Fishing
DNR secures 15,000 more acres of Mead lands
DNR, Staff Reports McArthur, Ohio – The DNR finalized agreements last month to permanently protect 15,896 contiguous acres in Vinton County as a working forest and to assure its continued public access for outdoor recreation.
Combo deer license survives challenge
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Saginaw, Mich. – We listened, the Natural Resources Commission wanted to tell hunters at its March monthly meeting here. It listened to suggestions that hunters be more restricted in how
Lake Erie netting plan gets redo at statehouse
Proposal would eliminate state’s buyout blueprint By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn Contributing Writer State Sen. Timothy J. Grendell, R-Chesterland, believes he’s found a better way to regulate Ohio’s Lake Erie commercial fishing fleet without making the
More does target of new tag proposal
Special doe tags would allow harvest of up to three more deer in some places Staff, Wire Reports Columbus – Even with Ohio hunters nearly assured to break a harvest record this year, state wildlife
Political muscle is flexed on PGC seat
By Tom Venesky Contributing Writer Wilkes-Barre, Pa. – The seat is vacant, interviews have been completed and names have been sent to Gov. Ed Rendell’s office. Now political wrangling will determine who will represent the
NRB lends support to December hunt
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison – The somewhat controversial December antlerless gun deer season north of Hwy. 8 will continue in 2007, but Natural Resources Board members made it clear to the DNR that they
Many faces to N.Y. trout opener
Staff report Albany – Opening Day means different things to trout anglers across New York state. In the Adirondacks, for instance, the April 1 kickoff means little, if anything. Trout streams, ponds and lakes in
Hatchery repairs price climbs closer to $40M
Staff report Albany – Repairs to the most of the state’s dozen fish hatcheries are slowly getting done, but in the meantime the price tag for the work continues to rise. At one time pegged
VHS threatens the fish of Lake Superior
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Duluth, Minn. – Last summer, the threat of a spreading fish virus forced a federal agency to issue a crackdown on movement of some fish species in several Great Lakes
