Fishing
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 enters plea to role in illegal Montana hunting scheme
Billings, Mont. (AP) – A Louisiana man who recruited big game hunters to come to Montana, where they illegally hunted elk and deer, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to violate a federal wildlife act. Anthony
Wis. lawmakers vote to close DNR service centers
Madison, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin legislators have voted to end counter service at two dozen Department of Natural Resources field offices across the state. Residents would have to buy hunting and fishing licenses online or
NH man injured in turkey hunting mishap
Sullivan, N.H. (AP) – A Sullivan, N.H., man is recovering after his brother shot him in a hunting accident. The state fish and game department says 27-year-old Josh Lazzaro and his 29-year-old brother, Scott Lazzaro,
N.D. fisheries chief says high lakes challenge anglers
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s fisheries chief says Lake Sakakawea and Lake Oahe have gone from “rags to riches.” Greg Power says heavy spring runoff has led to a 28-foot rise in Lake Oahe
E. Idaho bowhunters complain about elk tag numbers
Pocatello, Idaho (AP) – The state is giving too many nonresident bowhunters a crack at bagging an elk in eastern Idaho, some Idaho hunters say. “I think residents should be given first priority,” Scott Roberts
