Fishing
Bill is nearly $13,000 for poached buck
Marion, Ohio – Two La Rue men had their hunting licenses suspended until they pay in full $12,845.71 in restitution after each pleaded guilty to poaching a trophy whitetail buck. Division of Wildlife officer Chad
Weather hampers walleye, saugeye production
Senecaville, Ohio – The same unusually warm spring weather that led to early fish die-offs in Lake Erie and several of Ohio’s inland lakes also took a toll on walleye and saugeye production in the
Tough poaching bill passes House
Harrisburg — Tough new anti-poaching legislation passed the state House July 3 by a vote of 189-6 and was headed to Gov. Ed Rendell for consideration.
U.P. antler regs heading south
Lansing – In a move that surprised both supporters and detractors of antler point restrictions, the state Natural Resources Commission last week voted 4-1 to impose the same buck regulations valid in the Upper Peninsula
Very hot weather causes 3 more fish kills in state
Harrisburg — State environmental officials are pointing a finger at Mother Nature over fish die-offs on three central Pennsylvania lakes in recent weeks.
Good news on table for Conservation Reserve Program
Washington, D.C. – It’s not a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, but $6 billion in savings through renegotiated crop insurance contracts will allow U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to
PGC alters, debates deer policy
Harrisburg — Never is there a Pennsylvania Game Commission meeting that goes by without some debate about white-tailed deer.
NRC considers proposal to liberalize crossbow use
Lansing – Crossbow use in Michigan would be legal during any hunting season by hunters age 10 and above under a proposal sent to the state Natural Resources Commission by the DNRE Wildlife Division. This
‘I’m going to my maker’
Grand Forks, N.D. – Trapped beneath a capsized boat in the middle of Lake of the Woods and struggling for air, Alonzo Guzman had resigned himself to a simple, but harsh reality: He was going
