Fishing
Frustrated Monacchio steps down from CFAB
By Don LehmanContributing Writer Northville, N.Y. – The chairman of the state Conservation Fund Advisory Board (CFAB) announced his resignation March 16, saying the inability of certain sportsmen’s groups to work together had pushed him
Price County muskies headed to La Crosse
By Dean Bortz Editor Park Falls, Wis. – Up to 200 Price County muskies will put on some traveling music this spring as they make their way to a new home – Lake Neshonoc in
PGC: Deer harvest similar to last year
Hunters kill 361,560: Reporting rates now hover around 37% By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Response from the leaders of two statewide sportsmen’s groups to a report from the Pennsylvania Game Commission that hunters killed
Survey: State whitetail hunters want status quo
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Saginaw, Mich. – While the Natural Resources Commission was mulling over the concept of restricting the harvest of antlered bucks by hunters, the DNR was polling hunters on what pleased
DNR supports sidearms in woods for permit holders
By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – One of the biggest changes Ohio sportsmen will see this fall is that proper license holders will be able to take two firearms into the woods. But, they still will
Bait prices are a big concern on Lake Erie
Rules related to VHS could drive up bait shop prices By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – The biggest casualty of the current fish virus scare on Lake Erie will likely be the bait dealers who do
TV report featuring HSUS draws ire of state trappers
By Tom Watts Correspondent Otsego, Mich. – Charlie Brown Sr. is an experienced Michigan trapper who denounces the illegal practice of skinning animals alive. Brown, 59, of Otsego, was outraged after a report aired on
After flap, Rendell taps top candidate for PGC
By Tom Venesky Contributing Writer Wilkes-Barre, Pa. – When Luzerne County resident Jay Delaney applied to fill the vacant Northeast Region seat on the Pennsylvania Game Commission last spring, he did so because he wanted
Bill would let farmers hire pros to kill deer
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg – Where hunters have failed to control deer – or where they’ve never been given the chance, depending on your perspective – professionals may get to do the job.
