Fishing
Gun amendment hinders House G&F bill progress
St. Paul ’Äî An amendment sportsmen say is anti-gun has derailed a House bill containing a number of hunting and fishing provisions, at least temporarily. The House Finance Committee approved the amendment to the bill,
Forecast upbeat for 2009 opener
Hackensack, Minn. – The ice is gone, it’s not supposed to snow, there are minnows to be had, and gas prices are tolerable. Anglers have a lot more to be happy about as they head
CRP: addition by extension
Washington – Before 2009 draws to a close, nearly 4 million acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program are scheduled to expire, putting a serious dent in wildlife habitat across the United States. But federal
PF&BC reports: A trout costs $2.73
Champion, Pa. – Fishermen have long wondered just how much of their license dollar goes to raise and stock a trout. Pennsylvania’s fish & boat commissioners have wondered as well, and at January’s commission meeting,
Commissioner: Let’s back up on crossbows in bow season
Harrisburg – Just when you thought the crossbows-in-archery-season blaze had finally died down, gasoline was abruptly thrown on the fire. As expected, Pennsylvania game commissioners, at their April meeting, gave final approval to a minor
ODNR:_Bear sightings will increase
Akron – During the next few months, Ohioans could expect to see more black bears as the young bruins leave their mothers in search of their own territory. In 2008, approximately 29 different black bears
Louisiana closes some fishing due to tilapia
Baton Rouge, La. (AP) – The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has closed an area south of Port Sulphur to commercial and recreational fishing after tilapia were found in public waterways in the area.
PF&BC bows to pressure, delays mussel action
Champion, Pa. – It seems as though a mussel just can’t catch a break. Pennsylvania’s Fish & Boat Commissioners have now twice postponed action to protect two species of Allegheny River mussels, declining populations of
Man accused of smuggling songbirds from Vietnam
Los AngelesS (AP) _ A man was charged Tuesday with smuggling songbirds into the United States by hiding more than a dozen of them in an elaborate, custom-tailored pair of leggings during a flight from
