Fishing
Watershed says ‘no’ to fish structure
Bag limits unlikely to change in ’08 By Mike MooreEditor Sandusky, Ohio – It says a lot about how fish reproduction has gone on Lake Erie over the past several years when there is cause
Legislators tackle cormorant control
By Yvonne Swager Correspondent Alpena, Mich. – Recent attempts to control double-crested cormorants in the state have worked, officials say, but not fast enough for some legislators. Bills recently enacted require the DNR to be
Senate continues to mull 2007 Farm Bill
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – Members of the U.S. Senate may not pass a far-ranging Farm Bill before the current five-year plan expires at the end of this month, but many conservation groups
Ohio waterfowl migration complicates goose hunt
By Mike MooreEditor Melmore, Ohio – Simply put, northwest Ohio goose hunter Chuck Gaietto could shoot a lot more Canada geese every year if migration weren’t a reality. So could every other waterfowl hunter in
Lehigh River trout fishery has awesome potential
By Ad Crable Contributing Writer White Haven, Pa. – Could the the Lehigh River be one of the best trout-fishing destinations in the East? Could it be a 40-mile-long ribbon of gorgeous big water with
No-kill bass regs pondered by PF&BC for Susquehanna
By Marcus Schneck Contributing Writer Harrisburg – The summer of 2007 was another disappointing one for young-of-the-year smallmouth bass and bass anglers in much of the Susquehanna River, and the future is not currently looking
FWMR director inheriting red Fund
By Steve PiattEditor Albany – DEC’s new director of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources is a longtime department wildlife biologist who’s best known for her work in biodiversity conservation. She’s also the first woman ever
Tribes seek an earlier opener for waterfowling
InterMedia Outdoors remains committed to Oshkosh show By Dan HansenCorrespondent Oshkosh, Wis. – When the 9th annual Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoors Festival attracted more than 60,000 outdoor enthusiasts of all ages to the EAA Convention
With DMPs boost, harvest jump likely
Staff report Albany – A burgeoning black bear population in the Catskills has prompted DEC officials to propose starting the 2007 bear season two days earlier in an effort to increase the bear harvest. The
