus strikes Warren 
	Hatchery lake trout  
- 
	
	More Shipwrecks found in St. 
	Clair River 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for Sept 30 
General
  
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Lake Superior
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Waterfowl hunters reminded 
	to avoid spreading invasive species 
- 
	
	Poacher fined $6,000, jailed 

 
  
  
  
National
 
Regional
	- 
	
	Alewives Have Negative 
	Effect On Deepwater Sculpins 
- 
	
	New Crustacean Invader Found 
	In The Great Lakes 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for September 23, 2005 
General
  
    - 
	How To 
	Avoid The Six Most Common Winterizing Mistakes
Lake 
Ontario
  
    - Alewife & Goby main 
	diet of Cormorants in Hamilton Harbor
Illinois 
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Bills would allow residents 
	to fatally shoot intruders 
- 
	
	DNR Officials Confirm 
	Eastern Equine Encephalitis  
- 
	
	Governor Signs Legislation 
	to Protect Michigan's Outdoor Traditions 
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
 
  
  
	
	
	Galley Cuisine
	
	
	World
  
  
National
	- 
	
	Solving the Robust 
	Redhorse Mystery — One Fish at a Time 
- 
	
	New and Expanded Hunting & 
	Fishing on National Wildlife Refuges 
- 
	
	U.S. law used to 
	blocked storm barrier 
- 
	
	Grant Program 
	designed to fund removing old dams 
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	States Sue for Ballast Water Regulations 
- 
	
	Chinese Mitten Crab in 
	the St. Lawrence River 
- 
	
	Great Lakes Research 
	Conference MAY 22-26, 2006 
- 
	
	Diked Wetlands A Haven 
	For Invasive Species 
- 
	
	Lake Michigan Infested 
	With Fleas 
- 
	
	Woman Wins $20,000 Grand 
	Prize On Birthday 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for September 16, 2005 
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	Wingshooting Clinics for 
	Beginners and Hunters  
- 
	
	ICF Youth Scholarship 
	Program Nominations due Oct 31 
- 
	
	Special pass available for 
	Illinois resident armed forces 
- 
	
	Anglers await fall Trout 
	Season 
Michigan
  
Minnesota
New 
York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
 
  
  
  
National
	- 
	
	How to help with the 
	Katrina Disaster 
- 
	
	Transporting Firearms and 
	Ammunition on Commercial Air Carriers 
- 
	
	Fish welfare is second 
	to profit line 
- 
	
	100 companies respond; 
	no more boats needed 
Regional
	- 
	
	Sound and Bubble Barrier 
	Deters Asian Carp 
- 
	
	Scheduling barges can reduce 
	Congestion and Improve Safety 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for September 9, 2005 
Lake 
Ontario
  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Indiana
  
    - 
	
	Fall and winter Go FishIN 
	workshops 
- 
	
	Camping season requires 
	renewed vigilance for emerald ash borer 
- 
	
	Outdoor skills workshop at 
	O'Bannon Woods Sept. 24 
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Lake 
	Gogebic Fisheries 
	Meeting Set for Sept 14 
- 
	
	DNR Hosts Open House Sept. 
	28 in Gladwin 
- 
	
	NRC Approves Order to Allow 
	Deer Hunting At Hoffmaster State Park 
- 
	
	State Park Camping and 
	Reservation Fee Increases Approved 
Pennsylvania
  
 
  
  
	
	Hunting beyond 
	the Great Lakes
	
	Galley Cuisine
  
  
National
Regional
	- 
	
	Lake Michigan Stocking 
	conference Sept 24   -- Bob, repeat from last week 
- 
	
	The Great Lakes loophole 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for September 2, 2005 
General
  
Lake 
Superior
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
    - 
	
	DNR to repair dam at Kunkel 
	Lake 
- 
	
	DNR seeks feedback on new 
	wildlife conservation plan 
- 
	
	Lake Monroe Monarch-tagging 
	demo set for Sept 10-11 
- 
	
	Lake Michigan coast week 
	Sept. 10-17 
- 
	
	Forest wildlife seminar Sept 
	29 – Oct 1 
- 
	
	State Allots Much Needed 
	Capital to DNR 
- 
	
	Patoka offers archery class 
	for beginners Sept. 10 
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	High-Tech Buoy Monitors 
	Weather  
- 
	
	DNR Seeks Park Visitor 
	Comments  
- 
	
	Hoffmaster Park Hosts 12th 
	Annual Sportsmen for Youth Day Sept 10 
- 
	
	State gets $4 million for 
	harbor dredging 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	DNR seeks comments on 
	experimental walleye regs on Rainy Lake 
- 
	
	DNR, 1854 Authority sign 
	conservation law enforcement agreement 
- 
	
	ScotchGard Whistleblower 
	files federal Free Speech Suit 
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	Middle Creek 
	to host Wildfowl show Sept 17-18 
- 
	
	Pymatuning 
	Waterfowl Expo Sept 17-18 
- 
	
	Game Commission told of CWD-positive 
	deer in W. VA 
Wisconsin
  - 
	
	Boater to be tried in 
	fatality  
- 
	
	Van Roy Cormorant bill 
	passes committee 
- 
	
	Professor, a 
	convicted Felon still on Payroll at U of Wis. 
Ontario
  - 
	
	Expanded Hunting 
	Opportunities Help Manage Wildlife 
- 
	
	Province Reopens Inverhuron 
	Campground after 29 Years 
- 
	
	Hefty fines for Port Dover 
	Commercials 

 
  
  
	
	Galley Cuisine
	
	World
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Federal/State Agencies 
	Collaborate in Rusty Crayfish Reduction Experiment 
- 
	
	Off-Duty and Retired 
	Officers Can Now Carry Firearms 
- 
	
	State Attorneys 
	General urge Supreme Court Review 
- 
	
	Scientists challenge 
	Snakehead Myths 
 
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	Lake Michigan Stocking 
	conference Sept 24 
- 
	
	OH - AG Asks Federal 
	Judge to Throw Out Tribe's Lawsuit 
- 
	
	New - Search engine for 
	GLSFC web site 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for August 26, 2005 
- 
	
	Great Lakes Regional 
	Collaboration Strategy Released 
 
General
  
    - 
	
	Buck Perry, 90, 
	“Spoonplug” died August 12, 2005 
- 
	
	Trailering: It’s a skill 
	that needs to be practiced 
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	DNR Sets Meetings for Lake 
	Trout Regs August 29 
- 
	
	Awarded $655,000 to Support 
	Program for Improvement of Wildlife Habitat  
- 
	
	Women Can Learn All About 
	Elk Sept 10-11 
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  - 
	
	Bark 
	River Fish 
	Passage Project Completed 
- 
	
	Asian Carp seen in Upper 
	Mississippi 
- 
	
	Governor urges 
	protection against invasive species  

 
  
  
	
	World
	
Galley Cuisine
  
  
National
Regional
General
  
    - 
	
	Auto Clubs May Fall 
	Short With Trailer Boaters 
- 
	
	Boating Under the Influence 
	Kills 
- 
	
	Folate May Reduce 
	Alzheimer's Risk  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	DNR holds Meeting on 
	Gourdneck State Game Area Aug 31 
- 
	
	BOW Program Offers Hunter 
	Safety Class to Women Aug 27-28 
- 
	
	Public Invited to Comment on 
	Draft Off-Road Vehicle Plan 
- 
	
	Trumpeter Swan Observations 
	Requested from Public 
- 
	
	Citizens Committee Proposes 
	Short-Term Hike in Camping, Reservation Fees 
- 
	
	Ruddiman Creek cleanup 
	receives Great Lakes Legacy Act funds  
- 
	
	Committee Formed to Protect 
	Hunting 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	DNR proposes special walleye 
	regs for lakes in Lake & St. Louis Counties 
- 
	
	Special regs proposed for 
	game-panfish on 53 lakes  
- 
	
	DNR seeks comments on fish 
	regs on Dyers Lake and Sand Lake Sept 21 
New 
York
Ontario

 
  
  
	
	World
	- 
	
	New - Search engine 
	for GLSFC web site    
- 
	
	Blue catfish receives 
	world record status from the IGFA 
- 
	
	Chemical Contamination in 
	Arctic Linked to Bird Droppings 
 
	
	Galley Cuisine
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Aquatic Resources Trust 
	Fund renewed with more $$$ for Sportsmen 
- 
	
	U.S. to Start Issuing 
	Electronic Passports w/chips 
- 
	
	Youths Win National 
	Trapshooting Championships 
Regional
General
  
Lake 
Huron
  
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	Sam Romano Fishing 
	Tournament Winners   
- 
	
	Commission 
	approves new Nature Preserves 
- 
	
	Deer Hunter applications 
	approved 
- 
	
	Sportsmen Against Hunger Fun 
	Shoot August 21 
- 
	
	Baldwin Lake Youth Hunt - 
	Send info by Sept 12 
- 
	
	Wingshooting Clinics Aug. 20 
	– Sept 17 
Indiana
  
    - 
	
	September venison workshops 
- 
	
	Fall turkey hunting regs and 
	range 
- 
	
	Fall turkey hunting 
	seminars 
Michigan
  
New 
York
Pennsylvania
Ontario
  
 
  
  
	
	World News
	
	Galley Cuisine
  
  
National
  - 
  
	Shark Fisherman Reels In 
	Record Tuna 
- 
	
	Robin, Not Crow, May Be West 
	Nile Culprit 
- 
	
	Contest Rewards Kids for 
	Wearing Life Jackets and Telling Us About It  
- 
	
	FishAmerica and NOAA Award 
	Grants for Fisheries Habitat Restoration 
Regional
General
  
Lake 
Ontario
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	DNR Completes Repairs to 
	Presque Isle Dam 
- 
	
	Ruling opens access to 
	private beaches 
- 
	
	4th Annual Great Lakes Bat 
	Festival Aug 12-13 
- 
	
	DNR Exhibit Brings Great 
	Outdoors to U.P. State Fair Aug. 16-21 
- 
	
	DNR Invites Public 
	Comment on Walloon Lake launch site Aug 31 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	DNR and Step Outside outdoor education program runs August 6-14 
- 
	
	Industry, five states to 
	study walleye survival at tournaments 
- 
	
	Cooperative enforcement 
	effort uncovers license fraud  
- 
	
	Application deadline for Camp Ripley archery hunts Aug. 19 
- 
	
	Pesticide suspected to be 
	cause of Clear Lake fish kill  
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
  
 
  
  
	
	Special 
	Reports on ICAST, MAATS
	- 
	
	Fishing Tackle Trade 
	Show boasts best attendance in years 
- 
	
	ICAST 2005 New Product 
	Best of Show Competition Goes to Shimano 
- 
	
	Top new products chosen 
	at MAATS 
- 
	
	Zebco receives Nat'l 
	Award for Sportfishing Leadership 
- 
	
	Las Vegas, MAATS, ICAST 
	and Bass Pro Shops 
Recipes for 
Anglers
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Lead, Tobacco Exposure Down 
	in U.S., Survey Finds 
- 
	
	Marine Corps Silver Dollar 
	Released 
- 
	
	Senate approves "Protection 
	of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act" 
- 
	
	Study Says Ethanol Not Worth 
	the Energy 
Canada
Regional
General
  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Indiana
  
    - 
	
	Record 2005 spring wild 
	turkey harvest 
- 
	
	Otter, bobcat and badger 
	populations improve 
- 
	
	Hunter Harassment ruled not 
	Free Speech 
- 
	
	DNR to update floodplain 
	maps for 14 counties 
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Surplus bear licenses on 
	sale August 1st  
- 
	
	Festival of Fish on the 
	Mississippi River set for Aug. 6 
- 
	
	New location for 
	Green Lake regulations input meeting Aug 25 
New 
York
Pennsylvania
Ontario
  
 
  
  
  
  
	National
  - 
	
	Ballast lawsuit update 
- 
	
	Bill Undermines Clean 
	Water Act and State Efforts to Curb Invasive Species! 
- 
	
	Bush picks Hall as Director of USFWS 
- 
	
	NRA Pulls out of Columbus
	 
Regional
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Michigan
  
Ohio
Ontario
  
 
  
  
	
	World
	
	Our 
	Constitution
Regional
General
  
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Lake 
Erie
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Meetings Set for Public 
	Comment On Thunder Bay River Assessment July 26-27 
- 
	
	Fishermen, boaters can 
	battle invasive species, DNR director says 
- 
	
	Fire Danger High Very High 
	to Extreme across the U.P. 
Minnesota
Ontario
  
 
  
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Recording Artist Tracy Byrd 
	Named NHF Day Honorary Chairman 
- 
	
	House Votes To Repeal D.C. 
	Gun Restrictions 
- 
	
	Congress Poised to Build 
	Bigger Locks On MS River  
- 
	
	Plan Would Expand Ocean 
	Fish Farming 
- 
	
	Turbines deadly for birds
	 
- 
	
	Curbing eminent domain 
 
Canada
Regional
General
  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Ohio
  
 
  
	
	Fishing beyond 
	the Great Lakes
  
  
National
Regional
	- 
	
	Great Lakes Folk Festival 
- 
	
	Model Quantifies Round Goby 
	Feeding And Growth 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for July 1, 2005 
General
  
Illinois
  
Minnesota
New 
York
Ohio

 
  
  
  
National
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for June 24, 2005 
- 
	
	Great Lakes Folk Festival 
- 
	
	Invasive Species Win 
	Territorial Disputes 
- 
	
	Sexual Practices of Healthy 
	Lake Trout Uncovered 
General
  
Job 
Opportunities
  
Illinois
  
Minnesota
Ontario

 
  
  
	
	Fishing the 
	Great Lakes
	
	World
  
  
National
  - 
	
	U.S. Proposes Allowing Fish 
	Farming up to 200 Miles off Coasts 
- 
	
	Fishing Organization to 
	Recognize & Reward Select Young Anglers  
- 
	
	Mad Cow Suspect Found in the 
	United States  
- 
	
	U.S. Immigration and Customs 
	Enforcement's No Shows 
- 
	
	Horicon Wind-Farm Proposal 
	Raises Concerns 
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	Great Lakes Folk Festival 
- 
	
	Male Sex Pheromone Could Control Sea Lamprey 
	Populations 
- 
	
	Stop the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Animals and Plants --- (dup) 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for June 17, 2005 
General
  
Lake 
Erie
  
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	Shedd to increase efforts at 
	Great Lakes conservation 
- 
	
