Fishing
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
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
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
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
Grannis says he’s a friend of sportsmen
By Steve PiattEditor Albany – Alexander B. ‘Pete’ Grannis, the embattled nominee to head the state DEC, says he’s a friend of the sportsmen and not an anti-hunting, anti-trapping bureaucrat from New York City. Grannis,
Two years of good turkey poult survival means…
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison – Wisconsin turkey hunters have been bumping up against the spring harvest mark of 50,000 birds for several years now. Could this be the year hunters finally bag more than
Wisconsin’s Wilhelm is the nation’s top gobbler
By Steve PiattContributing Writer Nashville, Tenn. – Scott Wilhelm was thrilled with his second-place finish in the National Wild Turkey Federation Grand National Friction Calling Championship. So you can imagine how he felt a couple
Resources board approves SAK review
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison – The Natural Resources Board approved the report of the citizen Sex-Age-Kill (SAK) Steering Committee that reviewed the DNR’s formula used to estimate deer populations. The report was based on
DEC: Deer harvest shows herd buildup
Staff report Albany – New York’s deer hunters bagged more whitetails in the 2006-07 season than the previous year, a harvest fueled by a record muzzleloader take and an 8 percent increase in the buck
