Fishing
Staback: Lawsuit stops deer audit
Harrisburg – A long-promised independent audit of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s controversial deer-management program may be in jeopardy because of a lawsuit filed against the agency by a sportsmen’s group. But then again, maybe not.
At last! Early ice predicted for eager anglers this month
Pittsburgh – All the state’s ice anglers want for Christmas is some of the hard stuff. Although they’ve been Scrooged out of the big freeze during holidays past, this winter they may get their wish.
Former NWTF leader charged with theft
Washington Court House, Ohio – A former Ohio leader for the National Wild Turkey Federation pleaded not guilty Dec. 8 to a charge of felony grand theft. Walt Ingram, 48, of Washington Court House, was
Five Pa. towns make national Top 200 List
State College, Pa. – Five small cities in Pennsylvania have been listed among Outdoor Life’s “Top 200 Towns for Outdoorsmen” in the magazine’s Dec.-Jan. ’09 issue. In the story, written by Andrew McKean, few towns
DNR sets late-season deer hunt in northwest
St. Paul – Hunters again will have the opportunity to hunt for whitetails well after the regular firearms season has ended. The DNR is holding a special late-season hunt in northwest Minnesota’s Permit Area 101
Moose Summit examines the declining population
Grand Rapids, Minn. – Minnesota’s declining moose population was the topic of a Moose Summit held in Duluth on Monday. Biologists from Minnesota, as well as nearby states and provinces, shared information about their own
Wolf River speed limits, use issues now hot topic
Oshkosh, Wis. – The Wolf River may be frozen now, but things are heating up when it comes to Wolf River usage, proposed no-wake zones, and the potential for a speed limit on the Wolf
State’s deer harvest takes 21-percent dip
Madison – A 21-percent decline in the gun buck harvest from last year has generated a firestorm of sorts for the DNR that includes calls from hunters for the agency to cancel the Dec. 11-14