	Bullfrog Season Opened June 
	15th  
- 
	
	IL Conservation Officers Nab 
	Suspected Thieves 
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Reduction in Coho plants among DNR budget cuts 
- 
	
	Stop the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Animals and Plants --- (dup) 
- 
	
	Cedar River State Harbor 
	Offers Biodiesel Fuel to Boaters 
- 
	
	Work begins on revival of River Rouge shoreline 
- 
	
	Elk Hunt Application Period 
	Began June 15 
New 
York
Ohio
Wisconsin
Ontario

 
  
  
	
	Fishing beyond 
	the Great Lakes
	
	World
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Court rejects tribe's 
	tax-exempt claim 
- 
	
	USSA’s ‘No Net Loss’ Concept 
	Taking Hold in States 
- 
	
	U.S. Proposes Allowing 
	Fish Farming up to 200 Miles off Coasts 
Regional
General
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
    - 
	
	Indiana wiper record broken 
	--- again 
- 
	
	More about 
	Indiana striper waters 
- 
	
	Salt Creek 
	Public Fishing Area opens 
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Oceangoing ships will need 
	Michigan permit by 2007 
- 
	
	Boat capsizes, captain 
	blames gill net  
- 
	
	DNR Unveils Proposed Budget 
	Reductions  
- 
	
	Hunting Trends in Michigan 
- 
	
	Fishing Trends in Michigan 
- 
	
	Temporary Closures at 
	Chippewa Lake Access Site during June 
- 
	
	Historic Agreement Signed in 
	Restoring Boardman River to Natural State 
Minnesota
Ohio
Ontario
  - 
	
	Lake Erie 
	commercial fishers fined $10000 for illegal catch 
- 
	
	O.F.A.H. blames gov’t for 
	botched cormorant cull in Brighton 
- 
	
	Ontario Minister says no 
	need for bear hunt 

 
  
  
	
	Club News
	- 
	
	Walleyes vs. salmon in 
	Milwaukee River Basin - June 22, Racine 
- 
	
	Walleye vs. Salmon in 
	Milwaukee River Controversy 
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Great Outdoors Month, 
	2005  
- 
	
	Judge again rules against 
	EPA on ballast  
- 
	
	National Rip Current 
	Awareness Week Begins June 5 
- 
	
	2nd Annual Snakehead Roundup 
	to be held June 10 
 
Regional
	- 
	
	FWS “Carp Corral/Goby 
	Round Up” June 14-17 
- 
	
	Hatchery accident hits Lakes 
	Erie and Ontario lake trout 
- 
	
	Spring Survey Underway for 
	Ruffe in Thunder Bay River, Lake Huron 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for June 3, 2005 
General
  
    - 
	
	BRP cutting 4-strokes, will 
	expand E-TEC line 
- 
	
	Non-Serviceable Type I 
	Plastic Foam Life Preservers 
- 
	
	Genetic Samples Collected 
	From Yellow Perch for study 
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	Go Fishing 
- 
	
	Family Fishing Fair 
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	New buoys mark no-fishing 
	zone at CG facility  
- 
	
	NRC Encourages Residents to 
	Participate in Free Fishing Weekend June 11-12 
- 
	
	Sunken boat to remain where 
	it sank 
- 
	
	“Required for settlement” 
	wording driving tribal lawsuit 
- 
	
	Net progress  - Some nets 
	removed, others placed  
- 
	
	Great Lakes Water Must Not 
	be Bottled Up, Shipped To Other States 
- 
	
	Skipper purchases Michigan 
	property 
- 
	
	Cedar River State Harbor 
	Dedication and Opening June 9 
Minnesota
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  - 
	
	State wolf population 
	continues to grow 
- 
	
	Wisconsin 
	Power Plant Is Called A Setback for the Environment 
- 
	
	Northwest Wisconsin Lakes 
	Conference. June 23-24 
Ontario
  
 
  
  
	
	Fishing beyond 
	the Great Lakes
 
	
	World
	- 
	
	International Cooperation 
	Needed To Manage Resources, Prevent Overfishing 
- 
	
	UN Urged to Ban Pacific 
	Longlining 
- 
	
	UK doctors say ban long 
	kitchen knives 
 
  
  
National
  - 
  
  Cabela’s cache of 
	weapons stolen  
- 
	
	
	National Free Fishing/Boating Week June 4-12 
- 
	
	Super’ sendoff for 
	Fishing/Boating Week 
- 
	
	Free-Fishing Days Mean 
	There’s No Excuse Not to Go Fishing 
- 
	
	National Fishing & Boating 
	Week, June 4-12, aims to hook kids on angling 
- 
	
	Quality Angling Tied To 
	Conservation 
- 
	
	Fishing/Boating Week goal: 
	Get kids outdoors 
- 
	
	Indiana’s Atterbury hosts 
	Kid's Fishing Derby on June 11 
- 
	
	Illinois Free Fishing Days - 
	2005 
- 
	
	Michigan's Free Fishing 
	Weekend is June 11-12   
- 
	
	Free Fishing Weekend in 
	Wisconsin June 4-5 
- 
	
	Free Fishing Weekend in 
	Indiana is June 11-12 
Regional
General
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Whitefish study will pay 
	anglers $5 for each tag 
- 
	
	2005-06 Off-Road Vehicle 
	Grant Applications Available 
- 
	
	Boaters Are Reminded of Lock 
	Fees at Crooked River Lock 
- 
	
	Black River Lake Dam Slated 
	for Repair 
- 
	
	Accident rate mirrors 
	Michigan boating dip 
- 
	
	Leave Wildlife in the Wild 
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
 
  
	
	Fishing beyond the Great Lakes
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Safe Boating Week May 21-28 
- 
	
	Invasive species called 
	'significant' ecological danger to United States 
- 
	
	Nonresident hunting and 
	fishing limits stand 
- 
	
	EPA Delisting Goals of AOCs 
- 
	
	State to allow crossbow 
	hunting of deer in TN  
Regional
General
  
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	DNR Reports Successful 
	Spring Turkey Season 
- 
	
	Illinois’ Prairie Chickens 
	Show Encouraging Gains in 2005 
- 
	
	Hundreds of Miles of Bicycle 
	Trails available 
Indiana
  
    - 
	
	New Indiana record hybrid 
	striped bass 
- 
	
	More about 
	Indiana Striped Bass 
- 
	
	DNR moves to purchase 
	Goose Pond, Beehunter Marsh 
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	DNR Hosting Public Meetings 
	to Review Rules June 7, 8 and 9 
- 
	
	Women's Outdoor Weekend Set 
	for July 15-17 
- 
	
	Mountain Biking Workshop 
	Planned for Women July 16 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Northern pike study on Mille 
	Lacs continues  
- 
	
	DNR refines walleye stocking 
	to improve fishing 
- 
	
	Minnesota State parks to 
	host open house on June 5  
New 
York
Ohio
Wisconsin
   

 
  
	
	World
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Ehlers introduces bill to 
	protect and restore Great Lakes  
- 
	
	Bush Removes Logging Barrier 
- 
	
	Efforts To Re-Open Areas 
	Closed To Longlining Fail 
- 
	
	Legislation Introduced To 
	Ban Fish Farming In Federal Waters Offshore 
Canada
Regional
General
  
    - 
	
	Kids 12 
	and under get in free to NMMA boat shows 
- 
	
	Zebco Becomes Presenting 
	Sponsor of Wal-Mart Kids All-American Fishing 
- 
	
	Boating Industry Sales 
	are Booming 
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Cormorants take a legal hit
	 
- 
	
	Project GO-Get Outdoors to 
	Celebrate State Park and Recreation Facilities July 23 
- 
	
	Campers Reminded to Not Move 
	Firewood 
- 
	
	Gwinn and Norway Field 
	Offices Add License Sales Service 
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Ontario
  
 
  
  
National
Canada
Regional
General
  
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Oceangoing ships could need 
	Michigan permit by 2007 
- 
	
	Upper Manistee River Access 
	Site Public meeting - May 20 
- 
	
	Family sells 
	Michigan marina to Skipper chain 
- 
	
	Volunteer Sturgeon Patrol 
	Continues at Black River 
- 
	
	Volunteers Sought to Help 
	Monitor Rifle River Area in Arenac County 
- 
	
	Fenton Boating Access Site 
	Undergoing Renovations 
- 
	
	2005 Michigan Bear Hunt 
	Application Period Ends May 15 
Minnesota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	Agency Acts to Slow Release 
	of Sediment from Behind Damaged Dam  
- 
	
	Game Commission approves to 
	'05-'06 seasons/bag limits 
- 
	
	Bear Season extension 
	expanded to additional WMUS 
- 
	
	Board adopts expanded Elk 
	season 
- 
	
	Final approval given to 
	two-bird spring gobbler season 
- 
	
	Board approves expanded 
	youth pheasant & goose seasons 
- 
	
	DMAP expanded to further 
	focus hunter pressure 
Ontario
  
 
  
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Passport proposal scrapped 
	for now 
- 
	
	Ivory-billed Woodpeckers, 
	Presumed Extinct, Rediscovered in Cache River, Arkansas 
Regional
General
  
    - 
	
	11-Year old catches winning 
	bass 
- 
	
	BRP 
	launches an all new Evinrude E-TEC Line-up 
- 
	
	Coming Home Again: Getting 
	through Customs 
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Lake 
Ontario
  
Lake 
Erie
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Detroit (AP) – Senate 
	approves Bill - calls for ocean vessel permits  
- 
	
	DNR Considering Options to 
	Help Boaters on Higgins Lake 
- 
	
	DNR Obtains Federal Permit 
	to Address Wolf Depredations  
Minnesota
New 
York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
         
(Related letter to Wisconsin State Senator Alan Laser)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ontario
  
 
  
  
	
	Fishing Beyond 
	the Great Lakes
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Study says Ships' 
	Ballast Threatens Great Lakes with Foreign Organisms 
- 
	
	Coast Guard to hold public 
	hearing on NOBOBs May 9 
- 
	
	Cultivating Hunting 
	Traditions in 25 States 
- 
	
	Westerners see poetic 
	justice in saving snakehead 
- 
	
	Old Growth Up, Spotted Owl 
	Numbers Down 
Regional
General
  
Lake 
Ontario
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Ballast law Legislation 
	can shut off steady stream of invaders into our lakes 
- 
	
	DNR, tribal officer 
	working to mark inactive trap nets 
- 
	
	We just called mayday...
	 
- 
	
	Renovation Makes Lake of the 
	Clouds Trail Accessible 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	DNR Tournament permit 
	guideline notice  
- 
	Red Lake tributaries 
	closed to fishing during peak walleye spawning
- 
	
	Sea Grant Awards $566,650 
	for Aquatic Research 
- 
	
	Duck Meeting Slated for 
	April 28 
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
 
  
  
  
National
Canada
Regional
General
  
Lake 
Huron
  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Lake 
Erie
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	IDNR Announces Plans to 
	Update Floodplain Maps
- 
	
	Governor Announces 
	Funding for Boat Docks and Ramps 
- 
	
	Canton 
	Student wins Illinois Junior Duck Stamp Contest 2nd year in a row 
- 
	
	Chicago plans to build 
	tunnel to send rainwater/pollutants to lake 
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Wolf Management will be 
	Focus of DNR Public Meetings 
- 
	
	DNR Asks Spring 
	Turkey Hunters to Report Activity in Online Survey 
- 
	
	Poachers Beware! Turkey 
	Hunters are watching 
- 
	
	Granholm Water Letter 
	Invites Caution 
- 
	
	Coast Guard rescues 2 
	from tribal fishing boat 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Fishing success leads to 
	excess 
- 
	
	Historic landmark 
	destroyed at Interstate State Park 
- 
	
	2004 deer harvest is the 
	second highest on record 
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ontario
  - 
	
	New Rules for Yellow 
	Perch Fishing In Eastern Ontario 
- 
	
	Ontario Government protects 
	declining Eel populations 
- 
	
	Great Lakes 
	fisherman is busted, permanently 

 
  
	
	Fishing beyond 
	the Great Lakes
  
  
National
  - 
	
	
	Justice Dept says Gun 
	Violence Falls 63% 
- 
	
	
	Ballast water discharge 
	loophole closed 
- 
	
	
	The Protection of Lawful 
	Commerce in Arms Act 
- 
	
	
	U.S. passport rules likely to 
	be tightened 
- 
	
	
	Federal Clean Air Excellence 
	Award given to Bombardier 
- 
	
	
	Sandy Berger’s Crime vs. 
	Martha Stewart’s crime 
- 
	
	
	Deadly force self-defense 
	bill passes House/Senate 
Regional
	- 
	
	Ruffe Expansion 
- 
	
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for April 8, 2005 
- 
	
	
	$2.6 million settlement with 
	OMC Bankruptcy Estate 
- 
	
	
	Spring Wildfire Season is 
	Here 
- 
	
	
	Help needed for carp barrier 
- 
	
	
	Carp Barometer    
	 
- 
	
	Carp Video 
General
  
Lake 
Huron
  
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	Governor’s Cup Fishing Invitational June 17-18 
- 
	
	
	Registration continues for the 2005 State of Illinois Crappie Circuit 
- 
	
	
	DNR Awards $123,000 
	pheasant Fund Grants 
- 
	
	
	Lt. Gov. chairs Illinois 
	River Coordinating Council Mtg 
- 
	
	
	Machine Guns seized 
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	
	Wisconsin anglers face fines, restitution totaling nearly $7,000 
	 
- 
	
	
	Bear 
	hunt application deadline is Friday, May 6 
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
 
  
	
	World
  
  
National
Regional
	- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for April 1, 2005 
- 
	
	TRCP - Anti Conservation, 
	Anti Sportsmen? 
General
  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	State announces $25.3 million 
	in Parks Grants                       
- 
	
	Turkey Hunting Season to Open 
	in Coming Days 
- 
	
	Spring Trout Season 
	opened April 2 
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Fishing regulation changes 
	open for comment thru July 18 
- 
	
	Minnesota angler faces 
	nearly $4,500 in fines and restitution 
New 
York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
	- 
	
		
		
		
		Chinook stocking cuts weighed to prevent collapse of forage base 
 

 
  
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Help needed for carp 
	barrier  
- 
	
	Carp Barometer 
- 
	
	
	
