Fishing
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
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
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
Not guilty plea possible in bear killing
Bakersville, Ohio – A Coshocton County man charged with killing a black bear in his yard plans to plead not guilty. John Tanksley, 35, of Bakersville in eastern Coshocton County, was scheduled for arraignment Aug.
Firearm forfeiture is taken out of new bill
Harrisburg – A legislative effort to restore the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s authority to take away the firearms of even those most egregious wildlife violators has failed. Under pressure from some gun owners and sportsmen, the
State forests to get more DMAP
Harrisburg – In years past, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has welcomed with open arms hunters willing to shoot antlerless deer. That still remains the case, but with a twist. This fall,
Boaters will be spared from discharge penalties
Washington, D.C. – In a remarkable display of bipartisan support for recreational boating, both the House and Senate passed the Clean Boating Act of 2008, which will permanently restore a long-standing exemption for recreational boats
Canvasbacks likely to be closed this season
Washington – When the regular waterfowl season opens in late October, the big difference hunters will see in the daily bag is that canvasbacks are off limits this year. The Service Regulations Committee of the
Long-time In-Fish walleye trail marking final season
Baxter, Minn. – One of the nation’s best-known tournament trails is coming to an end. In-Fisherman announced last week the Professional Walleye Trail will be discontinued after the three events that remain this season. The
