Fishing
Judge set to rule on CRP haying, grazing lawsuit
Washington – Given a federal judge’s unenthusiastic response to USDA action regarding the Conservation Reserve Program and a penalty-free haying and grazing option, some in the conservation community believe a CRP “early out” option –
Southwest poaching sting suspect to judge: ‘I just can’t help myself’
Hillsboro, Ohio -After a three-month undercover investigation by the DNR Division of Wildlife, four men, charged with 28 wildlife violations in Highland and Ross County, were convicted in what appears to be one of the
Amendment to gut deputies’ powers
Lancaster, Pa. – Lancaster County Republican state Sen. Gibson Armstrong is taking aim at the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s corps of deputy wildlife conservation officers. The chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 2 proposed
Bluebill bag likely to be restricted this fall
Ohio might propose a 45-day season Bemidji, Minn. – Absent an unexpected rise in the estimated scaup breeding population, bluebill hunters this fall will see more restrictive regulations. In Ohio, waterfowl hunters could be looking
Lynx-driven trapping rules OK’d by judge
St. Paul – A federal judge this week approved a DNR plan that will allow trappers in the Arrowhead region of the state the ability to continue to trap other species, while abiding by restrictions
Governor says Erie is the ‘walleye capital’
Strickland marks 30th annual Fish Ohio Port Clinton, Ohio – Though there are more than a few U.S. cities that claim to be the “Walleye Capital of the World,” there’s not much disagreement on the
PGC blames police for killing of bear
Deborah Weisberg Southwest Correspondent Claysburg, Pa. – With one eyewitness bound for court in last month’s police shooting of a black bear, the Pennsylvania Game Commission blames bystanders and local officers for the killing that
Regs to tackle lead-in-venison topic
St. Paul – Two pages of this year’s hunting regulations book – including the full-color back page – are devoted to providing hunters with information about lead bullet fragments in venison. And Minnesota isn’t alone;
Legislative action got swift response
Harrisburg – When word of Sen. Gibson Armstrong’s amendment that would strip wildlife conservation officers of their powers got out, reaction was swift. The Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs asked its members to contact their
