August 29, 2016

Harrisburg — Changes are coming to the sale of hunting and fishing licenses. Just maybe more than thought. The Pennsylvania Game and Fish & Boat commissions share one vendor who operates the PALS, or Pennsylvania Automated Licensing System. Their contract with that vendor, ACTIVE, has expired. An extension is in place for now. “Both Fish

Columbus — After more than two years of tracking down leads and tips – as well as extensive investigative operations by 45 of its officers – the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife has to date seen charges brought against 28 Ohioans for various forms of illegal fish and game activity. The charges stemming from the

Columbus — In addition to charges being filed against Robert Mandon Freeworth (age 36), of Grand Rapids, Ohio (see Page 8), others who’ve thus far been charged with fish and game law violations include (note that some of the defendants have already appeared in court and received judicially applied punishment): • Dawn Large (age 42),

By Javier Serna Assistant Editor Pelican Rapids, Minn. — It’s illegal to remove aquatic plants from lake shoreline in Minnesota without a permit, but every year, a number of lakeshore landowners do it – and find out the consequences later. Such was alleged to be the case recently, when an Iowa man was cited for