St. Paul – While the harvest fell by more than 130,000 birds from the previous year, pheasant hunters in 2008 killed more than 500,000 roosters, the fifth time in six years harvest exceeded half a million. Preliminary estimates show hunters killed 522,000 pheasants during last year’s season. Among other preliminary results of the DNR’s 2008 […]
DNR: Pheasant, duck, grouse hunter success mixed in 2008 Read More »
Western Basin Walleye fishing was good during the week of July 27 in the western basin. The best fishing was around West Sister Island, nearshore off of Crane Creek and Metzger’s Marsh, around Niagara Reef, and west of West Reef, Green Island and Rattlesnake Island. Drifters are using bottom bouncers with worm harnesses or are
Pittsburgh – The number nine brought Greg Hackney $500,000 worth of luck in Pittsburgh Aug. 1 when he won the most coveted crown in bass fishing.
Hackney wins Cup; Pa.’s Lefebre is 8th Read More »
Columbus – A minimum keeper length requirement for crappies in six Ohio lakes has been so successful that the program could be expanded six-fold by next year. A proposal on the table now could add 38 new lakes to the list where crappies have to be at least 9 inches for anglers to keep them.
Crappie rules may expand to 38 more Ohio lakes Read More »
Central Region Big Darby Creek (Franklin, Madison, and Pickaway counties) – In summer weather, creeks and rivers can provide fishing action. Smallmouth bass and rock bass are popular sport fish in this stream west of Columbus. Casting small crankbaits or plastics resembling crayfish or shiners can be rewarding. Target boulders, shoreline cover, where pools meet
Lansing – Michigan bear hunters killed an estimated 2,348 black bears last year, the third highest total since the lottery system was implemented for bear permit allocation in 1990. The harvest also marked the eighth straight year Michigan hunters have killed more than 2,000 black bears. (Tribal hunters killed an additional 14 bears under the
2009 bear season looking promising Read More »
Harrisburg – The Pennsyl-vania Game Commission is calling for nominations of citizens willing to participate in one of three citizen advisory committees to help gather input related to the agency’s deer-management goal of reducing deer-human conflict in three wildlife management units in 2010.
PGC seeking volunteers for citizen advisory deer groups Read More »
West Branch Susquehanna River, Bald Eagle Creek (Clinton County) – Rainfall in late July left water high and off-color. Anglers had been catching bass, walleyes and catfish. Fishing Creek (Clinton County) – Good summer fishing was reported at the end of July, with tan caddis, cahills, slate drakes, and summer blue quills hatching. Tan and
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