	Matt Hogan named Acting Director of USFWS 
- 
	
	
	Discover Boating & Take Me Fishing Tour set to hit the road in May 
- 
	
	
	Paralyzed Veterans of America Awareness Week April 10 - 16, 2005 
- 
	
	Border 
	Patrol Boat on Lake Ontario 
Regional
General
  
    - 
	
	Great 
	Lakes 
	Commission Announces Staff Leadership Change 
- 
	
	
	Firearms Industry Allocates another $500,000 in Grants for Hunter 
	Recruitment 
Lake 
Michigan
Lake Erie
Illinois
  
Minnesota
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  - 
	
	
	
	Anglers haul in near record chinook harvest 
- 
	
	
	
	Hunters registered 518,630 deer in 2004 - second highest 
	harvest in state history 
Ontario
  
 
  
  
	
	Club News
	
	World
 
  
  
National
  - 
	
	California 
	now top boat registration state 
- 
	
	Call of the Mild – a 
	benefit to American security 
- 
	
	Missing Documents in 
	Chambers Case suddenly found 
- 
	
	Senators 
	pledging to help Boy Scouts 
- 
	
	Right-to-Carry 2005 
Regional
General
  
Veterans Issues
  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	DNR Seeks Comments on Lake 
	Mgmt Plans in the Tower Fisheries Area 
- 
	
	Walleye Regulation Change 
	Proposed For Lake Vermilion 
- 
	
	Three fined $1,300 for 
	exceeding legal perch limit 
- 
	Plan describes big 
	boost in pheasant habitat, harvest
- 
	
	Mike Carroll named DNR 
	Northwest Region director 
- 
	
	Songbird deaths caused by 
	salmonella B 
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	Black Bass Workshop 
	Scheduled for April 22-23 
- 
	
	Commission Moves to Boost 
	Stocked Trout Size    
- 
	
	PFBC commission looking for 
	public input     
- 
	
	Sunbury Access Closed for 
	Improvements 
Ontario
  
 
  
	
	Veterans 
	Issues
 
  
  
National
Regional
General
  
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	January precipitation levels 
	among top ten on record 
- 
	
	DuPage Forest Preserve Lakes 
	to be stocked with Trout 
- 
	
	Discovery at Geological 
	Survey leads to new industry of recycling coal dust 
- 
	
	Lt. Gov. Pushes for 
	Elimination of Phosphorus in Household Cleaning Agents 
- 
	
	New Boating Access Offered 
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  - 
	
	Sturgeon spearing season 
	ends after 12 days 
- 
	
	Hunting, fishing, 
	trapping licenses on sale March 10 

 
  
  
	
	Club News
	
	World
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Federal public lands 
	target of fee increases 
- 
	
	Congressional leaders 
	outline new approach to Endangered Species 
- 
	
	Bush 
	selects Steve Johnson to head EPA 
- 
	
	Bill Introduced to 
	Expand Funding for Anglers and Boaters 
- 
	
	Navy to Sink Retired Carrier 
	USS America  
- 
	
	
	2.4 Million Veterans to 
	Pay New Health Fee 
- 
	
	Armed Forces & 
	Veterans Licensing 
- 
	
	Voter Registration 
	for sportsmen 
- 
	
	Constitutional 
	Amendments to Protect Hunting, Fishing & Trapping 
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	Carp 
	Fund Barometer 
- 
	
	Miller wants federal study 
	of erosion link to lakes' water loss 
- 
	
	Dispersal Barrier Update 
- 
	
	7 Ft sturgeon found 
	near Niagara Falls 
- 
	
	4th Annual Western Great 
	Lakes Research Conference - March 30-31 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for March 4, 2005 
- 
	
	Corps says Soo Locks 
	ready to go  
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Lake 
Superior
 
Lake 
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Lake 
	Michigan Stocking Conference April 9, 2005 
- 
	
	Chinook populations to be 
	discussed at Lake-wide conference 
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Violators face big 
	penalties for illegal trafficking of deer 
- 
	
	MN Sea Grant Awards $566,650 
	for Aquatic Research 
New 
York
Wisconsin
  
 
  
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Federal Hatchery 
	System secure for now 
- 
	
	Senators’ Bipartisan 
	Effort to Boost Aquatic Resources Trust Fund 
- 
	
	Nation’s Manufacturers, 
	Labor Support Firearms Industry  
- 
	
	New Law Strengthens Fight 
	Against Invasive and Noxious Weeds 
- 
	
	Let's 
	Enforce Our Laws
Canada
Regional
General
  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
New 
York
	- 
	
	“State of Lake 
	Ontario” Mtgs – March 8, 14, 16 
- 
	
	Animal Cruelty Bill Will 
	Make Criminals of Sportsmen 
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  - 
	
	Spring wildlife and fish 
	rules hearings April 11 
- 
	
	Economic 
	Impact of the Milwaukee River Walleye Project 
- 
	
	Predation Studies - as 
	they relate Walleye Stocking 
Ontario
  
 
  
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Report shows young hunters 
	supervised by an adult mentor have one of the lowest injury rates of all 
	hunters 
- 
	
	Bill Re-Introduced  to 
	Protect State Hunting and Fishing Rights 
- 
	
	Young hunters have 
	low Hunter Injury rates 
- 
	
	Officials call for 
	reform of Endangered Species Act 
 
Canada
 
Regional
General
  
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	DNR adding carp 
	species to Injurious Species List 
- 
	
	IL to participate in new 
	wildlife grant program 
- 
	
	Commercial Fishing 
	Drawing  
- 
	
	
	Waukegan Harbor cleanup under way 
- 
	
	Sparta Shooting Complex to 
	be Completed in FY 2006; 
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
New 
York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  - 
	
	
	Clean 
	Boats, Clean Waters Workshop Opportunity 
- 
	
	
	Hearings 
	set on proposed rules for wolf damage payments Feb 15 to 17 
- 
	
	
	Harm to 
	fish at power plant is feared  

 
  
  
  
National
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	NMCA and NMMA File Joint 
	Request on ADA Standards for Small Vessels 
- 
	
	President's 2006 Budget Request More Than Doubles Great Lakes 
	Legacy Funding 
- 
	
	Great Lakes Water Levels 
	for February 11, 2005 
Jobs 
Available
  
    - 
	
	Summer Research Assistants - 
	Wadable Stream Habitat Sampling (6 positions) 
- 
	
	Non Wadable Stream Habitat 
	and Fish Sampling (4 positions) 
- 
	
	Summer Research 
	Assistants (7 positions) Fish and Habitat Sampling in Lakes 
General
  
Lake 
Erie
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Trapper faces nearly $28,000 
	in fines, restitution; 195 pelts seized 
- 
	
	NWTF targets school archery 
	program for support 
New 
York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
 
  
  
	
	Club News
 
Ontario
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Clear cutting forests would 
	help with drought 
- 
	
	HSUS Announces 
	Lobbying Arm; A call to arms for all Sportsmen 
- 
	
	U.S. loses ruling on wolves 
- 
	
	Animal Rights 
	Terrorists Issue Report of Destruction 
Canada
Regional
General
  
    - 
	
	Turkey Hunters Are Big 
	Spenders  
- 
	
	Class Action Lawsuit against 
	Gander Mountain  
- 
	
	OWAA Loyalty to Sierra Club 
	Forces NRA to Withdraw Support 
- 
	
	Steering Committee 
	formed for new Nat’l Outdoor Writers Group 
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Wisconsin
  - 
	
	Lake Winnebago sturgeon 
	spearing season opens Feb. 12 
- 
	
	
	Major 
	spearing regulations for 2005  
- 
	
	Angling groups disturbed 
	over Milwaukee Walleye plants 

 
  
  
	
	Club News
  
  
National
Regional
	- 
	
	Drain Hole in the Great 
	Lakes Threatens Region’s Environment, Economy 
- 
	
	
	Mohawks, state foresee land deal  
- 
	
	2nd Annual Next Bite Walleye 
	School 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for January 28, 2005 
Lake 
Erie
  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
New 
York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  - 
	
	Angling groups disturbed 
	over Milwaukee Walleye plants 
- 
	
	Clubs’ Position paper on 
	stocking walleye in Milwaukee River  
- 
	
	Scientific Fishing 
	Tactics & Techniques Course offered in June 

 
  
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Carp Fund Barometer 
- 
	
	IJC and 
	GLFC Praise Sport Fishers 
- 
	
	Fishermen Barred from 
	Spawning Grounds of Rare Species in U.S. Virgin Islands 
- 
	
	A Look at U.S. Forest 
	Service 
Regional
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
 
  
  
	
	Club News
  
  
National
  - 
	
	US Coast Guard proposes 
	rules for Great Lakes Ballast management 
- 
	
	U.S manufacturers running 
	low on bullets 
- 
	
	
	
	Alaska sues 
	feds over water rights  
Regional
	- 
	
	Waterway shippers 
	rattled over safety issues with electric waterway barrier 
- 
	
	
	
	Study: Efforts failed to control invaders in Lakes 
	 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for January 14, 2005 
- 
	
	
	
	Barrier II Construction under way – (from 
	Dec 13) 
- 
	
	
	
	Help protect the Great Lakes 
	 (From 
	Jam 13) 
- 
	
	Carp Fund Barometer 
- 
	
	Mississippi Barge Traffic 
	down sharply in ‘04 
General
  
Lake 
Ontario
  
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	DNR Seeks Comments on 
	Lake Management Plans in Duluth Area 
- 
	
	
	
	Fish houses, dark houses and portable shelters placed on the 
	ice must have proper ID 
- 
	
	
	
	Owls on move, use caution when observing 
New 
York
  - 
	
	DEC accepting 
	applications for Pheasant Release programs – Due March 15 
- 
	
	Dec announces Falconry 
	Exam – applications due April 8 
- 
	
	
	
	Indian land dispute could have far-reaching effects 
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
  
  
	
	Club News
	- 
	
	Milwaukee GLSF 
	Annual Flea Market – Monday, January 11th 2005   
- 
	
	Milwaukee GLSF Auction – 
	Saturday, March 12 
  
  
National
Regional
	- 
	
	
	Barrier II Construction under way 
- 
	
	
	Help protect the Great Lakes 
- 
	
	Carp Fund Barometer 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for January 7, 2005  
- 
	
	Barrier may not keep Asian 
	carp out of Lake Michigan 
- 
	
	Commission appoints 
	Wisconsin’s Al House to Lake Superior Committee of Advisors 
- 
	
	Researchers find unique 
	strain of walleye in Ohio River 
- 
	
	
	All-Canada 
	Show to be held in 11 Great Midwest Cities in 2005 
- 
	
	
	Chicagoland Outdoor Show 
	- January 12-16 
General
  
	- 
	
	2005 World Record Game Fishes 
	book Available to the Public 
- 
	
	Ladies Fishing Association 
- 
	
	Missouri Approves Fishing 
	With Bare Hands  
- 
	
	FishAmerica offers 
	$600,000 Available for Marine and Anadromous Fish Habitat Restoration 
Indiana
  
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
  
  
  
National
  - 
	
	New Study Reports:  
	Americans told Fish Tales about Mercury Hazards in Fish Consumption 
- 
	
	Wildlife Mgmt Challenges 
	Grow As Animals & People Come In More Frequent Contact 
- 
	
	Environmentalists restrict 
	Americans’ Energy Choices  
- 
	
	
	Army Corps Proposes $8.3 Billion for Upgrade of Rivers 
- 
	
	Mineta, Bureaucrats Stall 
	Effort to Arm Pilots 
- 
	
	Bush Establishes Committee 
	to Set Policy on Great Lakes, Oceans 
- 
	
	Bush Administration 
	Finalizes Rules for National Forest Management 
- 
	
	Precedent-Setting Water 
	Rights Decision over Endangered Species 
- 
	
	Male Fish Growing 
	Eggs Found in Potomac 
- 
	
	Kids All-American 
	Fishing Derby 
Regional
	- 
	
	Help protect the Great 
	Lakes 
- 
	
	Asian Carp Prevention 
	Fund 
- 
	
	Luring Ruffe with Smell 
- 
	
	All-Canada Show to be held 
	in 11 Great Midwest Cities in 2005 
- 
	
	Building a 
	Better Fish Using Embryonic Stem Cells 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for December 31, 2004 
General
  
    - 
	
	U.S. 
	Power Squadrons to Teach Boating Safety at Eastern Sports Show 
- 
	
	
	Phishers change bait for trolling the Internet 
- 
	
	
	Missouri Boaters to be required to take boater Safety Course to operate boat 
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
New 
York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
 
  
  
	
	
	World
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Barrier II Construction 
	under way 
- 
	
	Reform act a boost to 
	migratory birds 
- 
	
	Officials call for reform 
	of Endangered Species Act 
Regional
General
  
	- 
	
	Sell your boat online – on 
	our web site  
	 
- 
	
	Building a Better Fish 
	Using Embryonic Stem Cells 
- 
	
	Anti-hunters create 
	litigation division 
- 
	
	"Ladies, Let's Go 
	Fishing!" 2005 Schedule 
- 
	
	Big Name Seminar Speakers 
	To Highlight 2005 Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show    
- 
	
	Donate to USO receive free 
	gift wrap! - Bass 
	Pro and USO will send Needed Reminders of Home 
- 
	
	Reporters Trail Badly 
	(Again) in Annual Poll on Honesty and Ethics
	 
Indiana
  
Minnesota

  
  
	
	
	World
  
  
National
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	Asian Carp 
	Prevention Fund - The effort continues 
- 
	
	Help 
	protect the Great Lakes 
- 
	
	Waukesha hopes to win 
	approval for diversion from Great Lakes 
General
  
    - 
	
	Parents reminded of 
	thin ice danger to children 
- 
	
	Traveling with self-inflatable life preservers  
- 
	
	Arkansas Declares 
	Cormorants Invasive Aquatic Species 
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
New 
York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
  
  
  
National
Regional
Lake Michigan
Illinois
  
Michigan
Pennsylvania
  
  
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Court Rules that New 
	Jersey Bear Hunt Will Proceed 
- 
	
	New Jersey Bear Hunt to 
	Remain Open on State Land 
- 
	
	The Patriot Act – and John 
	Ashcroft 
Regional
	- 
	
	
	Asian Carp 
	Prevention - The effort continues
- 
	
	Carp Fund Barometer
- 
	Asian carp carcass 
	found below electronic barrier
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for November 19, 2004 
- 
	
