Fishing
USGS: Many Coastal Wetlands Likely to Disappear this Century
Many coastal wetlands worldwide – including several on the U.S. Atlantic coast – may be more sensitive than previously thought to climate change and sea-level rise projections for the 21st century. U.S. Geological Survey scientists
MI: DNRE eyes changes to Erie walleye regulations
Lansing – Michigan fisheries officials have proposed a new system for setting walleye bag limits on Lake Erie based on the state’s share of the lake’s total allowable catch, a figure set by a joint
OH: DNR: Nonresidents comprise large portion of Ohio hunters
Columbus – Last year, more than 11.5 percent of all hunting license purchasers in Ohio were nonresidents. And, nonresident hunters in Ohio have grown by more than 35 percent since 2009. This is all according
PA: Slain conservation officer laid to rest
Waynesboro, Pa. – As the alleged killer of a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer ponders his fate in the Adams County Adult Correctional Facility, the family of David Grove, slain in the line of duty Nov.
PA: Enormous bear taken by bowhunter in Pike
Harrisburg – A bowhunter killed an enormous black bear Nov. 15 in Pike County near the border with Monroe County that will likely change the state’s record book. David Price, 46 of Cresco, Monroe County,
OH: Wildlife administrators back on job amid probe
Columbus – Five DNR Division of Wildlife administrators sidelined seven months by an ongoing criminal prosecution were reinstated Nov. 19, the DNR announced. Chief David Graham, Assistant Chief Randy Miller, Law Enforcement Executive Administrator James
Ohio deer season starts bigger than last year
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Ohio’s deer season for gun hunters got off to a big start. The state Division of Wildlife says hunters bagged more than 37,800 white-tailed deer on Monday’s opening day of the
Snyder to re-split DNR, DEQ in his administration
By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Gov.-elect Rick Snyder said Tuesday he’s changing the setup of state government to include a six-person super-cabinet responsible for keeping his initiatives on track. As
2010 gun deer season free of firearm fatalities for second time in Wisconsin history
Volunteer hunter education instructors big factor in safety’s home run Wisconsin ended its 2010 gun-deer season free of hunter fatalities, a feat first and last seen in 1974. “No one was shot and killed while
