Fishing
Agency wants cut of severance tax
Harrisburg – If state lawmakers this fall are going to put a severance tax on gas withdrawn through Marcellus shale wells as promised, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission wants to share in the proceeds.
More hunters harvest fewer ducks in 2009
Lansing – Duck hunters in Michigan should know soon the status of this year’s duck-hunting season. For now, they know this: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has estimated the harvest of ducks in the
We’re back!(?)
Edwardsville, Ill. – If it seems like squirrel hunting has gone the way of cane pole fishing and bullfrog gigging, then you indeed are an astute observer of Illinois outdoors trends. Fewer people go nuts
Wanted: Deer hunters to aid in research
Oshkosh, Wis. – The need to capture hundreds of deer for a statewide research project means there will be plenty of room for hunters to volunteer to help. In fact, their aid might even be
Coyote attacks prompt response from the DEC
Rye, N.Y. (AP) – The wary but tolerant relationship between humans and coyotes is changing in a New York City suburb, where two attacks on little girls have police officers shooting at the animals and
Crossbow debate not likely to end
Albany – Legislation allowing the use of crossbows during the firearms and muzzleloader big-game seasons – as well as a special crossbow season after the late muzzleloader offering in the Southern Zone – has been
Will ‘Open Fields’ be coming to Wisconsin soon?
Washington – The likelihood of an expanded nationwide hunter access program took a step forward earlier this month when the USDA announced that states like Wisconsin could apply for start-up funding for such an undertaking.
U.P. antler regs heading south
Lansing – In a move that surprised both supporters and detractors of antler point restrictions, the state Natural Resources Commission last week voted 4-1 to impose the same buck regulations valid in the Upper Peninsula
Tough poaching bill passes House
Harrisburg — Tough new anti-poaching legislation passed the state House July 3 by a vote of 189-6 and was headed to Gov. Ed Rendell for consideration.
