Fishing
PGC: Gobbler hunt outlook good
Harrisburg – The upcoming gobbler season April 26 to May 26 should provide excellent hunting opportunities for the nearly quarter million hunters who are preparing to participate, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission officials. New this
Lead-shot ban pulled from state Senate bill
St. Paul – The Senate author of a proposal to require small-game hunters to use nontoxic shot on public land in the state’s agricultural region has put the brakes on the plan. Saying it needs
Flooding shouldn’t affect turkey flock
Athens, Ohio – Much of Ohio experienced higher-than-normal snowfalls this winter followed by a deluge of early spring floods. High water levels have made for tough fishing conditions in much of the state, but turkey
Out-of-state licenses down; PGC doubts up
Harrisburg – Compared to the states that surround it, Pennsylvania offers the best license deal for non-resident hunters. And the Keystone State licenses more non-residents than any of its neighbors. For $101, non-residents of Pennsylvania
No special deer season slated for the northwest
Bemidji, Minn. – Efforts of local landowners, federal sharpshooters, and contracted marksmen who shot deer from a helicopter have taken enough deer that the state officials have called off a possible four-day special deer season
VHS concerns are demise of state’s ‘walleye wagons’
Madison – State conservation groups that have bolstered natural walleye spawning efforts each spring through their operation of lake-side “walleye wagons” will have to find a different way to make a conservation contribution this spring.
Anglers making seasonal fishing transition in state
Grand Rapids, Minn. – Anglers continued to fish through the ice in many areas of northern Minnesota much of the week while enjoying warmer temperatures and summer-like breezes. Even though the shorelines are pulling away,
DNR: The turkey tag system will change
Madison – The fact that the DNR eventually sold almost 20,000 bonus turkey tags on that fateful day of Friday, March 28, is little consolation for the thousands of sportsmen who stood in line and
