Fishing
Pa. officials: Lead bullet scare bogus
Harrisburg – John Plowman’s eaten a lot of venison from deer that died via a bullet, and he’s never gotten sick as a result. He doesn’t know of any hunter who’s ever gotten ill either.
Lessard Council kicks off with first meeting
St. Paul – The group that will recommend to the Legislature as much as $90 million a year in fish and game habitat projects met for the first time Monday, with members pledging to be
Hunter access survey shows work is needed
Columbus – A small sample of southeast and southwest Ohio farmers said they continue to experience problems related to deer damage, but the majority of those same farmers said they weren’t interested in a formal
Study links lead in blood to consumption of wild game
Bismarck, N.D. – North Dakota health officials are recommending that pregnant women and young children avoid eating meat from wild game killed with lead bullets. The recommendation is based on a study released last week
Pa. man qualifies for Bassmaster Classic
Deborah Weisberg Southwest Correspondent Pittsburgh – Ken Baumgardner, of Monongahela, is heading to the 2009 Bassmaster Classic on the Red River out of Shreveport-Bossier City, La., Feb. 20-22. A member of the Road Warriors Bassmasters,
New law makes poached big buck worth $13,000
Columbus – From trumpeter swans to trophy bucks, poachers are bagging hefty court-ordered restitution as a result of tougher sanctions approved by the Ohio legislature and being enforced since March 4. Two hunters arrested for
State is a leader in whitetail research
University Park, Pa. – Andrew Norton is well aware of how controversial and political deer management is in Pennsylvania. That’s one reason why the graduate student in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is so
WWF appeals Forest Service road closures
Poynette, Wis. – A U.S. Forest Service decision to prohibit motorized vehicles on 50 percent of the existing roads on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is being appealed by the state’s largest conservation organization. The Wisconsin
Nania, Meyer get Outdoor Life honors
Madison – Wisconsin has had an inordinate number of conservation leaders over the years, and that tradition continues today. Two current Wisconsinites, Jeff Nania, of Portage, and George Meyer, of Madison, have been named to
