Fishing
CWD review panel: It’s up to citizens
Madison – A panel of experts who reviewed the DNR’s CWD plan believes state residents are going to have to decide if they want to do everything possible to contain CWD to the areas where
States sue Ill. over carp fear
Chicago – Illinois is being sued by three – and possibly four – other midwestern states over Asian carp and that fish’s threat to the Great Lakes. A fourth state may join the suit and
The Scourge of Feral House Cats – Special News Feature
Felines Fatales: With something like 150 million free-ranging house cats wreaking havoc on our wildlife, the last thing we need is Americans sustaining them in the wild. Reprinted with permission of the author. Dusk descends
DNR: Wildlife division in good shape
Columbus – Though the DNR Division of Wildlife is hardly awash in cash, the agency is still solvent enough to ride out the current economic storm. In its annual financial report, the Wildlife Division reports
No charges filed after fatal hunter shootout
Punxsutawney, Pa. – A Summerville bear hunter who killed a property owner in a trespassing dispute will not be charged, according to Pennsylvania State Police, who said the shooting was determined to be justified.
4 ice-fishing tourneys are debuting in state
Greensburg, Pa. – Ice is no good on roads, no good on windshields, no good on sidewalks.
Stephens 18-point buck is bound for the record book
Clayton, Ohio – On Nov. 30, the opener of the statewide firearms season, 39 year-old Clayton, Ohio, resident Brian Stephens harvested a giant 18-point buck while hunting his 180-acre family owned farm in Highland County.
Venison donations are up over last year’s total
DNR Report – Columbus – Ohio deer hunters have donated more than 95,500 pounds of venison to local food banks so far this deer season, according to Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry and the
Susquehanna River is tops in intersex bass
Harrisburg – If anyone needed more confirmation that the Susquehanna is in trouble, it came recently in a finding by federal scientists that the river has a higher percentage of “intersex” smallmouth bass than almost
