Fishing
Turkey harvest down from 2009 season
Milladore, Wis. – The DNR Turkey Management Committee met June 16 at the Mead Wildlife Area to review preliminary harvest figures for the spring season and learned that hunters registered 47,709 turkeys – down 9.6
Cormorant cull on Lake Erie ongoing
Oak Harbor, Ohio – DNR authorities continue to cull cormorants from a trio of Lake Erie islands. The DNR_Division of Wildlife manages the birds on Lake Erie through a Public Resource Depredation Order issued by
Gulf oil to cut duck numbers here
Wyoming resident Mike Podwicka had no idea of the monstrocity that loomed in front of him.
State reminds anglers about bait restrictions due to VHS concerns
DNRE Report Lansing — Now that most fishing seasons are open, anglers are reminded that the use of salmon eggs or minnows for bait is restricted in some waters as part of a strategy to
Big fines handed down in smallmouth bass poaching case
DNR Report Sandusky, Ohio – Three Tennessee men and three Georgia men appeared in Ottawa County Municipal Court in Port Clinton in early June for sentencing for taking 141 more than the legal limit of
Spinning-wing decoys banned at Shiawassee
Lansing – The state Natural Resource Commission voted earlier this month to ban the use of spinning-wing decoys at the Shiawassee River State Game Area, but postponed until its July 8 meeting a vote on
Lake Erie wind farm plans set in motion by G.E. Co.
Cleveland – General Electric Co. announced in late May that it plans to harness the power of winds blowing across Lake Erie by developing the world’s first freshwater wind farm several miles offshore from downtown
Anglers in the know are worried about the Mon
Pittsburgh — Recent news that the Monongahela River made American Rivers’ “Most Endangered Rivers” list didn’t come as a shock to muskie angler Dave Myers, but it fueled his sense of dread.
Cuts will include all agencies
Springfield — What will DNR sacrifice? Hunters and anglers who in March began paying more for permits are anxiously watching the state capital as Gov. Pat Quinn determines how much each state agency will be
