Fishing
ASMFC Votes in Favor of Striped Bass Conservation
Sportfishing industry applauds decision to reject increases in commercial harvest Alexandria, VA – November 10, 2010 – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted 10-4 to reject a proposal to increase the commercial harvest
Kansas voters approve measure clarifying right to bear arm
Another election-night victory for hunters: With all precincts having reported results as of Nov. 9 (AP), Kansas voters passed Senate Resolution 1611, clarifying the right to bear arms. Kansas Amendment 1: Right to Bear Arms,
Amendments Affirm Right to Hunt and Fish in Three States
Constitutional amendments affirming the right to hunt and fish passed in Tennessee, Arkansas and South Carolina on mid-term election day, while such an amendment was defeated in Arizona. “The voters have spoken,” said Chris Cox,
Wisconsin Hunter Bags Two Bucks with One Arrow
HIXTON, Wis. (AP) A lifelong hunter from Jackson County, Wisconsin can claim bragging rights on this hunt. Rodney Hurst of Hixton bagged two bucks with one methodical shot from his bow. Hurst says one of
Bear attacks hunter
Spring Mills, Pa. — An Aaronsburg bowhunter got a painful lesson in maternal instinct when a black bear attacked him in his treestand in woods along Upper Georges Road near here Oct. 18. The hunter
Legal ruling concerns sportsmen
Lake Orion, Mich. — Last month’s decision by the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals directing the U.S. Forest Service to readdress the 15-year management plan for the Huron-Manistee National Forest is creating concern among
Young girl bags 180-class buck
Jackson, Ohio — Almost a year to the day, 18-year-old Krissa Haynes was given another chance at a buck she shot at and missed in 2009. By 2010, early trail camera photos taken in August
Rattlesnake bites on the upswing
Detroit — Wildlife experts believe that an apparent spike in bites from Michigan’s only venomous snake – the eastern massasauga rattlesnake – is likely due to mild fall temperatures that can delay hibernation. Jeff Jundt,
No charges filed in bear killing
Franklin, Pa. — Pennsylvania Game Commission officials recently announced that, based on their investigation, no charges will be filed against James Moore for killing a bear on Oct. 9. “This is an unfortunate incident that
