Fishing
Thanks to VHS, stocking of saugeyes may be over
Harrisburg ’Äî One of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’Äôs fears is apparently coming true. Last fall, staff within the agency pointed out that regulations meant to prevent the spread of VHS ’Äì or Viral
NRB adopts spring hearing fish, wildlife rule changes
Milwaukee ’Äî Bobcat population goals, fall turkey hunting with dogs, a longer raccoon season, and limited paintball activity on state lands are just four of the rule changes adopted by the Natural Resources Board at
Green Bay must rely on muskie spawning
Peshtigo, Wis ’Äì If the number of Great Lakes muskies is going to continue to grow in Green Bay and the Fox River, the fish are going to have to do most of the heavy
Wet spring may hamper pheasant nest success
Madelia, Minn. ’Äî As another heavy spring rain pelted southern Minnesota last week, DNR pheasant researcher Kurt Haroldson lamented the continuing cold and wet weather’Äôs effect on the state’Äôs pheasant population. ’ÄúWith pheasants, at least,
Nonresident deer hunters come from around the nation, world
St. Paul ’Äî Hunters from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto’ÄàRico hunted deer in Minnesota during last year’Äôs firearms season, according to the DNR Fish and Wildlife Division. Residents of 17 other
New consumption advisory suggests eating more fish
St. Paul (AP) ’Äî Minnesotans should eat more fish, the state health department said last week in its annual advisory on consuming fish from Minnesota waters. The updated guidelines say it’Äôs fine for people who
NWTF names Keck’Äôs replacement
Edgefield, S.C. ’Äî A retired agribusiness executive has been hired as the new chief executive officer of the National Wild Turkey Federation. George C. Thornton replaces longtime CEO’ÄàRob Keck, who resigned in March and whose
Pa. hunting license sales down slightly
Harrisburg ’Äî The bad news is that hunting license sales in Pennsylvania declined again slightly last year; the good news is that the rate of decline seems to have slowed. According to a recently released
Injured ex-Marine gets slam with a crossbow
Lancaster, Pa. ’Äî Philip Carroll, a 22-year-old injured ex-Marine, completed a rare Pennsylvania hunting feat in May when he got a gobbler with a crossbow near Williamsport. The Marietta, Lancaster County, hunter had previously taken
