Fishing
Alternate funding bill gets look
Pittsburgh – The pheasant propagation at Pike Run has been such a success that program partners are ready to spread their wings and fly to other parts of Pennsylvania. But while swapping turkeys for pheasants
Half million steelhead stocked into streams
Conneaut, Ohio – Small by even a Pennsylvania trout stream’s standards, the smolts released last month into five northeast Ohio rivers represent the future of steelheading. The DNR Division of Wildlife stocked these streams –
Session finds funds for Vermilion park
St. Paul – Minnesota is a step closer to its first state park since the 1970s. As part of session-ending negotiations and deal-making, the Legislature approved $20 million for a new state park on the
Crappie regs proven effective in six lakes
Delaware, Ohio – It was one of those perfect May days when the afternoon melted into the evening on the water of Delaware Lake, just north of the city of the same name in central
No gobblers, but governor’s hunt puts spotlight on sport
Nashport, Ohio – What a dream it would be to experience turkey hunting as a youngster with a professional hunting guide and a NFL star or Governor Ted Strickland by your side. This dream came
Weird white bat fungus shows up in the state
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Game Commission is working with several states and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to sort out what is killing bats in New York and New England. Although white-nose syndrome (WNS)
Lawmakers hashing out G&F legislation
St. Paul – Sportsmen who’ve been prodding lawmakers to create a council to advise on spending the fish and wildlife habitat portion of dedicated funding got their wish when the House approved the concept last
DNR Enforcement chief on administrative leave
St. Paul – Two top officials in the DNR Enforcement Division are on paid administrative leave as investigations begin regarding a state-supported conservation officer conference in St. Paul last July. Col. Mike Hamm, DNR chief
Gov. Doyle hesitates on DNR cabinet changes
Amery, Wis. – Gov. Jim Doyle said he would not have automatically signed either of the two bills that were in the Legislature this past year that would have returned the appointment of the DNR
