Fishing
Guernsey County man charged in deer traffic
Columbus – A Guernsey County man is the second person to face criminal charges in the alleged illegal sale and transport of 54 propagated whitetail deer from Ohio to South Carolina, a violation of the
Grand Lake St. Marys to make switch to saugeyes
St. Marys, Ohio – The DNR Division of Wildlife will discontinue walleye stocking at Grand Lake St. Marys this spring in favor of a saugeye program, said Ray Petering, administrator of fish management. Begun in
Mississippi Wildlife officer found guilty of hunting illegally
Jackson, Miss. (AP) – A former Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks conservation officer and his brother have been found guilty of violating federal wildlife conservation laws. The U.S. attorney’s office says Andy Elchos
Poland changes highway plan to save rare wetland
Warsaw, Poland (AP) – Poland’s environment minister said Tuesday that plans for a new highway have been changed to save one of Europe’s last pristine wetlands. Maciej Nowicki told a news conference that authorities have
Reports of Winter Kills in Lakes and Ponds Coming in as Ice Melts
The calls come in about this time of year. Winter ice has melted and a pond owner or early season angler heads down to check things out. Dead fish? Not a good sign. “I’m getting
OLEC to Fund Studies of Lake Erie Algal Blooms and Fisheries
Toledo, OH – The Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC) will provide grants for four studies that will investigate the causes and impacts of Lake Erie algal blooms, as well as physical habitat distribution within the
Group wants feds to help save jaguars in Arizona and New Mexico
Tuscon, Ariz. (AP) – A Tucson group says the U.S. government must develop recovery programs for jaguars living in southern Arizona and New Mexico. An attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity told a federal
Boca Grande Pass tarpon-fishing rules set to take effect
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reminds anglers that rules limiting the use of certain types of fishing gear in Boca Grande Pass take effect April 1. These rules prohibit the use of
Texas wildlife officials worried about whooping cranes
Rockport, Texas (AP) – Wildlife managers are worried that some of the whooping cranes wintering at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge may be too weak and malnourished to successfully make their return to Canada this season.
