Fishing
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,
Leesville again tops Ohio muskie lakes
By Greg Keefer Contributing Writer Columbus—There were 213 “Huskie Muskies” caught in 2006 as designated by the Ohio Huskie Muskie Club. Leesville Lake was again the top producer for the total number of muskies caught
First ice at last! But hard water fishing starts slowly
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Pittsburgh — Although heavy snow threw a wet blanket on much of the state early this year, single digit temperatures made ice fishing a hot prospect in what is one
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
‘Chat up’ legislators Feb. 21 on Conservation Lobby Day
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison — Hunters, anglers, and anyone with interest in the outdoors will have their special “lobby” day at the state Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The free event is sponsored by
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
