Fishing
Judge decides Little Juniata public water
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Huntingdon, Pa. — Although the Spring Ridge Club now has one less water to call its own, club operator Donny Beaver is claiming “nothing has changed” on the Little Juniata
Jail time, large fines for Marion poachers
Staff, Wire Reports Marion, Ohio — Five hunters pleaded no contest to more than 100 misdemeanor charges accusing them of participating in a poaching ring in central Ohio that illegally killed deer, turkeys, raccoons and
Canada geese gave state cold shoulder
By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Lancaster, Pa. — Southeast Pennsylvania goose hunters had a tough year. Migratory Canada geese that wing through the area each year didn’t show up for the season in their usual,
Wildlife areas on property watch list
State treasurer wants closer look at state-owned properties Staff, Wire Reports Columbus — The newly elected Ohio treasurer says the state has a trove of underutilized and abandoned properties that it must examine. And among
Feds move to delist Midwestern wolves
By Kevin Naze Correspondent Minneapolis — Calling them an “icon of wilderness,” Deputy Interior Secretary Lynn Scarlett said gray wolves have exceeded recovery goals in the western Great Lakes and northern Rocky Mountains. Scarlett, via
Red ink: $7M deficit in Conservation Fund
Staff report Albany — DEC’s Conservation Fund, the major budget source of the Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources, is facing a $7 million “structural deficit” that has officials scrambling for ways to generate
Stewardship Fund battle looms large
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — Two conservation groups are clawing to gain recognition by the governor’s office in hopes of opening more land to hunting and trapping, and to then better manage that public
Lawmakers again push lower youth hunting age
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — A series of bills geared toward lowering New York’s minimum big game hunting age of 16 has resurfaced in the state Assembly and Senate this year. Whether the proposals
Grannis appointment concerns sportsmen
Staff report Albany — Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s appointment of state Assemblyman Alexander B “Pete” Grannis as DEC commissioner has sparked concern among sportsmen who point to his legislative history that includes opposition to trapping. Grannis,
