Fishing
Senate seeks gas/oil drilling in state parks
Columbus (AP) – The Ohio Senate wants to allow drilling for oil and natural gas in state parks to help pay for maintenance costs as part of the two-year state budget plan. The Republican-controlled Senate
Deer audit may be done by fall
State College, Pa. – If some hunters are expecting the audit of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s deer-management program to provide an exact count of the state’s deer, they are going to be disappointed, warns the
Grand Lake saugeye project capped by release of 23,000
St. Marys – An Ohio DNR project to stock Grand Lake St. Marys with a new generation of sport fish culminated with the release of 23,000 sterile (triploid) saugeye fingerlings on May 29. A saugeye
Ruffed grouse numbers take a big jump in state
Grand Rapids, Minn. – Ruffed grouse drum counts in the state have risen dramatically this year, following three consecutive years of moderate increases. Statewide drum counts saw a 43-percent increase from last year, and counts
Unallotment means more cuts for DNR
St. Paul – Right back where we started from isn’t necessarily a good thing. The state DNR’s operating budget faces another 2.25 percent reduction in state general funds following Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s “unallotment” on Tuesday.
Parks targeted to close revealed
Editor Harrisburg – A list of 50 state parks that may close as a result of cuts contained in the $27.3 billion budget bill recently approved by the Senate was unveiled by the Department of
Jail time doled out for NWTF embezzlement
Washington Court House, Ohio – A former regional director of the National Wild Turkey Federation was sentenced to 10 months in prison June 2 for the embezzlement of $72,951. Walter E. Ingram, 48, of Washington
Pa. hunting licenses on sale under new system
Harrisburg, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania Game Commission officials say a new automated license system will make it easier – and quicker – for hunters to get ready for deer season. Hunting and furtaker licenses for
Feds declare salmon endangered on 3 Maine rivers
Portland, Maine (AP) – The federal government is listing wild Atlantic salmon as endangered in three of Maine’s largest rivers while designating thousands of miles of rivers and lakes as critical habitat for one of
