Fishing
Youth mentored hunt ends with antlered doe
State College, Pa. – Only one member of North America’s deer family commonly has females grow antlers – caribou. With white-tailed deer, bucks grow their first visible set of antlers during their second year of
DOW looks to tweak bass regulations for better fishing
Athens, Ohio – The DNR Division of Wildlife hosted a Bass Regulations Forum on Dec. 19 in Columbus. The forum was held to discuss potential ideas for adjusting inland black bass regulations based on a
Northeast’s Lackawaxen named ‘River of the Year’
Harrisburg – Steeped in a wealth of natural bounties and historical significance shaping northeast Pennsylvania’s ecology and communities for centuries, the Lackawaxen River recently was named the Commonwealth’s River of the Year for 2010 by
Was DRIP funding spent properly?
Lansing – A review of the state’s Deer Range Improvement Program (DRIP) has confirmed what many sportsmen feared:_Restricted DRIP funds have not been used entirely for their intended purpose. DRIP funds are generated directly from
Limited fisher-trapping season expected soon
Harrisburg – Trappers may enjoy a short but sweet season on fishers next year for the first time in more than a century.
Court refuses to close canal to halt Asian carp
Traverse City, Mich. (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to order the immediate closure of shipping structures near Chicago to contain the ravenous Asian carp, before authorities said DNA from the invaders had
Coyotes blamed for limiting deer numbers
Harrisburg – Randy Santucci is not a wildlife biologist. And he doesn’t want anyone to get the wrong impression – he’s not pretending to be one.
Humphries appointed to lead the new DNRE
Lansing – Rebecca Humphries has been appointed director of the new Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE). Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced in October her commitment to combining the Department of Natural Resources and
NRB’s CWD team to ask DNR for more ‘action’ on disease
Madison – The state Natural Resources Board’s CWD subcommittee will report to the full board Jan. 26 that it wants to see a more “proactive” CWD plan from the DNR that could include sharpshooting and
