Fishing
PGC says the deer harvest is up 4%
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s recent announcement that hunters harvested an estimated 335,850 deer in the state’s 2008-09 seasons – 4 percent more than the agency’s estimate for the previous year – was greeted
Va man convicted of baiting, killing bears
Roanoke, Va. (AP) – A Pembroke man has pleaded guilty to baiting and killing bears at a popular Giles County recreation area. Merrill Conley pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to illegally baiting bears in
High hopes on eve of ’09 turkey hunt
Madelia, Minn. – When the first spring turkey season begins next Wednesday, it will mark the latest chapter in a hunt that, on many levels, has seen continuous growth. The number of permits that are
Go now to catch Erie’s biggest steelhead of year
Erie, Pa. – The temperatures are finally on their way back up, winter is over and Easter is on its way. That can only mean one thing. Steelhead season is here. At least what is
Man gets second lifetime hunting ban
Franklin, Ohio – A Warren County hunter convicted of poaching deer was banned for life from hunting in Ohio under the state’s recently enacted Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact. George Plessinger, of Carlisle, was convicted in
Poor economy driving trapping license sales
Harrisburg – Compared with hunting license sales, sales of trapping licenses skyrocketed in Pennsylvania last year, and older furtakers drove the greatest gains, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s latest license sales statistics. Senior lifetime
Texas Parks and Wildlife Looking for Additional Dove Leases
Austin, Texas – Attention landowners: Looking to make some extra money and got a weedy field not in production or being rested this fall? Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Public Dove Hunting Program is not
Federal regulators deny protection to Calif. fish
Sacramento, Calif. (AP) – Federal authorities say a small fish in Northern California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta does not deserve protection on the federal endangered species list. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its
Blue catfish destined for Dillon Resevoir
Zanesville, Ohio – Fishermen who enjoy catching big catfish may want to keep an eye on Dillon Reservoir, where the DNR Division of Wildlife is planning to stock blue catfish. Recently removed from the endangered