	Won't sign Great Lakes 
	water deal, Ontario says 
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	Waukegan Harbor cleanup 
	under way 
- 
	
	Governor’s Veto on gun 
	bill shot down  
- 
	
	Illinois Supreme Court 
	Frees Gun Makers of Liability 
Minnesota
New 
York
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	50th annual 
	Eastern Sports/Outdoor Show Bring Hunting Greats to Harrisburg Feb 5 -13 
- 
	
	Elk Hunters have great 
	season 
- 
	
	General Assembly Passes 
	License/Registration Package 
Wisconsin
  
  
  
	
	
	World
  
  
National
Canada
Regional
General
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
New 
York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
  
  
	
	
	Election sidelights
	- 
	
	Key wins in National 
	and state level elections 
- 
	
	Closer look 
	at Pro-Gun Victories 
- 
	
	The Bias Media take a hit, 
	Hollywood silent and “depressed” 
- 
	
	Media's anti-gun bias 
	continues to doctor the truth 
 
  
  
National
	- 
	
	States Grant Veterans 
	Special License Privileges 
- 
	
	Environmentalists Sue Over 
	Changes in Wildlife Protections 
- 
	
	Halloween Surprise at the 
	National Bison Range 
- 
	
	Interior Refuses to hold 
	hearings on Bison Range deal 
- 
	
	Enviros sue administration
	Over Wildlife Rule 
Regional
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
	- 
	
	Power Company donates land 
	to hunting and fishing 
- 
	
	Fairbanks Landing FWA 
	hunting and fishing information 
- 
	
	Educators 
	invited to attend healthy water workshop Nov. 19 at Indianapolis 
Lake 
Superior
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Agreement helps preserve 
	Michigan’s bowhunting tradition 
- 
	
	Deer hunters advised to 
	use tag backers 
- 
	
	Deer hunters encouraged to 
	visit information centers, DNR offices 
Minnesota
  - 
  
	Can a hunter harvest a deer 
	on both an archery and a firearms license?
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
  
	
	
	World
  
  
National
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	Frivolous Lawsuits 
	Jeopardize Vital Forest Health and Fire Prevention Projects 
- 
	
	Louisiana Launches Project 
	Safe Neighborhoods 
- 
	
	Judge Orders New Jersey 
	Agency To Accept Bear Hunt Applications 
Regional
General
  
    - 
	
	Arbogast 
	Celebrates 75th Anniversary, Offers Collectors Tin Liz 
- 
	
	Bass 
	Pro Shops and the USO Will Send Needed Reminders of Home 
	 
- 
	
	BoatU.S. 
	Foundation Paying For Life Jacket Photos 
- 
	
	BoatU.S./Genmar 
	Women's Survey Finds Astute Shoppers 
Lake 
Michigan
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	DNR Business Calendar - 
	October 25, 2004 
- 
	
	Gray wolf found in 
	northern Lower Peninsula 
- 
	
	Ground broken for Thunder 
	Bay Maritime Heritage Center 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Groundbreaking for McQuade 
	Safe Harbor and Boat Access 
- 
	
	Coaster Brook Trout Rehab 
	Meetings Nov 2 & 3 
- 
	
	Special regulations aimed 
	at larger trout 
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
  
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Activists Oppose Energy 
	Exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve 
- 
	
	National Academies of 
	Science Rips Corps Upper Mississippi Plan 
- 
	
	Nebraska offers cash for 
	invasive snakehead 
- 
	
	Ruling opens parks to 
	snowmobiles 
- 
	
	Judge’s Ruling Clears Way 
	for Maryland Bear Hunt 
- 
	
	Environmental Group Cites 
	Partisanship in the Judiciary  
- 
	
	Lawmakers seek reform of 
	Endangered Species Act 
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	Help protect the 
	Great Lakes 
- 
	
	Asian Carp 
	Prevention Fund 
- 
	
	Carp Fund Barometer 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for October 22, 2004 
- 
	
	LECBA Lauds 
	Asian Carp Barrier Funding 
- 
	
	Sweep of  Chicago harbor 
	planned for snakeheads 
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Groundbreaking for McQuade Safe Harbor and Boat Access set for October 29 
- 
	
	Whitefish/Ciscoe Sport 
	netting begins Oct 22 
- 
	
	2004 Northeastern 
	Minnesota moose harvest up 
- 
	
	Hunters may arrange to 
	donate extra venison     
- 
	
	Hunters harvest nine deer 
	during Camp Ripley youth hunt  
- 
	
	Shooting range funds 
	provide safe locations to site deer rifles 
Pennsylvania
  
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Help protect the Great 
	Lakes 
- 
	
	Asian Carp Prevention – 
	the effort continues 
- 
	
	Congress OKs new money 
	to build electric barrier to protect Great Lakes 
- 
	
	Corps and EPA Announce 
	Carp Barrier Construction to begin in two weeks 
- 
	
	Snakehead fingerlings 
	found in Potomac  
- 
	
	Bush Administration 
	Creates New Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota 
Regional
	- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for October 15, 2004 
- 
	
	Sea of manpower waste 
	trying to protect the Great Lakes 
General
  
    - 
	
	SHOTSHOW.tv 
	to Debut in December 
- 
	
	Mepps Makes Squirrel Tail 
	Recycling Easy  
- 
	
	Sportsmen Sue to Defend 
	 New Jersey Bear Hunt  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	2005-06 fishing 
	regulations updated 
- 
	
	Bill Directs Wildlife 
	Agency to Promote Hunting 
- 
	
	DNR to erase lapse in 
	harbor inspections  
- 
	
	Wolf Awareness Week 
	celebrates Michigan’s wolves Oct 17-23 
Minnesota
New 
York
  - 
	
	New York’s Recreational 
	Boaters Spent $2.4 Billion in 2003, Sea Grant Study Finds  
- 
	
	State announces fall 
	fishing, Children’s festival Oct 23 
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
  
  
National
  - 
	
	
	Help protect the Great Lakes 
- 
	
	
	Asian Carp Prevention – the 
	effort continues 
- 
	
	Congress approves $$ to 
	build electric barrier to 
	protect Great Lakes 
- 
	
	National Wildlife Refuge 
	Week, October 10-16 
Regional
General
  
    - 
	
	Frivolous Lawsuits 
	Hinder the Recovery of Endangered Species 
- 
	
	Proof of Nature's 
	resiliency 
- 
	
	Animal Extremist Admits to 
	Setting Suspicious Fire 
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
New 
York
Pennsylvania
  
  
  
  
National
  - 
	
	
	Help protect the Great 
	Lakes 
- 
	
	
	Asian Carp Prevention - 
	The effort continues 
- 
	
	
	Interior announces more 
	than $70 million in grants for Endangered Species 
- 
	
	
	Improving 
	National Parks 
- 
	
	
	Bush Administration 
	Announces New Roadless Rules  
- 
	
	
	Frivolous Enviro Lawsuits 
	Hurt Economy, Environment & Taxpayer 
Regional
	- 
	
	
	Help protect the Great 
	Lakes 
- 
	
	
	Asian Carp Prevention - 
	The effort continues 
- 
	
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for October 1, 2004 
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	
	Three Illinois anglers 
	fined $1,950 for 97 sunfish over limit 
- 
	
	
	DNR offers winter weekend 
	workshop for women March 4-6, 2005 
- 
	
	
	Great Lakes protection is 
	topic of public meetings Oct 5 and 7 
- 
	
	
	Mark LaBarbera named DNR 
	Communications Director 
New 
York
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	
	Dutch Lake Damaged by 
	Flooding – fishing regs relaxed, no boating 
- 
	
	
	Youth 
	hunting seasons just around the corner 

  
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Help protect the Great 
	Lakes 
- 
	
	Asian Carp Prevention - 
	The effort continues 
- 
	
	Why Anglers & Hunters 
	Don’t Wear Life Jackets 
- 
	
	Vermont biologists 
	shoot 208 cormorants 
- 
	
	
	Administration gives big bucks to preserve open spaces 
- 
	
	GPS Technology puts 
	Invasive Plants on the map 
- 
	
	USFWS awards 
	four states boating infrastructure grants 
- 
	
	Pombo Gets under Skin of 
	Environmentalists 
Regional
	- 
	
	Help protect the Great 
	Lakes 
- 
	
	Asian Carp Prevention - 
	The effort continues 
- 
	
	Lakes' restoration agenda 
	defended 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for September 24, 2004
	 
- 
	
	Ruffe in Big 
	Bay de Noc 
General
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	ORV planning 
	meetings announced Oct 12, 13, 14 
- 
	
	Top DNR enforcement chief 
	named 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Early youth antlerless 
	deer season on tap for N.W. Minnesota Oct 23-24 
- 
	
	Lake Superior Coastal 
	Program holds public meetings Sept 27, 29 
- 
	
	Meetings on 
	proposed bass regulation changes set for September 29 at Orr 
New 
York
Pennsylvania
  
  
  
	
	
	Fishing beyond the 
	Great Lakes
  
 
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Help protect the 
	Great Lakes 
- 
	
	Asian Carp 
	Prevention Fund 
- 
	
	STEP OUTSIDE For National 
	Hunting & Fishing Day – Sept 25
- 
	
	Court 
	halts logging in forest burned by 2002 fire 
- 
	
	Coast Guard Auxiliary 
	gets a new chief 
- 
	
	Charter group names 
	three to board 
- ESPN and National 
	Fish and Wildlife Foundation to co-host fundraising event
Regional
	- 
	
	
	Help protect the Great 
	Lakes 
- 
	
	
	Asian Carp Prevention 
	Fund 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for September 17, 2004
	 
- 
	
	IJC releases 
	its 12th Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality 
- 
	
	Bush likely to support 
	Apostle Islands plan 
General
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Hunting stand rules 
	have changed on Consolidated Conservation Lands
	 
- 
	
	Know where you are; know 
	the rules, when hunting, when riding 
New 
York
  - 
	
	DEC seeks input from 
	Ruffed Grouse hunters for study 
- 
	
	State 
	announces opening of new state park on Lake Ontario 
- 
	
	Governor 
	announces $350,000 for Buffalo waterfront recreation 
Pennsylvania
 
	- 
	
	Fall Trout stocking 
	details released 
- 
	
	Newton-Hamilton Access 
	Improvements under way 
- 
	
	Fall Commission Meeting to 
	be held in Erie Oct 
	4-5 
Wisconsin
  2
  
  
	
	
	Fishing the 
	Great Lakes
  
  
National
  - 
	
	State 
	Fish Consumption Advisories – Fact or fiction 
- 
	
	Proposed EPA 
	Mercury Rule Garners Comments, Controversy 
- 
	
	Mercury warnings should 
	not keep anglers from fishing  
- 
	
	Help protect the Great 
	Lakes 
- 
	
	Asian Carp Prevention 
	Fund 
Regional
	- 
	
	Help protect the Great 
	Lakes 
- 
	
	Asian Carp Prevention 
	Fund 
- 
	
	Research Suggests 
	Lamprey May Be Native to Lake Ontario 
- 
	
	MN Rock bass ties state 
	record 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for Sept 10, 2004 
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	Ruff named World Shooting 
	Complex manager 
- 
	
	New Sparta-based facility 
	will provide economic, employment and recreation boost  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Lake sturgeon restoration 
	takes another step forward 
- 
	
	Rock bass ties record 
- 
	
	Minnesota fall color 
	info/photos available on DNR Web site 
- 
	
	New campground opens at 
	Lac qui Parle State Park 
- 
	
	DNR seeks input on walleye 
	regulations Sept 20, 21, 24 
New 
York
  - 
	
	DEC announces public 
	meetings on Great Lakes Annex agreements Sept 14,15,16 
- 
	
	DEC releases draft wild 
	turkey management plan 
- 
	
	State continues Lake 
	Champlain Lamprey Control program 
Pennsylvania
  
  
   
  
	
	
	Fishing beyond 
	the Great Lakes
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Help protect the 
	Great Lakes 
- 
	
	Asian Carp 
	Prevention Fund 
- 
	
	National Casting 
	Tournaments 
- 
	
	Feds open more lands to 
	hunting and fishing  
- 
	
	Tide Begins To Turn 
	Following Mandatory Life Jacket Debate 
- 
	
	National Park Service 
	financed Ohio Winery   
Regional
	- 
	
	Help protect the 
	Great Lakes 
- 
	
	Asian Carp 
	Prevention Fund 
- 
	
	Cormorant Control update 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for September 3, 2004  
General
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
    - 
	
	Venison workshops Sept 13, 
	14, 15 
- 
	
	State reports record 
	steelhead run 
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Multiple approaches needed 
	to improve Leech Lake walleye fishing 
- 
	
	DNR to hold 
	open house on proposed forest and trail use - Oct. 27 
- 
	
	DNR stocks lake sturgeon 
	in Otter Tail Lake & Otter Tail River 
Ohio
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	Game Commission to hold 
	drawing for 615 Bobcat permits 
- 
	
	Pymatuning Waterfowl Expo scheduled for Sept 
	18-19 
- 
	
	Middle Creek to host 
	Wildfowl show Sept 18-19 
Ontario
  
  
  
	
	
	Fishing beyond the Great Lakes
	
	
	Support Services
	- 
	
	Madison, WI - M&M 
	Taxidermy 
- 
	
	Pulaski, NY - All Seasons 
	Sports Bait & Tackle shop 
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Help 
	protect the Great Lakes 
- 
	
	Asian Carp Prevention 
	Fund 
- 
	
	Number of 
	advisories increase, mercury pollution declines 50% 
- 
	
	Study claims 
	Anglers reel in more prized fish than commercial fleets 
- 
	
	Scientists 
	worldwide gather to discuss world's fisheries data  
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes 
	Water Levels for August 27, 2004  
- 
	
	Great Lakes 
	basin earns grants to fund fish/wildlife restoration 
- 
	
	Headline “Lake Huron 
	alewife population crashes” misleading 
- 
	
	EPA Chief tours Great 
	Lakes region  
General
  
    - 
	
	Words to ponder 
- 
	
	
	Groundbreaking paves way for new Bass Pro Shop in Pearl, Mississippi 
- 
	
	New Bass Pro Shop opens 
	September 2nd in Myrtle Beach 
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Ohio
  - 
	
	Opening Day for Ohio's 
	Hunters is September 1 
- 
	
	Sea lamprey returning to 
	Lake Erie  
- 
	
	Ohio to hold public 
	meeting to discuss draft agreements to protect the Great Lakes Sept 14 
Wisconsin
  
