Altoona, Pa. – Even as one environmental/sportsmen’s group in Pennsylvania comes out in support of a battle against human-caused global warming, another is trying to keep the issue from tearing it apart. Reaction to Trout Unlimited’s stance on global warming (see story above) is certain to be mixed within the outdoors community. “I wasn’t surprised […]
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Drummond Island Area Ice is forming on the bays around Drummond Island, but 14 inches of new snow has put a damper on any new ice forming. No one is ice fishing yet. Deer hunting has been good. Johnson’s Sport Shop, (906) 493-6300. Sault Ste. Marie Area Safe ice is still forming around Sault Ste.
State fisheries biologists recently collected 1,200 sauger from the Ohio River in southwest Ohio. The fish will be held in state fish hatcheries until next spring when they will be used for saugeye propagation, according to the Division of Wildlife. Lawrence and Scioto counties – At Greenup Dam, saugers are being caught on jigs
When I was 12, “Swiftwater,” by Paul Annixeter, was the best book ever. It was the story of a family living in the woods of New England, where the father wants to create a sanctuary for wild geese. One winter, his young son must tend the family trap line for his ailing father. Memorably, he
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Joe Albert Associate Editor State Park State park. In July of this year, Gov. Tim Pawlenty proposed a plan to create a new state park on the shores of Lake Vermilion. There was a bunch of early support and excitement, but that seems to have tailed off. A DNR-offered idea on how to pay for
Guilford Lake (Columbiana County) – The Division of Wildlife recently completed a crappie population survey at Guilford Lake, a 396-acre system, which is part of Guilford Lake State Park. During the October survey, 694 crappie were collected with trap nets to estimate the status of the black and white crappie populations. Black crappie represented 57
North Park (Allegheny County) – Anglers unable to fish the river have been heading to this small impoundment, which is yielding catches of stocked trout. Allegheny River – High, fast-moving murky water has made fishing very difficult in recent days and pressure was practically non-existent earlier this month. Ohio River – Water was high but
Winchester, Ohio – Those who keep track of Ohio’s fishing records have an early Christmas gift for those who seek catfish. The Outdoor Writers of Ohio’s Record Fish Committee is in the process of including the blue catfish in the Buckeye State’s record annals. After Jan. 1, the first official blue catfish record will be
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DNR, Staff Reports Columbus – Two days of rainy weather and strong winds bookended the traditional deer gun season, driving down harvest figures by nearly 8,500 from a year ago. Ohio hunters took 103,195 deer during the state’s popular, weeklong deer gun season, which ran Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, according to the DNR Division
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