Fishing
No new VHS cases discovered in N.Y.
Albany – There’s been some good news on the VHS front this spring and summer. No news at all. Perhaps a bit surprisingly, no new cases of the fish-killing virus have been identified in New
Legislative action got swift response
Harrisburg – When word of Sen. Gibson Armstrong’s amendment that would strip wildlife conservation officers of their powers got out, reaction was swift. The Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs asked its members to contact their
New plan outlines vision for state’s environment
St. Paul – A comprehensive plan, more than 18 months in the making, to protect and improve the state’s natural resources has been completed. Sweeping in its scope, supporters say it provides more than 60
Bill to counter PF&BC policy
Harrisburg – A new “resource-first” policy adopted by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners this summer so troubled a state lawmaker that he introduced a bill in early July to thwart it. Worried that the policy
Southwest poaching sting suspect to judge: ‘I just can’t help myself’
Hillsboro, Ohio -After a three-month undercover investigation by the DNR Division of Wildlife, four men, charged with 28 wildlife violations in Highland and Ross County, were convicted in what appears to be one of the
Bluebill bag likely to be restricted this fall
Ohio might propose a 45-day season Bemidji, Minn. – Absent an unexpected rise in the estimated scaup breeding population, bluebill hunters this fall will see more restrictive regulations. In Ohio, waterfowl hunters could be looking
Amendment to gut deputies’ powers
Lancaster, Pa. – Lancaster County Republican state Sen. Gibson Armstrong is taking aim at the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s corps of deputy wildlife conservation officers. The chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 2 proposed
Lynx-driven trapping rules OK’d by judge
St. Paul – A federal judge this week approved a DNR plan that will allow trappers in the Arrowhead region of the state the ability to continue to trap other species, while abiding by restrictions
Governor says Erie is the ‘walleye capital’
Strickland marks 30th annual Fish Ohio Port Clinton, Ohio – Though there are more than a few U.S. cities that claim to be the “Walleye Capital of the World,” there’s not much disagreement on the
