Snowshoes needed for trout stocking early on
Harrisburg – There was a time a century ago when the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission stocked its trout not via truck, but by train.
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March 25, 2010
Good-looking turkey season set to begin
Lansing – The early breakup of winter across the state has triggered a fever that’s impacting more than 100,000 residents. It’s called turkey fever, and it’s brought on by melting snow, rising temperatures, and greening grasses. Those affected complain of an itchy trigger finger and a burning desire to head into the woods with a
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District 1 – Baudette area
Not available due to technical problems. District 2 – Bemidji area CO Dan Malinowski (Fosston) assisted other law enforcement offices by responding to a burglar alarm, an unpermitted fire, and people shooting mailboxes with a shotgun. CO Stacey Sharp (Bemidji) assisted with flood duty in the Moorhead and Clay County area. CO Phil Seefeldt (Moorhead)
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Winter fish kill at three Iowa lakes
Sioux City, Iowa — Bacon Creek Lake, and two ponds in Southwood Lake Park, all in Woodbury County, are experiencing natural winter fish kills after one of the snowiest winters on record. Don Herrig, fisheries technician with the DNR’s office in Lake View, investigated the fish kills and said each lake had low levels of
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Giant crappie is just short of state record
A Waterloo man landed a 4 pound, 5 ounce white crappie last week at Kinkaid Lake. The catch missed the state record by two ounces. Mike Zimmer, 33, had the fish weighed three times before learning that he was short of the state record caught by Kevin Dennis on April 8, 1973. Zimmer’s behemoth that
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Schmit to retire from Game Commission after 35 years
Harrisburg — With 35 years of service to the Commonwealth’s wildlife and hunters and trappers, Pennsylvania Game Commission Deputy Executive Director Michael W. Schmit will retire April 16, and, according to the agency’s current director, leave enormous shoes to fill. “You cannot replace a ‘Mike Schmit,’” said Carl G. Roe, Game Commission executive director. “His knowledge
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Hunters asked for opinion on 9-day gun season
Columbus – With an eye toward potential changes to the Ohio deer firearms seasons, DNR_managers are asking hunters for their opinions. No changes would be made for the 2010 deer season, but potentially for the 2011 season. The survey is online at www.wildohio.com. Sample questions include whether or not hunters support opening the deer gun
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Local Residents Assist in Rescuing Conservation Officer
Chassell, Mich. — Department of Natural Resources and Environment Conservation Officer Dennis Gast was responding on a snowmobile to a complaint of set lines on Otter Lake near Chassell in Houghton County last Saturday night when he fell through thin ice and found himself in eight feet of freezing water. Fortunately, Gast was able to
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