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Environmental Issues

New Coal Mining in Alberta Threatens Fisheries, Public Access
This article comes from the Bent Fishing Podcast’s “Fish News” segment, where hosts Joe Cermele and Miles Nolte go head-to-head to find and...
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Wildlife Management

Hunters and Trappers Hit Wisconsin Wolf Quota in Two Days

Wildlife Management

Fact Checker: Is the Coral Snake Poem Accurate?

Wildlife Management

Texas Freeze Kills Thousands of Fish Along Gulf Coast

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Wildlife Management

Opinion: Making an Example Out of Sturgeon Eggs
Last week, Pat Durkin reported on charges filed against Wisconsin’s head sturgeon biologist, Ryan Koenigs, for his involvement in illicit caviar trading. Several other pillars of the Lake Winnebago sturgeon community were also implicated in the case.
Reactions to the pending charges have been mixed. Frankly, lots of people are pissed off at the DNR’s handling of the situation. Regardless of your opinions on how this particular case has played out...

Wildlife Management

Wisconsin’s Top Sturgeon Biologist Charged in Caviar Probe
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ top sturgeon biologist faces obstruction charges that allege he and his staff illegally funneled sturgeon eggs to local caviar processors during the annual sturgeon-spearing season on the Lake Winnebago system.
The DNR’s three-year internal investigation became public Feb. 10 when Ryan Koenigs, 36, was charged in Calumet County Circuit Court on one count of obstructing a conservation warden. The...

Wildlife Management

Poachers Busted for Killing Deer on Military Base
After years of investigations involving multiple agencies, Gregory Frikken, James Nunley, and Michael Smith have pleaded guilty to federal charges of trespassing and illegally harvesting whitetails in Fort Riley, Kansas.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the trio had been hunting the army base for years. An investigator’s affidavit detailed how they entered the base, going in before daylight and leaving after dark...

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Oregon Man Sentenced for Poaching in National Park
Adrian Wood of White City, Oregon, was sentenced last week for poaching elk in Crater Lake National Park. His penalties include $42,500 in restitution paid to the National Park Service,  a six-month detention at a residential reentry center, and five years of federal probation, which includes loss of hunting privileges. 
U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced the sentencing in a Department of Justice press release. “Our nation’s environmental...

Policy & Legislation

Idaho Congressman Proposes Breaching Snake River Dams to Restore Salmon
Representative Mike Simpson, Republican of Idaho, released a massive infrastructure proposal on Feb. 6 that would fundamentally restructure Pacific Northwest shipping and energy with the goal of rehabilitating Idaho’s remaining wild salmon and steelhead runs. Realizing a decades-long dream of anglers and tribes, the congressman is calling for the demolition of the four Lower Snake River dams that have rendered the water hot and slow and reduced...

Policy & Legislation

Montana Legislation Would Give Majority of Non-Resident Tags to Outfitted Hunters
Editor’s note: this article was amended on Feb. 4 following a hearing in committee.
A new bill in the Montana legislature would guarantee up to 60% of all non-resident deer and elk tags to hunters sponsored by an outfitter. On Jan. 25 State Senator Jason Ellsworth of Hamilton introduced SB 143 and it was heard in the fish and game committee on Feb. 2. Hunters are sharply divided on the merits of this legislation.
In effect, the bill...

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