Fishing
License fee hike proposed by group
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — Hunters would pay $30 for a deer-hunting license and anglers $40 for an all-species fishing license if a citizens work group proposal to better finance the cash-strapped DNR is
Ban on fish movement brings concerns
By Mike Zielinski Correspondent Trenton, Mich. — Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are now saying that viral hemorrhagic septicemia was responsible for the recent spring die-offs of
Walleye action remains strong on Erie
By Steve Pollick Contributing Writer Huron, Ohio — If you are willing to run down Huron or Vermilion way to fish Lake Erie, you can find some excellent late-season walleye action. Veteran Maumee angler Ed
Do larger racks boost poaching?
Despite western killing spree, PGC says probably no By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — Are crooks enjoying a white-tailed bounty meant for sportsmen? Maybe, and maybe not, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission officials around
DNR: Fish ban could be devastating here
By Mike Moore Editor Columbus — A federal crackdown on live fish shipments from Great Lakes states is intended to stop the spread of a deadly aquatic virus, but conservation officials say the fallout from
Pa. hunter takes likely new state record elk
By Mark Nale Northcentral Correspondent Port Matilda, Pa. — What more could happen to a hunter in one day? The elation of seeing a trophy elk, missing the shot, getting a second chance, then mechanical
Excellent bear kill could alter quotas
Staff Report Madison — The final 2006 black bear kill is still being tallied, but one thing is clear already – Wisconsin hunters shot a lot of bears, and that has DNR bear biologists looking
Early reports indicate a good duck hunt in ’06
DNR Report Madison — Early reports and preliminary numbers from the field indicate that Wisconsin waterfowl hunters are having a good season, and they should have good hunting opportunities in the remaining weeks of the
Cattaraugus archery kill likely state’s No. 2 buck
By Steve Piatt Editor Ellicottville, N.Y. – Corey Wiktor readily admits he eats, breathes and sleeps whitetails and whitetail hunting. He uses quality deer management practices on his two leased properties in Cattaraugus County and
