Fishing
Erie ‘trophy’ smallie now 20 inches
Staff reportDunkirk, N.Y. – For many smallmouth bass anglers, 20 inches is that elusive target, one that dictates whether the bronzeback is a true trophy or just another fine fish. On Lake Erie next month,
Record flathead taken at Blue Marsh
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Boyertown, Pa. – James Shabrach Jr. spends a lot of nights fishing the spillway below Blue Marsh Lake in Berks County, but few of them end up like the night
New Web-based licensing system in development
By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn Contributing Writer Columbus – The DNR Division of Wildlife is in the market for a new, efficient Web-based licensing system. The present model is 10 years old, held together with software
Legislature to take up fee increase proposal
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Anglers’ 2006 fishing licenses expired on March 31, and anglers across the state have been out in force purchasing their 2007 licenses – without a controversial proposed fee increase
Landowners to get new conservation offering
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Lansing – Michigan could gain more than 8,000 acres in cropland set-aside for wildlife conservation under a new provision offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The State Areas for
Probe finds many wild hogs in state
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Altoona, Pa. – The genie might be out of the bottle. That’s the way a federal official who headed up a $60,000 investigation into Pennsylvania’s wild hog population over the winter
Forest studies show some regeneration
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg – How will the Game Commission know when it’s time to ease up on the state’s deer herd? That question has been asked time and again over the last
Some fish stocking suspended for 2007
By Yvonne Swager Correspondent Lansing – Michigan DNR walleye, pike, and muskie production and stocking has been suspended for a year because of a fatal fish disease. The presence of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), detected
PGC looks bad in flap over tame deer near Lancaster
By Ad Crable Contributing Writer Lancaster, Pa. – Against the backdrop of a huge public outcry, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said it will bend the rules and not kill a piebald deer a 90-year-old woman
