Fishing
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
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,
Bounty in effect again on pikeminnows in Oregon
Portland, Ore. (AP) – It’s open season again on northern pikeminnows, a voracious breed of fish that eats millions of young salmon and steelhead in the Columbia and Snake rivers. The pikeminnows have a price
Mich. officials say charter fishing down in 2008
Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP) – The economic downturn led to a drop last year in charter fishing trips originating in Michigan, and even fewer are expected in 2009, officials said. “The number of charter excursions
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
