Fishing
Acting chief set to retire
Columbus – In an e-mail statement sent to the employees of the DNR Division of Wildlife, acting agency chief Jim Marshall stated: “All; I will be retiring from the Division of Wildlife on Sept. 30,
Fisheries Division sets plan for reg changes
Lansing – An additional 73 miles of gear-restricted waters are being proposed for designated trout streams across the state. The proposal, which authorities say will be presented to DNRE Director Rebecca Humphries at the Oct.
August trawls turn up better hatch on Erie
Sandusky, Ohio – The August surveys of the 2010 Lake Erie walleye hatch have caused Ohio fisheries biologists to revise their assessment upward, meaning that the year-class may be better than thought initially and the
Natural Resources Board to tackle CWD plan – again
By Lee Fahrney Contributing Writer Spring Green, Wis. – If the Natural Resources Board doesn’t have any more luck in settling differences of opinion over the DNR’s proposed CWD management plan than did a couple
Federal carp director to oversee prevention work
Chicago — No one is using “Carp Czar” in his official title, but John Goss is in essence exactly that. On Sept. 8, Goss, a former top official with the Indiana DNR, was named federal
Positive outlook for duck season
Springfield – First the bad news: Illinois duck hunters had an awful 2009 season, harvesting the fewest ducks since 2004. The good news: Migrating ducks don’t dwell on the past. Besides, they read weather –
Duck hunting ’10: More water, and more options
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison – Duck numbers are one thing; the location of those ducks is quite another. And it’s locating those ducks that could stymie hunters this fall, despite the fact that state
Court battle looms over access to Adirondacks
Albany – A decades-old battle over whether float planes should be allowed to land on remote lakes in the Adirondack mountains has been renewed with a new federal lawsuit over the issue. Six residents of
EPA denies bid to ban lead ammo
Washington (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency last month denied a petition by five environmental groups to ban lead in hunting ammunition, saying the issue is not within the agency’s jurisdiction. The EPA said it
