Fishing
MI: Hunting accidents trending downward
Lansing – The number of hunting-related firearms accidents continued its downward trend in 2010, despite a spike in fatalities, according to a document released last week by the state DNRE. The total number of firearms
PA: Bassbusters don’t like new river regs
Harrisburg – Tournament anglers Jan. 25 told the Pennsylvania Board of Fish & Boat Commissioners that they are not the bad guys in the plight of the smallmouth bass population in the lower Susquehanna River
PA: Picture this: Computer scores buck’s antlers
Greensburg, Pa. – Some deer, like fish, are prone to shrinkage. See them while small-game hunting, out the truck window or in the glow of a spotlight, and they can look huge, like record-book quality
PA: More forest data is needed in state
Harrisburg – Since he retired as head of policy for the state’s largest landowner four years ago, Rick Carlson has been spending more time in Penn’s Woods. After 20 years with the Pennsylvania Department of
OH: EPA: No quick fix for St. Marys algae issue
St. Marys, Ohio – There’s no quick fix for a major state lake where toxic algae led to warnings and a decline in tourism this summer, the new director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
OH: Mountz: first woman to be acting chief
Columbus – Vicki Mountz has been named acting chief of the DNR Division of Wildlife as the DNR launches a national search for a new head of the wildlife agency to replace former chief David
Treestand Safety: Record Deaths in Alabama
Falls from treestands have traditionally been a leading cause of hunting accidents, but with a record four fatalities this deer season and 14 treestand-related accidents just in Alabama alone, that state is urging hunters to
Timber wolf tracking and ecology clinic offered
BABCOCK, Wis. – People interested in learning more about gray wolf ecology can attend a Timber Wolf Ecology Clinic at the Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 19-20. Area biologists and volunteers from
WI: Fishing fine in ’10; how about ’11?
Madison – Wisconsin anglers can look forward to more great fishing opportunities in 2011 as they turn the page on a record-setting 2010, according ton DNR Bureau of Fisheries Director Mike Staggs. “We realize how
