By Mike MooreEditor Athens, Ohio – About 500 deer across the state are suspected of having died from an insect-borne virus that has swept through much of the Midwest, state wildlife officials said. That number is based on property owners who have called the DNR Division of Wildlife to report dead deer on their property …
Much of the state has suffered low or no rainfall in recent weeks, causing low water levels in fisheries, especially streams. Fall trout stockings by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commis-sion are under way. Check www.fishandboat.com for the schedule. NORTHWEST REGION Lake Erie and tributaries – Perch still were being caught in 57 to 62
By Tom Watts Correspondent Lansing – For the first time, Michigan United Conservation Clubs is taking part in a unique federal program that advocates for federal funding to support state wildlife programs. The program, Teaming with Wildlife, was formed at the national level in the 1990s, and according to Amy Spray, a resource policy specialist
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – A tentative agreement has been reached between five American Indian tribes and the federal and state governments over tribal inland hunting, fishing, and gathering rights. Under the agreement, tribes would be allowed to regulate hunting, fishing, and gathering by their members. Property rights would be preserved for Michigan citizens,
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Spring turkey hunters in Michigan will see limited changes in hunt unit boundaries and tag availability in 2008 if a DNR proposal is approved by the state Natural Resources Commission. The DNR’s Wildlife Division submitted the proposal to the NRC last week. The commission is expected to take action
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – There was some disagreement about exactly what Pennsylvania Game Commissioners did at their two-day meeting in early October to influence the debate about new dog regulations proposed by the state Department of Agriculture – but it seems like it might have been significant. In public testimony during the first
By Jim Morris Contributing Writer Fayetteville, Ohio – The late Jim Cross, a well-known Dayton attorney, had many friends with whom he loved to hunt and fish. They had a great time, playing jokes on one another and enjoying each other’s company as they tromped through a marsh or a grassland, hid behind trees in
By Ad Crable Contributing Writer Lancaster, Pa. – Wind power may still be the darling of many alternative-energy advocates. But concerns that wind farms kill migratory birds and fragment the last of Pennsylvania’s unbroken forest ridges is causing some to jump off the bandwagon. Erecting up to 400-foot-high turbines on state forestland is a possibility.
SOUTHERN LOWER St. Joseph Area Salmon and steelhead are hitting in Lake Michigan. Anglers are taking a few fish in the early morning or late evening when trolling just outside the pier heads or when casting off the piers. Bow season is off to a good start. B.J. Sports, (269) 429-8271. Kalamazoo Area Salmon and
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