Fishing the Great Lakes
  
	
	
	Gun Issues
	- 
	
	Don't lie for the other 
	guy 
- 
	
	PA Sunday 
	hunting  on target - Putting our laws in 21st century 
- 
	
	Canada registry rules for 
	police firearms draw criticism 
  
  
National
  - 
	
	
	
	
	Help 
	Protect the Great Lakes 
- 
	
	Five will 
	join fishing Hall of Fame 
- 
	
	USFWS, 
	partners to pool $4.8 million - Will remove 91 fish passage barriers 
- 
	
	
	May Wholesale dollar boat sales up 18.9 % 
- 
	
	DU 
	to manage Federal Duck Stamp Licensing Program 
- 
	
	Three New 
	Shot Types Approved for Waterfowl Hunters  
- 
	
	Federal 
	managers told to protect wildlife and delay energy projects 
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	Help Protect the 
	Great Lakes  
- 
	
	Asian Carp 
	Prevention Fund 
- 
	
	First electronic 
	Barrier in danger of breaking down 
- 
	
	Coast Guard to boost 
	security on Lake St. Clair 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for August 20  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
    - 
	
	Hunters sought for 
	controlled deer herd reduction in state parks  
- 
	
	Indiana gets 
	a fall turkey season 
- 
	
	
	
	Meetings slated for discussion of Great Lakes projects, 
	August 25 & 31 
Michigan
	- 
	
	Hoffmaster 
	State Park hosts Sportsmen for Youth Day Sept 11 
- 
	
	BOW program offers hunter 
	safety class for women Sept 25-26 
- 
	
	Stolen shipwreck artifacts 
	recovered 
- 
	
	State loses dune lawsuit
	 
Minnesota
	- 
	
	DNR wants 
	input on new walleye, sauger regs on Lake of the Woods/Rainy River 
- 
	
	DNR seeks 
	comments on proposed bass regulation changes 
- 
	
	Start planning 2005 
	fishing tournaments   
- 
	
	Counting the 
	state's cormorants 
Ohio
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	Input Sought on Proposed 
	Fishery Designations       
- 
	
	Nesting bald eagle 
	population increases 
- 
	
	2004 - '05 Bag limits - 
	Species other than Canada Geese 
- 
	
	Goose Blind application 
	deadlines for controlled hunting areas - Sept 7 
- 
	
	Abele Award Nominations 
	Sought - due Oct 1 

  
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	World
  
  
National
  - 
	
	
	
	Help Protect the 
	Great Lakes 
- 
	
	Large Electric Utilities 
	placed on notice – stop killing fish  
- 
	
	
	Coast Guard Establishes Mandatory Ballast Water 
	Program 
- 
	
	
	Administration adds 10 new hunting/fishing programs on federal lands 
- 
	
	
	Bass Pro Shops to Reward Snakehead Killers 
- 
	
	FBI warns of ‘debris’ 
	near marinas
	 
Regional
	- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes 
	Water Levels for August 13, 2004 
- 
	
	Regional Cormorant 
	Control updates 
- 
	
	
	
	
	Coast Guard targets drunken boating 
- 
	
	States 
	want Regulations on Ballast 
- 
	
	FWS targets St. Marys’ 
	lamprey hot spots again 
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Big Stink Continues in 
	Hudson 
- 
	
	Endangered Species better 
	off without legal protection 
- 
	
	Koch named DNR Deputy 
- 
	
	Stewart and 
	Stokes Rejoin the DNR Team 
- 
	
	Hartig 
	Selected Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Manager 
- 
	
	State sets waterfowl dates 
- 
	
	Top state cop files suit 
	over exotics  
- 
	
	Anglers grouping to fight 
	tribes on inland hunting & fishing rights 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Poachers pay fine 
	exceeding $5,000 
- 
	
	Ruling Muddles Minnesota 
	Right-to-Carry Law 
- 
	
	DNR extends 
	’04 pheasant season  
- 
	
	Bemidji 
	State Game Refuge will be open to firearms deer hunting in 2004 
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  - 
	
	Advisory group to help 
	develop pier rules
- 
	
	State anglers caught nearly 
	1.2 million walleye in 2003
 

  
	
	
	World
  
  
National
  - 
	
	A 
	Priceless Look at Radical Environmental Lawsuits during the 1990's 
- 
	
	
	Potomac Snakehead Roundup draws blank 
- 
	
	Gander Mountain Grand 
	Opening - Corsicana Texas - September 11 
- 
	
	'Dead Zone' Spreads Across 
	Gulf Of Mexico  
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	Help Protect the 
	Great Lakes 
- 
	
	Angler honored for 
	outstanding contributions to the Great Lakes 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for August 6, 2004  
- 
	
	
	Carp Corral/Goby Roundup 
- 
	
	United Way still 
	boycotting Boy Scouts 
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Electronic system 
	clips/tags finglerlings 
- 
	
	Fire danger very high 
	statewide 
- 
	
	TowBoatU.S 
	Opens 9th Port On Lake Michigan 
- 
	
	Michigan hires state wolf 
	coordinator 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Lake Superior Coastal 
	Program announces addition to Split Rock Lighthouse St. Park 
- 
	
	Early Youth Antlerless 
	Deer season 
- 
	
	Special hunts, youth 
	season provide numerous opportunities for novice hunters 
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
  
	
	
	World
	- 
	
	1,800 top international 
	fisheries scientists to gather in Wisconsin in August
  
  
National
  - 
	
	Large Public Utilities 
	placed on notice – stop killing fish  
- 
	
	
	Coast Guard Establishes Mandatory Ballast Water 
	Program 
- 
	
	Washington 
	tribe sues Canadian smelter over pollution washed into U.S. 
- 
	
	Johnson closing 
	Michigan, Canada plants 
- 
	
	Power & MotorYacht 
	Increases Frequency of VOYAGING 
Canada
Regional
	- 
	
	Help Protect the Great 
	Lakes 
- 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for July 30, 2004  
- 
	
	AGs want to regulate ocean 
	ships 
- 
	
	Pontoon boat safety 
	concerns DNR officials         
	 
General
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	DNR Seeks Input on 
	Walleye Regulations 
- 
	
	Festival of Fish event 
	planned on the Mississippi River August 7 
- 
	
	Boulders will prevent boat 
	traffic on Kimball Creek 
- 
	
	Pontoon boat safety 
	concerns DNR officials           
- 
	
	2004 hunting and 
	trapping seasons announced 
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
  
  
  
  
	National
  - 
	
	NMMA Honors seven products 
	for innovation at MAATS
- 
	
	Depleted beluga whale 
	population stable, U.S. says   
- 
	
	2003-2004 Waterfowl 
	Hunting Harvests Reported 
- 
	
	2004 Federal and Junior 
	Duck Stamp now available 
- 
	
	Bush Administration to add 
	10 new hunting/fishing programs on federal lands 
- 
	
	Aug. 14 is Marina Day — by 
	act of Congress 
Regional
	- 
	
	
	Your financial help is 
	needed to fund carp barrier 
- 
	
	Great Lakes Water Levels 
	for July 23, 2004 
- 
	
	Governors 
	release Draft Agreement for Protecting Great Lakes Water Resources 
- 
	
	Canada's mosquito capital 
	swats at activists 
2nd 
Amendment issues
 
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Eurasian watermilfoil 
	discovered in Leech Lake 
- 
	
	Conservation officer 
	cooperation nabs poachers 
- 
	
	Bemidji State Game Refuge 
	will be open to firearms deer hunting in 2004 
- 
	
	Ruling Muddles 
	Minnesota Right-to-Carry Law 
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  - 
  
	Advisory group formed 
	to help develop pier rules
 
  
04
  
  
  
	National
Regional
  - 
	
	We Need Your Help to 
	Protect the Great Lakes 
- 
	
	States want Regulations on 
	Ballast 
- 
	
	Coast Guard targets 
	drunken boating 
- 
	IJC Cheers 
	Groundbreaking for Asian Carp Barrier
- 
	
	Hartig 
	Selected as Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Manager 
- 
	
	2004 Snakehead roundup 
	slated for July 30 on the Potomac 
- 
	
	DOI Proposes 
	to Remove Eastern Grey Wolves From Endangered Listing 
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
	- 
	
	NY City Mayor and Council 
	Raise Gun License Fees  
- 
	
	Challenge to Ohio Carry 
	Law Is Rejected 
- 
	
	MN Ruling 
	muddles state gun law 
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
   
 

 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
	National
  - 
	
	
	Bass Pro Shops to Reward Snakehead Killers 
- 
	
	U.S. Senators want to 
	involve the UN in November’s presidential election 
- 
	
	For Americans it's a 
	matter of  Sovereignty   
- 
	
	ICAST 2004 - 
	a fever of excitement for the sport fishing community 
Regional
  - 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Level for July 9, 2004 
- 
	
	Invitation to a  New Fish 
	Tagging Technology July 16 - July 29, and August 5 - August 12 
- 
	
	
	Demonstration of New Tagging Technology 
- 
	
	FWS to target St. Mary's 
	sea lamprey eel hot spots again 
General
  
Illinois
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Fish Festival returns to 
	Wolf Lake Hatchery July 24-25 
- 
	
	Koch named DNR Resource 
	Deputy 
- 
	
	Doves, deer on Commission 
	slate 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Rainy River/Lake of the 
	Woods lake sturgeon assessment in full swing 
- 
	
	Poachers pay fine and 
	restitution exceeding $5,000 
New 
York
  
  
  
  
	National
  - 
	
	FBI warns of ‘debris’ 
	near marinas 
- 
	
	Saving the Pacific 
	Northwest’s Wild Salmon 
- 
	
	FWS Selects 
	New Assistant Director For Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 
- 
	
	Eco-Terror Leader Wants to 
	Hide Out in Canada   
Regional
  - 
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water 
	Levels for July 2,  2004 
- 
	
	Regional Cormorant Control 
	updates 
- 
	
	UN report says dead 
	zones growing global problem 
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Court action on Indian 
	inland hunting and fishing rights prompts Sportsmen offensive  
	 
- 
	
	2004 
	Michigan antlerless deer applications available 
- 
	
	Fall turkey hunt 
	applications available 
- 
	
	More Ruffe in Little Bay De Noc 
Minnesota
New 
York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
  
  
  
	National
	- 
	
	Senate 
	Committee Passes Migratory Bird Amendments 
- 
	
	Americans Outdoors 
	Act Introduced in Senate 
- 
	
	
	Health Threat of Mercury Overblown, Government Scientists Say 
Regional
  - 
	
	
	Senate boosts plan to 
	build carp barrier 
- 
	
	
	
	Boating and Fishing Truck 
	– it’s coming your way 
- 
	
	
	Anglers to profit from 
	Whitefish Study 
- 
	
	
	Great Lakes 
	Water Level Update for June 25, 2004 
Michigan
  
Wisconsin
  
  
  
  
	National
Regional
  - 
	
	USFWS 
	Goby Roundup/Carp Corral - June 15-18       
	  
- 
	
	Great Lakes 
	Governors and Ministers urged to share cost of electric fish barrie 
- 
	
	Great Lakes Water Levels for June 4, 2004 
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
    - 
	
	
	DNR offers Go FishIN education workshops - 
	June 17, 24, 30 
- 
	
	Hoosier 
	Riverwatch stream monitoring workshop June 22 
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Free 
	Fishing Weekend June 12-13 
- 
	
	Draft 
	Manistique River assessment available w/meetings June 15, 16, 17 
- 
	
	Women's 
	workshop targets outdoor skills - June 26 
- 
	
	Bass 
	virus continues to spread in Michigan waters 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	
	DNR Fish and Wildlife Division reduces staff, 
	merges divisions 
- 
	
	Poachers 
	busted on border     
- 
	
	Discover 
	"A View From the Lake" - June 18 to July 13 
- 
	
	Spring 
	Lake boat launch in Scott County will be affected by construction project in 
	July 
- 
	
	117 walleye 
	discovered in car; home search finds 305 sunfish 
New 
York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  - 
	
	Boat 
	wakes traveling high onto shore, damaging property 
- 
	
	Walleye bag 
	limits will increase on some northern lakes 
Ontario
  
  - 
  
  
  Diet panel urges more fish, fiber 
- 
  
  
  More Benefits in 
  Omega-3 fatty acids in Fish 
- 
  
  
  Great Lakes Water Levels 
  for May 28, 2004 

  
	
  
	World
  
  
  
	National
  - 
  
  Bush forms Cabinet-level 
  task force to coordinate Great Lakes cleanup 
   
- 
  
  
  Keep an eye on 
  Hollywood do-gooders – they want to restrict all kinds of fishing 
- 
  
  
  Safe Boating Week May 22-28 
- 
  
  
  National Fishing and Boating 
  Week June 5-13 
- 
  
  
  How Healthy 
  Are Our Rivers and Streams? 
- 
  
  
  Bald eagle will be off 
  threatened list this year, says Bush official 
   
- 
  
  
  BoatU.S.' Top Ten Tips for Getting the Most from a Tank of Gas 
Canada
Regional
  - 
  
  
  Bush forms Cabinet-level 
  task force to coordinate Great Lakes cleanup
   
- 
  
  
  Weekly Great 
  Lakes Water Level for May 21, 2004 
- 
  
  
  Great Lakes water levels 
  are on the rise 
- 
  
  
  House Subcommittee Urges Improved Coordination 
  Of Great Lakes Restoration Programs 
- 
  
  
  Bill to 
  aid Great Lakes restoration  
General
  
    - 
    
    
    Bombardier 
    Brings E-TEC Benefits to V6 200, 225 and 250 hp Options 
- 
    
    
    Heading for a hot 
    summer? This will cool you off 
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
    - 
    
    
    State Fishery 
    program planned at Potato Creek June 12 
- 
    
    
    Free Fishing 
    Weekend is June 12-13 
- 
    
    
    DNR asks 
    teachers to assist with giant African land snail 
- 
    
    
    Snakehead or 
    bowfin? 
Michigan
  
    - 
    
    
    Research 
    continues on muskie pox 
- 
    
    
    Open houses to 
    focus on Gaylord forests May 25-26 
- 
    
    
    MNRTF Board to 
    host planning retreat June 2-3 
- 
    
    
    Porcupine 
    Mountains hosts birds of prey weekend 
- 
    
    
    Mountain 
    biking workshop planned for women June 26 
Minnesota
  - 
  
  
  BOW program 
  offers canoe and kayak trips 
- 
  
  
  Shoreline 
  alterations, aquatic plant removal may require permits 
- 
  
  
  Governor Signs 
  Dove Hunting Law 
- 
  
  
  Gunlocks 
  being given away across Minnesota 
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
  
