Fishing
Fishing license fee hike is discussed
Harrisburg – Like a slow NASCAR driver, the Pennsylvania Game Commission may soon get lapped. Officials within the commission tried talking to state lawmakers about getting a license fee increase in 2003. They were told
Winterkill lurks, as lake ‘liberalization’ wraps up
Hutchinson, Minn. – Most of the 30 lakes in Minnesota opened to “liberalized” fishing regulations this winter have now closed, but that doesn’t mean a few more won’t join the list late this winter, according
Private land access at top of DNR priority list
Columbus – Ask any five deer hunters in Ohio to name their No. 1 frustration and three of them will mention the word “access.” While not in any way a scientific finding, the DNR Division
Bonding talk heats up, G&F bills added
St. Paul – First, the Legislature approved a dedicated funding bill. Less than two weeks later, it approved a transportation bill, then, for the first time, over-rode one of Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s veto. The transportation
12,000 more does fell with early bonus tags
Athens – A single bar graph spit out of Mike Tonkovich’s computer shows in raw numbers just how successful the bonus antlerless tags were during the 2007 early archery season. From the deer archery opener
‘Unprecedented’ bag in order for Erie perch
Columbus – For sport anglers on Lake Erie, the bad news is that the yellow perch bag in the western basin will likely be reduced to 25 fish per day. The good news is that
Huebsch reluctant to allow vote on ‘DNR secretary’ bill
Madison – Sportsmens groups who thought the “DNR secretary bill” was moving swimmingly through the Legislature might be surprised to learn that the bill appears to have stalled. Former DNR secretary George Meyer, now executive
A major milestone: funding bill passes
St. Paul – It was a lovefest at the Capitol last Thursday, and it didn’t have much to do with the fact it was Valentine’s Day. Two days into the session, both the House and
