October 13, 2005
Federation seems to soften on Sunday hunt
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg — It has often been said by folks who should know that Sunday hunting will never become a reality in Pennsylvania until the state’s largest sportsmen’s organization is behind it. And until now, the 50,000-member Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs has always been against hunting on Sunday, although federation leaders
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Spring walleye fishing for Erie now on anglers’ radar
By Bill Parker Editor Luna Pier, Mich. — After two years of frustration at watching anglers ply the Ohio waters of Lake Erie for spring walleyes, anglers may be able to wet a line in Michigan waters again next spring. DNR fisheries biologists have submitted a proposal to Director Rebecca Humphries that would allow for
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Salmon have moved into most rivers; warm weather slows hunting success
SOUTHEASTERN LP Lake St. Clair Perch fishing has been very good on Lake St Clair. Anglers fishing minnows off the mile roads, in front of the Grosse Point Yacht Club, and off the Nine Mile Tower report good catches of fish up to 12 inches. The best action has been in 8 to 10 feet
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Virus infects, dooms trout raised at Warren County’s federal hatchery
Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Warren, Pa. — Federal and state wildlife officials will decide by the middle of this month what to do with almost one million trout at the Allegheny National Fish Hatchery near Warren infected with a virus that either kills fish or makes them carriers. Some of the trout could be moved
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PGC board sharply divided by deer regs
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — At the Pennsylvania Game Commission, white-tailed deer — or at least discussions about how to manage them — are always in season. That was proven again at the agency’s October meeting. Generally a benign gathering by commission standards, the fall meeting was more controversial this time around, largely
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‘Legendary’ conservation officer dies
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Duluth, Minn. — When Don Polovina was a game warden at the Floodwood station in the 1960s, he arrested a would-be poacher who was shining deer, and brought him before the justice of the peace. The man, down on his luck, needed the meat to feed his family, and couldn’t
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Duck hunting slows as walleye and panfish action picks up
BIG SIX LAKE MILLE LACS East – Walleye action during the day has slowed over the past week. The night bite continues to be very good with crankbaits or slip bobbers and leeches on the shallow rock piles and reefs. Limits of jumbo perch are being taken on a jig and minnow combination in 12
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