Fishing
Congress takes aim at gray wolf delisting
Washington — When other avenues fail, consider Congress. When it comes to wolf delisting – in the Midwest and the Northern Rockies – that seems to be the choice de jour, as U.S. Fish and
Ruling could impact use of public lands
Cadillac, Mich. — A recent court ruling could have far-reaching implications on how public lands are managed for recreation. A three-judge panel from the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled earlier this month that
Central Ohio facility won’t allow gun hunts this year
East Liberty, Ohio — Noticeable success last year among archery hunters prompted the Ohio DNR to discontinue gun hunting at the Transportation Research Center (TRC) west of Marysville during the 2010-11 deer season. The DNR
PA: Lawrence County fatality shows treestand dangers
New Castle, Pa. – Tragedy marred the opening weekend of archery deer season when a hunter died in a treestand accident in North Beaver, Lawrence County. William Henry, 67, of Enon Valley, became the second
PA: PGC stop-search power is reined in by new law
Harrisburg – Depending on whom you listen to, legislation Gov. Ed Rendell signed into law Oct. 7 to reduce the powers of Game Commission officers to conduct stops and searches to the same ones granted
Judge: Interviews can’t be used in DOW case
Georgetown, Ohio —Statements made by five DNR Division of Wildlife officials to a state watchdog investigator cannot be used in their criminal cases, which could result in the judge dismissing felony charges against the officials,
PA: No-kill bass regs put on Susquehanna
Williamsport, Pa. – In a move that some viewed as more symbolic than biologic, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners voted to slap no-kill bass-fishing rules on long sections of the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers in
Warm spring puts hit on muskie stock
Columbus — The hot weather in April disrupted the normal fishing patterns for a lot of anglers. It also threw a monkey wrench into the DNR Division of Wildlife’s annual muskie stocking program. It didn’t
Youth Deer Hunt harvest down this year
The 2010 Youth Deer Hunt harvest was down by more than 900 deer, though a glitch in DNR’s reporting system could be to blame. Paul Shelton, DNR’s wildlife program manager, also said very warm weather
