Fishing
Few lawmakers at license fee hearing
Cambridge Springs, Pa. – Well, at least hotel space wasn’t an issue. State lawmakers have been saying for three years that if the Pennsylvania Game Commission wants them to increase the cost of hunting license
McCain to keynote USSA’s fall banquet
Columbus – The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance has long been known to bring in some heavy hitters in the outdoors and political world to speak at its annual fall rally. Gov. Ted Strickland spoke at last
Deep-well natural gas poses big risks
University Park, Pa. – Reminiscent of Pennsylvania’s halcyon days of oil production and coal mining early in the last century, the current boom in natural-gas well drilling poses a risk to the state’s streams and
Turkey hunter gets jail, probation
Gaylord, Minn. – A Belle Plaine man was sentenced earlier this week to up to 10 years probation, including 30 days in jail, for shooting and killing his 8-year-old son in an April turkey-hunting accident.
DNR aims to provide additional ATV trails
Columbus – Whether you call them ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) or APVs (all-purpose vehicles), one thing is clear – off-roading is a growing outdoor pursuit in Ohio. And officials at the DNR are taking that fact
Details emerge in eagle-killing case
Isle, Minn. – Federal and state officials kept mum for more than a week about an October 2007 eagle killing that led to a guilty plea by Katherine Tramm and a $2,500 fine. The story
Forest Service slows road closure process
Rhinelander, Wis. – With the deadline past for comment on a rule that would close 55 percent of the roads on the national forest to motorized vehicles, Forest Service officials say the process hasn’t been
Potential heritage council members can apply now
St. Paul – A vote on dedicated funding still is months away, but applications already are being taken for a council that would advise lawmakers on how to spend about $91 million a year in
Vendor penalized $155,000 penalty for turkey tag fiasco
Madison – The DNR’s leftover license sales vendor will pay the state $155,000 in penalties for problems associated with the sale of over-the-counter spring turkey tags. Hunters who tried to buy leftover tags on March
