Fishing
Unified prez exposes PGC fawn-killing policy
Lancaster, Pa. – The president of Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania is crying foul over the in-tentional killing of white-tailed fawns each year by state Game Commission conservation officers.
Property owners oppose new access on northeastern lake
Duluth, Minn. – The state DNR has had opposition to new lake accesses in the past, but this might be the first time residents of a lake have banded together to block an access on
Crappie rules may expand to 38 more Ohio lakes
Columbus – A minimum keeper length requirement for crappies in six Ohio lakes has been so successful that the program could be expanded six-fold by next year. A proposal on the table now could add
PF&BC to study effect of trout regulations
Harrisburg – It’s a question that has bugged fly-fishermen in Pennsylvania and elsewhere for generations – does hooking mortality from using bait in catch-and-release areas affect trout populations?
DNR invites public comment on wildlife issues
DNR Reports (AP) Columbus – The DNR Division of Wildlife will welcome the public to six regional Open Houses on Saturday, Aug. 29, from noon until 3 p.m. “Anyone interested in providing input and participating
As baiting begins, bear food beginning to bloom
Joe Albert Associate Editor Tower, Minn. – Just as bear hunters can begin setting out bait for them, bruin-related nuisance complaints are decreasing across much of the state. While natural food growth this year is
ODFW releases 18 Rocky Mountain goats
Baker City, Ore. (AP) – The U.S. Forest Service and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife released 18 Rocky Mountain goats in the Umatilla National Forest last month as part of an effort to
Paper company works to improve WVa trout streams
Charleston, W.Va. (AP) – MeadWestvaco says it is joining with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to improve trout fishing on 146,000 acres of company-owned forest. The Glen Allen, Va.-based company said it plans
NM to offer leftover hunting licenses
Santa Fe, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Game and Fish Department is giving hunters another chance at deer, elk and javelina licenses. The department said Monday more than 1,700 public-land hunting licenses went unsubscribed