  
	National
Regional
	- 
	
	Lake 
	Erie Annual Lake Committee Report  
- 
	
	Lake 
	Michigan Annual Lake Committee Report  
- 
	
	Lake 
	Ontario Annual Lake Committee Report  
- 
	
	Lake 
	Superior Annual Lake Committee Report  
Minnesota
New 
York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  - 
	
	Boaters 
	reminded to avoid spreading invasive species 
- 
	
	Garlic Mustard - 
	Spring a good time to remove it 
	and other invasive plants 
- 
	
	New law 
	increases ATV fees for trails, education and enforcement 
- 
	
	Hail kills 
	106 great blue herons at Chippewa Flowage rookery 
- 
	
	Wolf 
	population near 400 

  
  
  
	National
  - 
	
	Interior 
	announces new regs for endangered species 
- 
	
	House Resources Committee 
	Approves Migratory Bird Treaty Act Amendment 
- 
	
	House 
	Resources Committee Unanimously 
	Passes Tribal Forest Protection Act 
Canada
Regional
General
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	Bass 
	report available 
- 
	
	Game, land 
	and camping changes approved 
- 
	
	New method 
	used to estimate black bear population 
- 
	
	Wolf 
	population continues to grow 
- 
	
	'04 bear 
	hunt applications due May 15 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Record 
	white bass confirmed by DNR 
- 
	
	Spring 
	fisheries activities in the Baudette fisheries management area 
- 
	
	Leech Lake 
	walleye outlook 
- 
	
	Fergus 
	Falls fisheries activities 
- 
	
	DNR staff 
	prepare for fishing season in Park Rapids area 
- 
	
	DNR holds 
	first youth wild turkey hunts 
- 
	
	DNR 
	offering equipment grants for K-12 archery classes; 
New 
York
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	
	Commissioners give final approval on 2004-'05 Bear seasons and bag limits 
- 
	
	Board 
	approves expanded use of Crossbows 
- 
	
	Game 
	Commission offers Becoming An Outdoors-Woman Programs 
- 
	
	Deer 
	seasons remain unchanged for '04-'05 
- 
	
	Bear season 
	expanded to additional management units 
- 
	
	Board 
	approves Elk and Bobcat seasons 
- 
	
	Youth 
	Squirrel Season Expanded 

  
	
	
	Club News
  
	
	
	World
  
  
  
	National
  - 
	
	NMMA supports Invasive 
	Species Act revision 
- 
	
	Hatchery Salmon to Count as Wildlife
	 
- 
	
	House Bill 
	Would Exempt Non-native birds from Migratory Bird Treaty Act 
- 
	
	Snakehead rears ugly head 
	again 
Regional
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Illinois
  
    - 
	
	Corps OKs 
	new Lake Michigan Harbor 
- 
	
	
	Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant 2004 Research Symposium May 18 
- 
	
	Governor 
	announces $5 million for Illinois River Conservation  Enhancement 
- 
	
	Waterfowl 
	hunters will have input on season dates 
- 
	
	Governor 
	announces over $1 Million for Bike Trails grants 
Michigan
  
    - 
    
	
	Gander Mountain to Open New Superstore in Novi, MI
Minnesota
New 
York
  - 
	
	May 1 marked opening day for 
	several fish species 
- 
	
	State announces changes to 
	2004 fishing regulations 
- 
	
	Legislators 
	Form 19th State Sportsmen's Caucus 
Ohio
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	Season 
	Starts for State's Fiercest (Looking) Fish 
- 
	
	Commission 
	advises motorists to watch for Deer 
- 
	
	Springtime 
	Alert: Don't disturb young wildlife 
- 
	
	How to 
	avoid attracting bears 

  
	
	
	World
   
  
  
  
	National
  - 
	
	Report sets 
	cost of endangered species protection in billions 
- 
	
	Kansas Tribe loses at casino hearing
- 
	
	Court Upholds Tribal Power It Once Denied
- 
	
	House Bill Would Exempt 
	Non-native birds from Migratory Bird Treaty Act 
- 
	
	Montana 
	ranchers win easement case against U.S. Forest Service 
	 
General
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	
	Humphries selected as DNR Director 
- 
	
	Trout farm 
	case settled 
- 
	
	DNR BOW 
	program offers birding workshop for women June 4-6 
- 
	
	Spring 
	Blooms in the Dunes at Hoffmaster State Park May 1 
- 
	
	Leave 
	wildlife in the wild 
- 
	
	2004 Bear 
	Application 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	Spring 
	Rainbows 
- 
	
	State land 
	for sale on May 11-12 
- 
	
	Loon 
	population stable; volunteers are needed 
- 
	
	BOW offers 
	fishing and outdoor-skills workshops 
New 
York
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	Measure to 
	create wild turkey license passes state House 
- 
	
	Commission 
	Bans Teak Surfing, and other action 
Wisconsin
  
 
  
  
  
	National
  - 
	
	
	USCG 
	Issues Non-Retaliation Policy  
- 
	
	
	Canadian 
	cows fed fish for better milk 
- 
	
	
	U.S. Corps 
	showcases efforts to bring sturgeon back to Missouri River 
- 
	
	
	
	Airborne Nitrogen Affect Waterways & Fish 
- 
	
	
	Indians 
	suing to get back Colorado 
- 
	
	
	Louisiana 
	Legislators Form Sportsmen's Caucus 
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Indiana
  
    - 
	
	
	Fish 
	preparation workshop – April 29 
- 
	
	
	State buys 
	1511 acres of forest in Morgan County 
- 
	
	
	ORV, bike and horse traffic 
	temporarily banned at Interlake recreation area 
	 
- 
	
	Protect 
	new turkeys 
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	
	DNR plans 
	careful action on cormorants         
- 
	
	
	
	Applications taken for summer conservation work program for high schoolers 
- 
	
	
	Sturgeon 
	season opens April 24 
New 
York
Ohio
  - 
	
	
	Bills Stop 
	Unproven Deer Birth Control Methods  
- 
	
	
	DNR 
	Announces $541,000 In Marine Patrol Grants  
- 
	
	
	Wildlife 
	Council Approves 2004-05 Hunting And Trapping Regulations 
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  
  
  
  
	National
Regional
  - 
	
	
	
	Weekly Great 
	Lakes Water Levels for April 9, 2004 
- 
	
	
	
	Coastwatch Returns 
- 
	
	
	Ontario, 
	Michigan research network sign agreement 
General
  
Lake Erie
  
Lake 
Michigan
  
Illinois
  
    - 
    
    
	How Can 
	Anyone Oppose Letting Retired Police Carry Guns? By John Lott 
- 
	
	
	Clinic for 
	shotgun beginners May 1-2 
- 
	
	
	
	Hunter Wingshooting Clinics at Jim Edgar Panther Creek April 24-25 
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
  - 
	
	
	
	DNR expands 
	walleye slot limit for Lake Mille Lacs 
- 
	
	
	
	New 
	catch and release tips will help protect the resource 
- 
	
	
	
	Wildfire 
	arsonists each ordered to pay $7,000 penalty 
- 
	
	
	
	Helicopters, new techniques boost accuracy of northeast moose count 
- 
	
	
	
	Volunteers 
	needed to spruce up state parks on May 1 
- 
	
	
	
	Bear hunt application 
	deadline May 7 
New 
York
Pennsylvania
  - 
	
	
	
	Trout Season just days away
	 
- 
	
	
	
	Hunters/trappers 
	asked to participate in surveys 
- 
	
	
	
	Spring hunting news shorts 
- 
	
	
	
	Yardley Access area now open 
Wisconsin
  
  
	
	World
  
   
  
  
National
Regional
  - 
	
	
	
	Weekly 
	Great Lakes Water Levels for April 2, 2004 
- 
	
	
	
	Scientists 
	ask for assistance in tracking color-coded ducks 
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
    - 
	
	
	Cormorant  
	control program unveiled for Les Cheneaux Islands 
- 
	
	
	DNR reports 
	improved walleye hatch in Saginaw Bay 
- 
	
	
	Lake 
	Michigan Chinook harvest up 35 % 
Minnesota
  - 
	
	
	Accelerated 
	walleye stocking continues  
- 
	
	
	Large lakes in 
	good shape for opener May 15 
- 
	
	
	Why protect 
	male bluegills?  
- 
	
	
	Outdoor 
	appreciation, survival tips courses for women offered May 22-23 
- 
	
	
	Officers find 
	more anglers over the limit on Lake Winnie 
New 
York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Ontario
  
  
  
  
	National
  - 
	
	
	Freedom to Fish Act gains 
	support 
- 
	
	
	Turnout at NMMA boat shows up 7 % 
- 
	
	
	USFWS email back (for now) 
Regional
  - 
  
	
	Great Lakes Rip 
	Currents Conference April 29 
	
	Great Lakes water 
	levels edging up 
	
	Weekly Great 
	Lakes Water Levels for March 26, 2004 
General
  
Illinois
  
Indiana
  
Michigan
  
Minnesota
New 
York
  - 
	
	
	State 
	increasing control efforts that target Cormorants 
- 
	
	
	DEC Announces Cormorant 
	Management Plans  
- 
	
	
	State Trout Fishing 
	Season opens April 1 
- 
	
	
	Mohawk Tribe 
	sues to stop St. Lawrence Icebreaking 
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin

Club News
	- 
	
	
	Want 
	to promote fishing and boating?  We need your info 
- 
	
	
	
	Invitation to join the Ohio Smallmouth Alliance group 
	 
- 
	
	
	
	Kid's + Fishing 
	= Education - March 25-28 
National
Regional
General
  
    - 
	
	
	Berkley® Fishing Lines Break 78 New World Records in 2003 
- 
	
	
	Bass Pro 
	commits to Branson waterfront development 
- 
	
	
	Bass Pro to Anchor Silverton Casino Expansion Project in Las Vegas 
- 
	
	
	Why non-profit status ?? 
- 
	
	
	Quote of the year – "…
	protection of life is NOT a legitimate use for a firearm…" 
2nd 
Amendment issues
  
Illinois
      
Minnesota
  - 
	
	
	
	City Council erases Aquarium 
	debt  
- 
	
	
	
	Fly-fishing clinics for 
	women offered 
- 
	
	
	
	Study 
	suggests multiple deterrents to limit invading carp 
- 
	
	
	Spring fishing 
	regulations on the Rainy River 
New 
York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
  - 
	
	
	Spring wildlife 
	and fish rules hearings April 12
- 
	
	
	2003 the safest year 
	for hunting since 1944
Ontario
  
  
  - 
	
	
	Fisheries 
	Experts Share Good News, Latest Research about Bass Virus 
- 
	
	
	Salmon's Return Spurs Debate on Spill at Dams   
- 
	
	
	E-mail Spammers Under Siege 
- 
	
	
	Sport Fish Restoration 
	Act Reauthorization Pass in Senate Bill 
- 
	
	
	Researchers say Virgin Islands' fish population is dangerously low 
- 
	
	
	World Walleye 
	Association to Receive Major Web Site Upgrade for 2004 
- 
	
	
	Conservation works: 
	U.S.' water use is holding steady 
- 
	
	
	
	DOI announces $61 Million in Grants to States 
	for Wildlife and Habitat 
  - 
	
	
	Army 
	Corps pressured to create Chicago fish barrier
- 
	
	
	Budget 
	Crunch may affect Lake Trout stocking 
- 
	
	
	Study 
	will focus on economic importance of boating 
- 
	
	
	Weekly Great 
	Lakes Water Levels for March 12, 2004 
    - 
	
	
	Former 
	Classic Champ Mark Davis wins on Table Rock Lake 
- 
	
	
	Huge Bass 
	Pro Shops Outdoor Retail Store Coming to Clarksville, IN 
- 
	
	
	Brunswick to 
	buy Genmar's aluminum brands 
    - 
	
	
	Pump 
	failure at hatchery kills 458,000 coho 
- 
	
	
	Advanced fly 
	fishing workshop for women - May 21-23 
- 
	
	
	Discover 
	wildlife viewing on the web 
- 
	
	
	Port 
	Austin seasonal slips available – Apps due by Mar. 30 
- 
	
	
	Zebra mussels promote 
	growth of lake poisons   
- 
	
	
	New Lake Erie Fishing 
	Regs taking effect 
  - 
	
	
	State 
	sues N.D. over hunting law 
- 
	
	
	Minnesota and Australian 
	researchers unite against carp 
- 
	
	
	Birds 
	Fouling Lake Superior Waters, researchers say 
- 
	
	
	Wild 
	turkey leftover licenses available March 15 
  - 
	
	
	New Lake Erie Fishing 
	Regs taking effect 
- 
	
	
	DEC announced proposed 
	freshwater fishing regulations for 2004-2006 
- 
	
	
	Applications for summer 
	environmental camps available 
  - 
	
	
	New Lake Erie Fishing 
	Regs taking effect 
- 
	
	
	Game 
	Commission presents budget to legislature 
- 
	
	
	Three S.E. 
	Boat Access Areas Slated for Improvements 
  - 
	
	
	Controlling Cormorants 
	  
- 
	
	
	Third toxics 
	spill in St. Clair River 
- 
	
	
	New Lake Erie Fishing Regs 
	taking effect 
- 
	
	
	Lake Erie 
	commercial fisher fined $6161 for over quota walleye 

  
  
   
  
  - 
	
	
	 
	Senate Kills good gun bill gone bad by politics 
- 
	
	National Parks 
	on Track for upgrades 
- 
	
	Smith & Wesson chief was 
	an armed robber 
- 
	
	Ruling 
	eliminates contested manatee speed zones 
- 
	
	U.S. Special 
	Counsel Investigates Legality of Park Service Actions 
    - 
	
	Rule 
	Change Hearing - March 25 
- 
	
	Park boards in 
	five counties to receive fed $$  
- 
	
	Limberlost 
	historic site seeking volunteers 
    - 
	
	State, Tribe 
	Clash Over Medical Center  
- 
	
	Wolf Lake 
	Visitor Center reopens March 2 
- 
	
	DNR hosts open 
	house on Newberry area forests March 9 
- 
	
	Hartwick 
	Pines State Park hosts maple syrup day March 20 
  - 
	
	Two new state 
	record fish officially recognized         
- 
	
	Mistaking a 
	swan for a goose is costly  
- 
	
	Archery, 
	muzzleloader records push deer harvest above 300,000 
- 
	
	2003 CWD 
	testing completed; no CWD found 

  
  
