Fishing
Claysburg bear fiasco makes global news
Deborah Weisberg Southwest Correspondent Claysburg, Pa. – Their judgment and marksmanship under fire, local police in this Blair County community are taking a public mauling over their killing of a black bear, which they say
Federal ‘Wildlife Invasion’ act takes aim at exotic species
Washington – Members of Congress continued on a theme that’s been more common in recent years: stopping the introduction (and/or advancement) of species detrimental to the health of the nation’s native species and the economy.
State making certain hatcheries are clean
Columbus – Now that viral hemorrhagic septicemia has been found for the first time outside of the Lake Erie drainage, the key is to keep it out of Ohio’s fish producing hatcheries. Factors that could
Decision on fall scaup limit likely this week
Bemidji, Minn. – Hunters could have fewer opportunities to shoot a bluebill this fall. At its meeting this week, the Service Regulations Committee is expected to decide whether to move forward with a U.S. Fish
Rules change for youth bear-hunting program
Madison ’Äî Adults who’Äôd like to see young family members or friends take part in the state’Äôs learn-to-hunt bear program should know that new rules are in place this year. During the first three years
Flood waters ravage the state’s resources
Lake Delton, Wis. – Dangerous weather pounding Wisconsin and other areas of the Midwest has left devastating reminders of the costs of being out of balance with nature. Initially, all attention was focused on the
Hunters bagged 630,000 roosters in Iowa in 2007
Iowa DNR Reports Des Moines, Iowa ’Äî More than 109,000 pheasant hunters harvested 630,000 roosters in 2007, keeping Iowa among the national leaders in pheasant hunting. The harvest estimates are based on a survey of
State turkey hunters set new record
Navarino, Wis. – Wisconsin turkey hunters have for sure set another harvest record, but the final number has yet to be determined. The 2008 spring harvest was sitting at a preliminary number of about 52,814
CRP achieves new high in 2007
St. Paul ’Äî Acres enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program reached a new high of nearly 37 million acres in fiscal year 2007, according to an annual CRP report recently released by the USDA’Äôs
