By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Lancaster, Pa. — Well, it’s obvious geese can read. Within a day or two of publication of the Dec. 23 issue of this newspaper, migrating geese showed up in Pennsylvania’s Southeast Region by the thousands. That issue of Pennsylvania Outdoor News contained an article stating that the southeast had been …
Bill Parker Editor East Lansing, Mich. — With the lion’s share of testing complete on animals from the 2005 hunting seasons, no chronic wasting disease has been found in free-ranging white-tailed deer or elk in Michigan, and just three cases of bovine TB have been identified. All three positive TB tests came from white-tailed deer.
By Frank Hinchey Contributing Writer Port Clinton, Ohio — Being safe on Lake Erie during the winter is a no-brainer for ice fishing guide Patrick Chrysler of Put-In-Bay, Ohio. He just has to look at license plates of vehicles parked along the shore. “If there are not local license plates in the parking lot, then
By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – For the first time in more than 100 years, Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community members netted in the place where they believe they were placed on earth. That place: The mouth of the Minnesota River, where it flows into the Mississippi River within Fort Snelling State Park. The
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg — There have been a number of factors blamed for the decline of deer numbers in Pennsylvania’s northern tier: overharvest of does, hard winters, damaged habitat and mature forests. But increasingly, exasperated hunters are settling on one culprit – coyotes. Although there is no proof that coyotes are killing more
Staff report Harrisburg — The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is inviting anglers and others with an interest in the management of smallmouth bass in the Susquehanna River to a public meeting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the agency’s headquarters. The symposium will touch upon subjects such as fish disease, fish population
NORTHWEST REGION Erie — Though angling pressure has been low, Cy Grajcar, of Accworth, Ga., landed a 16-pound, 2-ounce, 33-inch steelhead on a jig and minnow on Walnut Creek Jan. 6. Conditions this winter have so far ranged from high and brown to fishable. Earlier this month, Greg Mason, of Erie, landed a 7-pound steelhead
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