	
  
  - 
	
	USFWS 
	testing Hatchery-Raised Fish for Pollutants 
- 
	
	Ninth Circuit 
	Court Sets Precedent for Science in Landmark ESA Case 
- 
	
	U.N. plan not enough to 
	stop Great Lakes invaders 
- 
	
	Government 
	Ends Release of Gun Records 
- 
	
	Youth Hunting 
	and Fishing Participation Report 
- 
	
	U.S. Plants Emit Only 1% 
	of Global Mercury, says House Committee 
- 
	
	Revised USCG 
	Boat registration Numbers Announced 
- 
	
	Becoming 
	an Outdoors Woman programs – available in 46 states, 7 provinces 
  - 
	
	DNR expands 
	walleye slot limit for Lake Mille Lacs 
- 
	
	New fishing 
	regulations set for upcoming 2004 season 
- 
	
	Public 
	Comments Sought at Hunting, Trapping Season Meetings – March 8-11 
- 
	
	Water 
	Conference to Address Future Water Supply March 23-24 
- 
	
	Becoming an 
	Outdoors Woman program offers variety of opportunities 
- 
	Fishing Report, February 25, 2004 
  - 
	
	Online Boat 
	Registration Renewals now Available  
- 
	
	Boaters 
	Reminded to Register Radios for Id # 
- 
	
	Frankford 
	Arsenal Access Reopens 
- 
	
	Youth 
	Conservation School Accepting Application 
- 
	
	No special 
	advisories for state-stocked trout 
- 
	
	CWD not 
	found in Elk or Deer Samples 

  
   
  
  - 
	
	Suit stalls 
	cormorant control  
- 
	
	IJC and GLFC 
	Urge for the Adoption of Strong Ballast Water Convention 
- 
	
	DOI Announces 
	$859,000 Grant to Improve San Francisco Boating Facilities 
- 
	
	FWS Director 
	Receives Conservation Award 
- 
	
	California 
	marine preserve remains off-limits to fishing 
- 
	
	Greens 
	Oppose Energy Exploration...In the National Petroleum Reserve? 
  - 
	
	Feds zero 
	out Upper Mississippi Locks $$$ 
- 
	
	Feds bust 
	Arkansas Fish Farmer selling Bighead Carp 
- 
	
	States pushing 
	to limit mercury pollution 
- 
	
	Dierauf  to 
	Head USGS Wildlife Health Center - Madison, WI 
- 
	
	Bighead/Silver 
	Carp Threaten Kentucky & Ohio River Fisheries 
- 
	
	Weekly 
	Great Lakes Water Levels for February 20, 2004  
    - 
	
	Seagull 
	droppings top source of beach bacteria, study finds 
- 
	
	Goose Feces 
	may be source of Bacteria in Aurora Water
	  
    - 
	
	U.P. walleye, 
	pike and muskie season ends Feb. 29 
- 
	
	Gilchrist 
	Creek Brown Trout - New hope for a better stream fishery 
- 
	
	Judge Denies 
	Nestlé's Motion for new Trial 
- 
	
	Federal $$ 
	Available in Areas Hurt by Beetles  
- 
	
	Campground 
	Hosts needed for 2004 camping season 
- 
	
	New boundaries 
	established for Lake St. Clair-Detroit River 
- 
	
	Natural 
	Resources Commission to meet March 4 
  - 
	
	Fish Producers 
	Report Losses to Cormorants and Other Birds 
- 
	
	Ice fishing 
	shelter removal dates approaching 
- 
	
	Fishing 
	Report, February 18, 2004 
  - 
	
	'Right to 
	hunt' advancing in Legislature 
- 
	
	Fishing and 
	Boating Report, February 19, 2004 
- 
	
	Game 
	Commission delivers Annual Report to House Committee 
- 
	
	Sportsmen 
	Recognized 
  - 
	
	Sturgeon 
	season closes in record time with record fish speared 
- 
	
	Inland game 
	fish season closes March 1 
- 
	
	Early 
	trout season opens March 6 

  
  
  - 
	
	A Critical Time for S. 659 
- 
	
	Judge Blocks Ban on 
	Snowmobiles 
- 
	
	Lake Texoma Catfish poised 
	to break 4 records – maybe 5 
- 
	
	Presidential budget 
	proposals for 2005 
- 
	
	Transportation Bill Moves Forward in 
	Senate and House – Includes Federal Aid  
- 
	
	Whistleblower says EPA used 
	unreliable data for sludge decision 
- 
	
	Senate Democrats question 
	Court Nominee about views on Environment 
- 
	
	
	Rescue 
	beacon lands man in jail 
- 
	
	Comparing Militant Administrations 
    - 
	
	Emerald Ash Borer tree 
	planting grants  
- 
	
	Scientists studying how to 
	boost sturgeon in Muskegon River  
- 
	
	MI DNR/Sea Grant to hold perch workshop 
	Feb 28 

 
  
  
  
  - 
	
	
	Animal welfare groups sue to block killing of cormorants 
- 
	
	Net Gains 
	for Fisheries 
- 
	
	Federal 
	boat fund up in the air, MRAA warns 
- 
	
	Tribes awarded 79 
	Grants totaling $14 Million 
- 
	
	Survey 
	Results Give High Marks to NOAA's National Weather Service 
- 
	
	President 
	Seeks more than $1.5 billion for USFWS in 2005 Buget 
  - 
	
	
	Weekly Great Lakes Water Level Levels for February 6, 2004  
- 
	
	Great 
	Lakes Legacy Act - EPA Request for Projects 
- 
	
	
	Mississippi River Barge Traffic Down Again In 2003  
- 
	
	Ice 
	safety tips for anglers and others 
    - 
	
	MI DNR/Sea Grant to 
	hold perch workshop Feb 28 
- 
	
	Company to 
	restart seaplane service to Isle Royale 
- 
	
	Winter 
	Free Fishing Weekend Feb. 14-15 
- 
	
	Marking 
	fishing holes an ethics issue  
- 
	
	
	MSU Great Lakes Conference March 11, 2004 
- 
	
	
	Company to restart seaplane service to Isle 
	Royale 
- 
	
	DNR gains 
	control of game farms 
- 
	
	Public 
	comment sought on Karner blue butterfly plan by April 1 
- 
	
	
	Position Available - Director, Michigan DNR 
- 
	
	Forest 
	Land Enhancement Grant applications 
- 
	
	
	DNR hosts open house on Crystal Falls area 
	forests  
- 
	
	
	Supplemental feeding resumes in parts of Upper Peninsula 
  - 
	
	Fishing 
	and Boating Report, February 4, 2004 
- 
	
	Game 
	Commission elects Schleiden President 
 
      
       
  
  
  
    - 
	
	Bi-partisan effort to Recover Fishing & Boating Investments 
- 
	
	Fishing Program Grants 
	Available 
- 
	
	Military Bases Join Kids 
	Fishing Efforts 
- 
	
	
	NOAA Satellites aid in 
	224 Rescues in 2003 
- 
	
	
	Hasta La Vista to No-Fishing 
	Zones? 
    - 
	
	State ready to move on Dove 
	Vote  
- 
	
	
	DNR/Sea Grant to 
	hold perch workshop Feb 28 
- 
	
	Court Tosses Back Dam Fish Case
	 
- 
	
	Little River Band 
	spearing river salmon  
- 
	
	Black Lake Sturgeon Rules 
	Announced 
- 
	
	Group pushes salmon planting 
- 
	
	NRC welcomes new 
	members, honors CO of the year 
  - 
	
	
	DNR Fisheries Round Table 
	highlights 
- 
	
	Fishing Report, January 29, 2004 
- 
	
	Great Lake Aquarium gets out from under $6.5 million of debt 
  - 
	
	New State Record Sucker 
- 
	
	Austen Sworn In 
	As Ninth PFBC Executive Director 
- 
	
	Organizations Encouraged to Nominate Water Trails for Grant Funding 
- 
	
	Game 
	Commission releases official 2003 Bear Harvest Figures 
		, 20 04
04
 
 
  
  
	- 
	
	New FWS hunting, fishing coordinator 
	created 
- 
	
	Park Service wants 
	Apostle Islands designated as Wilderness 
- 
	
	Park Service Police Chief 
	Chambers reports Superior for Harassment  
  - 
	
	Chicago Waterway barrier update 
- 
	
	Great Lakes Water Levels for January 23, 
	2004  
- 
	
	
	Wooley appointed deputy 
	Regional Director for FWS 
    - 
	
	Boat Sales & Show attendance up 
- 
	
	Boat registrations up; California No. 1 
- 
	
	Johnson 4-Stroke Offerings 
- 
	
	Bombardier announces new corporate 
	structure  
- 
	
	Greenpeace co-founder denounces colleagues
	
	 
  - 
	
	Fishing and Boating Report -January 
	22, 2004 
- 
	
	Late Winter Trout stocking 
	to warm Anglers' Hearts 
- 
	
	Ice Fishing Clinics 
	offered 
- 
	
	Fish And Boat Commission 
	Winter Meeting - Jan 26-27 

 
  
  
  
  - 
  
  IRS move threatens Second Amendment 
  Newsletters, E-mail Alerts 
- 
  
  Farmed 
  salmon loaded with chemicals, study confirms 
- 
  
  Park Service wants Apostle Islands 
  designated as Wilderness 
- 
  
  Johnson Outdoors Wins Five-Year 
  Military Contract 
  - 
  
  BOW teaching Firearms safety 
  classes - Jan 31 
- 
  
  Nelson named DNR 
  Parks/Recreation Director 
- 
  
  Becoming An Outdoors Woman 
  offers winter workshop - Feb 27-29 
		- 
		
		Hatchery trout fed feed with toxins 
		
   
- 
		
  Game Commission Meeting set 
  for Jan 25-27 
- 
		
  Klinger named Land 
  Management Director for Game Commission 
- 
		
  Game Commission to present 
  Annual report to House Committee 
- 
		
  		Parr named South-central Region 
  Director 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  

	 
	 
	 
	 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

 
  
  - 
  
  
  Boating's 
  Best Friend in Congress Set To Retire 
- 
  
  Research Uses Engineered Algae
   
- 
  
  
  Fishing for a 
  low-mercury dinner 
- 
  
  
  Groups 
  Sue EPA Over Perils from Ballast Water 
- 
  
  
  NOAA, 
  Industry Develop Technology That Saves Sea Turtles 
- 
  
  
  Johnson gets 
  $43M military order 
- 
  
  Pilots Still 
  Unarmed 

 
  
  - 
  
  
  Our President in Iraq -- Eyewitness Account  
- 
  
  
  High Court 
  attacks 1st Amendment 
- 
  
  NRA Seeks Status As News 
  Outlet 
   
  - 
  
  
  DNR tables 
  Leech Lake fishing regulations proposal 
- 
  
  
  Winter trout 
  season on southeast streams opens on Jan. 1 
- 
  
  
  DNR offers 
  cross-country ski pass at 1,750 locations statewide 
- 
  
  
  TIP call 
  results in fines totaling over $1,300 in walleye over-limit case 
- 
  
  Firearm 
  season reflects harvest of record number of white-tailed deer  
  - 
  
  
  Commission 
  Announces Next PFBC Executive Director  
- 
  
  
  Schuylkill 
  River Shad stocking producing results 
- 
  
  Preliminary 
  Bear Harvest 3rd Best ever 
  - 
  
  
  DNR holds 
  hearings on yellow perch limits 
- 
  
  3 Million 
  Walleye & Muskie Reared  
- 
  
  Hunters register more than 
  304,000 deer in nine-day season
- 
  
  Change law 
  so hunters can still buy license after deer hunt opens: DNR
   

 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    - 
    
    Sunday Hunting Laws Now 
    Uniform Across Michigan 
     
- 
    
    
    2003 firearm 
    deer season harvest estimates announced 
- 
    
    
    Supplemental 
    deer feeding illegal statewide 
- 
    
    
    Saugatuck 
    Dunes State Park meeting – Dec 11 
  - 
  
  
  Pennsylvania 
  Reorganizes Sportsmen's Caucus 
- 
  
  
  Top 10 bears 
  include three over 800 lbs. 
- 
  
  
  14 year-old 
  takes 725 lb Potter County Bear  
- 
  
  
  Hunters take 
  enormous bears in recent seasons 
  - 
  
  
  Root River 
  Steelhead Facility Report 
- 
  
  
  Continuing reduced yellow 
  perch bag limits proposed for Green Bay waters  
- 
  
  
  Spring turkey 
  application deadline Dec. 10 
- 
  
  
  2004 State 
  Park stickers & trail passes now on sale 

 
  
  - 
  
  2003 Youth 
  Fishing Winners Named 
- 
  
  NOAA to 
  commission new climate monitoring network 
- 
  
  Disney's 
  Anti-Hunting Bias  
  - 
  
  Federal gun 
  registry cost to hit $1 billion by 2005  
- 
  
  Fraser Study 
  rips Gun Registry 
- 
  
  RCMP forensic 
  labs lose $500,000 - lets poachers off the hook 
  - 
  
  Diporeia Die-off 
  effecting Fish diet 
- 
  
  Weekly Great 
  Lakes Water Level Update for Nov 14, 2003 
- 
  
  More money for 
  Asian carp barrier in Romeoville  
- 
  
  Great Lakes 
  to get $763,000 Federal dollars 

  
                  
  ►Dennis
  Schornack, Chair, U.S. Section, IJC: 
   IJC helping lead the 
  charge against Exotics
                
►Chris 
Goddard, Ph. D. Sec'y, Great Lakes Fishery Commission: 
Sea Lamprey Control & Health   
             
  Status 
of 
Great Lakes.
                
