Fishing
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
Regs to tackle lead-in-venison topic
St. Paul – Two pages of this year’s hunting regulations book – including the full-color back page – are devoted to providing hunters with information about lead bullet fragments in venison. And Minnesota isn’t alone;
PGC blames police for killing of bear
Deborah Weisberg Southwest Correspondent Claysburg, Pa. – With one eyewitness bound for court in last month’s police shooting of a black bear, the Pennsylvania Game Commission blames bystanders and local officers for the killing that
Irony at DNR: fleet use of E85 hurts wildlife habitat
St. Paul (AP) – Three hundred vehicles driven by the Minnesota DNR run on a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. But ironically, it’s the state’s ethanol boom that conservation groups say
Panfish selling to end
Albany – Market fishing, the practice where recreational anglers sell their catch to commercial outlets, has effectively been banned throughout most of the North Country where it has been a tradition for generations. Legislation passed
Duck numbers dip, but scaup increase
Bemidji, Minn. – Just about the time Midwestern duck hunters began to fret about the possibility of a reduced bag for bluebills this fall – and the associated issues the might arise with such a
