Fishing
11-pound sucker new bowfishing record
By Mike MooreEditor Toledo, Ohio – Brent McGlone had been chasing the state bowfishing record for suckers for the past 10 years. Hitting spots close to home on the Maumee River, in Sandusky Bay, and
PGC president fight settled: Boop stays
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – When the Pennsylvania Game Commission meeting opened June 25, President Commissioner Tom Boop held the gavel and he read a statement that commissioners said resolved the crisis over board
Spring gobbler take above DEC forecast
Staff report Albany – New York’s 2007 spring turkey harvest may parallel the 2006 tally, despite DEC pre-season projections that it would be about 10 percent lower this year. DEC biologist Mike Schiavone said the
Turkey hunters set a new state record
210,000 tags expected for spring of 2008 By Tim Eisele Correspondent Stevens Point, Wis. – State turkey hunters set a new harvest record this spring by registering 52,379 birds. The DNR announced a preliminary harvest
‘Wetland guidance’ called threat to PPR
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – Field offices of the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers recently were issued ‘joint guidance’ regarding interpretation of the federal Clean Water Act, specifically, what constitutes a
Lake Erie fishing red hot
for both smallies, ‘eyes By Steve PiattEditor Dunkirk, N.Y. – You can get a pretty good argument going these days between the smallmouth anglers and walleye fishermen on Lake Erie. Both fraternities can make pretty
Gas prices slowing down boaters
By John Seewer Associated Press Writer Toledo, Ohio – John Harbert slapped a coat of black paint along the bottom of his 31-foot boat, getting ready for the summer season. But he doubts he’ll spend
2006 deer harvest up 9 percent
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – The buck harvest during the 2006 deer-hunting seasons in Michigan was up by about 22 percent over 2005, but the antlerless harvest was down about 5 percent statewide. That
Concern raised over Clean Water Act interpretation
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – Field offices of the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers earlier this month were issued ‘joint guidance’ regarding interpretation of the federal Clean Water Act, specifically, what