►Marc
Gaden, Communications Director, GLFC: 
The threat of 
Asian Carp
                
►Bob 
O’Gorman, Station Supervisor, Lake Ontario Biological Station, USGS: 
Angler Catches and 
              
 Food Web Disruption of Lake Ontario
                
►Jeff 
Reutter Ph.D. Director, Ohio Sea Grant: 
Update on the "Dead Zone" 
ANS and Related                
              
 
Ecosystem 
Changes
                
►Jerry 
McClain, USFWS Station Chief, Alpena, MI: 
FWS Fisheries 
Program’s Vision for the Future & 
               
Cormorants
                
►Gary 
Isbell, Fish Chief, OH DNR: 
 Lake Erie: Status, 
Regulations, Creel Limits
                
►Tom 
Mayher, Pres, North Coast Sportfishing Council; Ohio Dir, GLSFC: 
Lake Erie's walleye status 
              
 
and the 
cormorant issue

 
  
    | National | 
  
    | 
  
  
  Salmon benefits the prostate and heart - 
  Helps regulate depression, and may reduce arthritis pain
  
  Great Lakes Center a USCG 
  certified testing center
  
  Federal Aid dollars; is USFWS misspending 
  it again?
  
  Nature Conservancy under 
  federal investigation | 
  
    | Regional | 
  
    | 
  
  
  Dispersal Barrier Update 
  October 31, 2003  
  
  Asian Carp Contract Fishery
  
  Asian Carp numbers growing
  
  Asian Carp Rapid Response 
  Plan – nuking a real option
  
  Weekly Great Lakes Water 
  Level Update for Nov 14, 2003 | 
  
    | Lake 
Ontario | 
  
    |  | 
  
    | Michigan | 
  
    | 
    
    
    MI - Lake trout survey to begin in 
    Marquette area
    
    MI - Lake trout limits may 
    be adjusted  
    
    MI - Tribal rights again at 
    issue | 
  
    | Minnesota | 
  
    | 
      
  Critics say carp barrier 
  proposal is all wet - Mississippi River barrier too costly, may not even work | 
  
    | Pennsylvania | 
  
    | 
  
  
  PA - Fish sampling on the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers
  
  PA - Concilla favors lake stamp
  
  PA - PFBC Photography 
  Competition | 
  
    | Wisconsin | 
  
    | 
  
  
  WI - Communities receive 
  funds for boating projects
  
  WI- Boats, snowmobiles and 
  ATV online registered renewal available
  
  WI - Angler education 
  workshops being held around state
  
  WI - 2003 regular gun deer 
  season runs Nov. 22-30 | 

 
  
    | National | 
  
    | 
  
  
  Great Lakes need protection 
  from foreign ship water, species - BY Rep. Candice S. Miller
  
  Senate confirms Utah 
  Governor Leavitt as new EPA chief
  
  Forest Management Bill 
  Clears U.S. Senate
  
  Greens' blues over Bush off 
  key
  
  GAO Study: 66% of California 
  Forest Fuels Reduction Projects Stalled By Eco-Groups
  
  NOAA Fisheries hold public 
  meetings - Nov. 5 to Dec. 10, on striped bass fishing | 
  
    | Regional | 
  
    | 
      
  Weekly Great Lakes 
  Water Level Update for Oct. 24, 2003 | 
  
    | General | 
  
    |  | 
  
    | 2nd 
Amendment issues | 
  
    |  | 
  
    | Indiana | 
  
    | 
      
    DNR adds 25 new 
    conservation officers | 
  
    | Michigan | 
  
    | 
    
    
    Perch Lake State Forest 
    Campground closing temporarily
    
    DNR hosts forest review 
    open houses
    
    State Senate bans release 
    of some fish | 
  
    | Minnesota | 
  
    | 
  
  
  Bighead Asian carp 
  discovered in Lake Pepin  
  
  DNR plans to search Lake 
  Pepin for Asian carp
  
  Young deer hunters reminded 
  of Social Security number requirement
  
  Ticket deadline for deer 
  opener "Big Buck Dinner" extended
  
  First prairie chicken season 
  since 1942 a success    | 
  
    | Pennsylvania | 
  
    | 
  
  
  Fishing and Boating Report, 
  Oct 29, 2003
  
  PFBC urges Support for 
  Pennsylvania Wildlife Conservation Heritage Act
  
  Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Marks 
  Completion of Bridge and Boat Launch | 
  
    | Wisconsin | 
  
    | 
      
  Bill 569 would change fisheries 
  laws, and allow culling | 
  
    | Ontario | 
  
    | 
      
  Three Commercials fined $3,075 | 

 
  
    | National | 
  
    | 
  
  
  
  FWS releases Final Rule on 
  Cormorant Management
  
  
  U.S. Coast Guard issues  Notice of public 
  meetings – on ballast water organisms
  
  
  USFWS releases  "Birding in the 
  United States" Report
  
  
  "SEBASTIAN'S CORNER" New Web 
  sitelet for Young Anglers
  
  
  NOAA Research finds link 
  between Shellfish production and Intertidal Microalgae | 
  
    | Canada | 
  
    | 
      
      Indian band threatens to 
  block Mackenzie pipeline   | 
  
    | General | 
  
    | 
      
      Increased deer activity 
  raises risks of deer/car collisions
      
   | 
  
    | Indiana | 
  
    | 
    
    
    
    Deer, elk import restrictions
    
    
    Pheasant hunts scaled back at 
    Huntington Reservoir
    
    
    Fish, wildlife rule change 
    proposals | 
  
    | Michigan | 
  
    | 
      
    
      Fundraising Event and Awards Dinner | 
  
    | Minnesota | 
  
    | 
  
  
  
  Fishing Report - Oct 22, 2003 
  
  
  
  DNR appoints Guenther head of 
  combined fish and wildlife division
  
  
  Archers do well at first Camp 
  Ripley bow hunt
  
  
  Teachers' convention vacation 
  youth deer hunts successful
  
  
  Moose harvest lowest in 32 
  years
  
  
  Artists invited to submit 
  photos, art for MN state park 2005 annual permit   
  
  
  DNR PRIM maps - A good resource 
  for hunters
  
  
  2004 spring wild turkey license 
  application deadline Dec. 5
  
  
  Helicopter crashes while 
  treating Lake Christina | 
  
    | Pennsylvania | 
  
    | 
  
  
  
  Fishing and Boating Report - 
  Oct 22, 2003
  
  
  Erie Resident to Receive 2003 
  Abele Award
  
  
  Game Commission offers Wildlife 
  Harvest Videos
  
  
  Game Commission 2004 Calendar 
  goes on sale
  
  
  Commissions will award funding 
  for Conservation Projects
  
  
  Marsico 
  resolution marks October Firearm Safety Month | 
  
    | Wisconsin | 
  
    | 
      
  
      Governor Ensures Additional 
  Hunting Opportunities for Youth | 

 
  
    
      | 
  
  
  National | 
    
      | 
    
  
    Fish and Wildlife study shows economic benefits of wildlife refuges | 
  
  
    
      | 
Regional | 
    
      | 
  
  Chicago, New Orleans Boat Shows reel in Champion Female angler | 
  
  
    
      | 
General | 
    
      | 
  
  
  Pure Fishing™ announces the acquisition of Sevenstrand Tackle Corp | 
  
  
  
  
    
      | 
Michigan | 
    
      | 
  
    
    Cool approves 
    Lake Erie fishing regulations
    
    Fisheries researchers expect two new vessels by 2005 
  
    
    Hunters reminded of 
    firewood hazard
    
    DNR hosts open 
    house on Cadillac area forests  
    
    Low lake levels 
    impact waterfowl hunting
    Fundraising 
    Event and Awards Dinner | 
  
  
  
    
      | 
New 
York | 
    
      | 
  
  Sea Grant Releases Strategies Report for Hooking More Anglers | 
  
  
    
      | 
Ohio | 
    
      | 
  
  
  The Ohio Smallmouth 
  Alliance Banquet | 
  
  
    
      | 
Pennsylvania | 
    
      | 
  
  
  
  Fishing and Boating Report 
  -Oct 15
  
  
  Agencies Announce Agreement on Infrastructure Improvements
  
  
  
  
  PFBC Deputies 
  Complete First Half of Training
  
  
  PFBC awards grants to 28 
  nurseries
  
  
  PFBC 
  Wildlife Report Deems PA's Outdoor Heritage in 'Peril'
  
  
  Game 
  Commission reverses decision to ban Broadheads | 
  
  
    
      | 
Wisconsin | 
    
      | 
  
  
  
  Fall & Winter 
  Getaways made easy with new guide
  
  
  Invasive water 
  fleas found in Wisconsin lake
  
  
  2004 sturgeon 
  spearing permit deadline Oct. 31  
  
  
  Hunters may 
  again donate venison for food pantries | 
  

 
  
    | The 
  GLSFC  annual meeting - Oct. 18, 2003 | 
  
    | National | 
  
    | 
  
  
  
  House orders outside review of 
  Army Corps data in approving new water projects
  
  
  USFWS proposes new Permit 
  Application Fee Schedule
  
  
  Bill would ban foreign 
  ships' ballast water
  
  
  USFWS Seeks Info on Bighead 
  Carp
  
  
  USGS sponsors new Great Lakes 
  Web Site
  
  
  Lawmakers slam Endangered 
  Species Act | 
  
    | Regional | 
  
    |  | 
  
    | Michigan | 
  
    | 
    
    
    
    Cool approves river 
    protection for Pine, Upper Manistee
    
    
    MI wants tribes to comply 
    by state hunting & fishing rules   | 
  
    | Minnesota | 
  
    |  | 
  
    | New 
York | 
  
    |  | 
  
    | Pennsylvania | 
  
    | 
  
  
  
  PFBC Photography Competition
  
  
  Fall Trout stocking details 
  released  
  
  
  Fish Sampling on the 
  Monongahela and Ohio Rivers | 
  
    | Wisconsin | 
  
    |  | 
  
    | Ontario | 
  
    |  | 

   
  
    
      | The 
  GLSFC  annual meeting - Oct. 18, 2003 | 
    
      | 
  
  
  National | 
    
      | 
        
        
  
  Kids Fishing Derbies in 2004
        
  
  Indiana Catfish tops world 
  record
        
  
  Agencies & Organizations sign 
  agreement on Sportsmen's Access
        
  
  Report finds strengths, weaknesses 
  in FWS's endangered species program | 
    
      | 
Indiana | 
    
      |  | 
    
      | 
Michigan | 
    
      |  | 
    
      | 
Minnesota | 
    
      |  | 
    
      | 
Ohio | 
    
      |  | 
    
      | 
Pennsylvania | 
    
      | 
  
  
  
  Fishing and Boating Report - 
  Oct 1, 2003
  
  
  Gov creates Advisory Council on 
  hunting/fishing conservation
  
  
  Game Commission seeks info 
  about Eagle killing  
  
  
  Information needed on Peregrine 
  shooting
  
  
  Coldwater Heritage Partnership 
  Grant Program – To Protect Coldwater Streams
  
  
  Application deadline for Elk 
  Guide Permits is Oct 31 | 









  

   





Lake Superior Fisheries Review for 2002
Fisheries of Lake Huron
  
  
  Lake Trout Restoration Update - Yearling Lake 
  Trout Stocking
Status of the Great Lakes Stocking Vessel 
M/V Togue
Binational Lake Sturgeon Group
Fisheries in Michigan 
Waters of Lake St. Clair
  
  
  Rotenone Use 
  
  


 
 
Lake Erie Fisheries Review for 2002
Lake Michigan Fisheries Review  
 

    

 
      April 21 ,
,
 

 
  - 
  
  
  Charlton Heston Message To U.S. 
  Troops 
- 
  
  
  Feds to buy less land - Greens 
  upset, want more 
- 
  
  
  Dingell, Oberstar Introduce 
  Legislation to Protect Wetlands 
- 
  
  
  Norton announces $34.8 Million 
  in Grants - To support habitat conservation for private lands 
- 
  
  
  Record low waters possible this 
  summer 
- 
  
  
  Dr. Leon Carl New Director - 
  USGS Great Lakes Science Center 
- 
  
  
  Job opening - Research assistant in brook 
  trout ecology 
- 
  
  
  Fish die offs coming your way 
- 
  
  
  Fin Clipping Themselves Out OF A Fishery 
- 
  
  Seneca County 
  judge objects to state gun law 
- 
  
  
  Is handgun debate another battle of the sexes? 
- 
  
  Congress proposes 
  reforms to curb lawsuits against firearms 
- 
  
  
  Smith & Wesson Surprise at SHOT Show 
- 
  
  
  States Reconsider Limits On Law-Abiding Gun 
  Owners 
- 
  
  
  Perch Populations still 
  declining - Early studies show few year class fish beyond '98 
- 
  
  
  IL Bill 
  Forcing Illinois Boaters to Tape the sides of Their Boats Draws fire 
- 
  
  
  IN Campground 
  reservations filling up fast for summer 
- 
  
  
  IN Bass 
  surveys underway at Manitou and Winona lakes 
- 
  
  
  MI Cool 
  orders ban on Asian carp, snakehead fish 
- 
  
  
  MI Improvements 
  begin at five State Forest Campgrounds  
- 
  
  
  MI Parks 
  announce carry in, carry out program 
- 
  
  
  MN spring fire restrictions 
  began April 1 
- 
  
  
  MN Four 
  new state-records recognized 
- 
  
  
  MN Becoming 
  An Outdoors Woman programs in canoeing, kayaking, rafting – 5/19, 6/5, 7/12, 
  7/9- 13 
- 
  
  
  MN Spring 
  MN Becoming An Outdoors Woman workshop scheduled - May 17-18 
- 
  
  
  MN Red 
  River anglers reminded of spring angling restrictions 
- 
  
  
  NY Legislation 
  Introduced in NY - Will penalize animal rights terrorists 
- 
  
  
- 
  
  
  Wisconsin Wins Big - Law protects right to 
  fish, hunt 
- 
  
  
  ON 
  Local 
  clubs stocking our Great Lakes 
   



  

 
  




























  

































    



















Highlights
of Great Lakes Fishery Commission's Lake Committee Meeting for Lake
Michigan

Highlights
of Great Lakes Fishery Commission's Lake Committee Meeting for Lake Ontario

 










              
Huron Area Walleye
Feeding Frenzy
              
Fall steelhead bonanza
              
Trout delivered to
Castalia
              
ODNR 2000 Hatch
Assessment
              
Tracking research underway
              
Net Found in Closed
Zone
              
Two commercial
fishermen cited for undersize fish
              
Unlicensed guides
nabbed
              
Greed Perch Anglers
reminded of 30-fish limit


 


 






 











    
     


    
    






  
  
    
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