Fishing
Pneumonia outbreak kills 79 bighorn sheep in NV
Reno, Nev. (AP) – Nevada wildlife officials say a pneumonia outbreak has killed 79 bighorn sheep in two mountain ranges near Elko, and they expect the die-off to worsen. Nevada Department of Wildlife biologist Caleb
Fishermen rally against federal catch limits
Washington (AP) – Fishermen and charter boat captains from Massachusetts to Florida rallied outside the Capitol Wednesday to demand changes to a federal fisheries law they say is killing jobs and eroding fishing communities. Participants
Poaching law changes in works
Tulsa, Okla. (AP) – Kill the critter, pay the price. If you lose your hunting or fishing license in this state, you lose those privileges in most of the rest of the country as well.
Growing wolf numbers renew tension over animal
Ely, Minn. (AP) – The growing number of gray wolves in Minnesota and other north central states is fueling a backlash against the predator, which is still protected under federal law. In Minnesota, Wisconsin, and
Audit: Reveal deer numbers
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s deer- management program is scientifically solid, defensible and largely credible.
Feds won’t close Chicago canal
Traverse City, Mich. (AP) – With marauding Asian carp on the Great Lakes’ doorstep, the federal government has crafted a $78.5 million battle plan that offers no assurance of thwarting an invasion and doesn’t use
Erie ice over a foot thick in areas
Put-In-Bay, Ohio – Each year, would-be winter Erie ice anglers wait for the water to firm and follow the ice formation through the use of several sources of information including fishing message boards, fishing updates
No license fee hikes this year
Harrisburg – Despite some erroneous news reports you may have heard or read lately (not in this newspaper), it’s now clear the Pennsylvania Game and Fish & Boat commissions won’t be getting approval to raise
Brookies getting a boost on the upper Black River
Gaylord, Mich. – The upper Black River, says Carol Rose, is “such a precious resource, the only river in Lower Michigan managed exclusively for brook trout, and it’s a premier brook trout fishery.” And, it’s
