Fishing

By Steve PiattEditor Pompey, N.Y. – A hunting license fee hike may not be on the horizon, but it may be the best way to help bring the cash-strapped Conservation Fund back in the black.

Staff report Albany – New York hunters and trappers will receive a revised and revamped 2007-08 regulations guide when they purchase their new licenses. They’ll also see a new-look hunting license as well. The licenses

Staff report Albany – An invasive algae found in the Batten Kill River in Washington County may actually have been present in the popular trout water as early as last year, DEC officials say. DEC

Syracuse, N.Y. (AP) – VHS is killing off muskellunge in the St. Lawrence River, scientists said earlier this month. Researchers caught more than 40 muskellunge during the spring spawning run in 2003 at the school’s

By Joe AlbertContributing Writer Ft. Snelling, Minn. – After decades of decline, woodcock populations across the nation appear to have stabilized. According to results of singing-ground surveys this spring, there was no ‘significant trend’ in

Staff report Albany – Additional cases of VHS are appearing in New York waters, and the fish-killing disease has now been found in a rainbow trout. DEC officials last month said VHS was discovered in

Staff report Albany – Gerald Barnhart, DEC’s director fish, wildlife and marine resources for the past 12 years, is shortening his title. Winemaker. Barnhart is ending a 28-year DEC career effective Aug. 10, retiring to

By Brad SissonContributing Writer Rochester, N.Y. – A recent increase in bear sightings in the Greater Rochester area has both captivated and frightened residents and also raised concern over the bruins’ expanding range. DEC Region

By Don LehmanContributing Writer With the fight against one dreaded fisheries invader still ongoing, state officials are closely watching the appearance of another potentially devastating invasive species just a short distance from New York state.