Fishing
NRB debates hunting on Ice Age Trail land
Madison – The Legislature’s renewal of the Stewardship Fund has generated controversy about whether all the land it helped purchase should be open for hunting. That issue arose during talks about the management plan for
Lawmakers consider funding council
St. Paul – The idea has yet to gain traction in the House, but a citizen-legislator council to advise lawmakers on spending for fish and wildlife habitat still is making headway in the Senate. The
Lake Erie panel again lowers catch quotas
Sandusky, Ohio – Expect to see commercial fishing nets in the western basin of Lake Erie this summer, but they will not be landing yellow perch. And expect to see the daily sport angler creel
Deer harvest down 11% from last year
Harrisburg – Hunters killed 11 percent fewer deer last year than they did in 2006, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission harvest estimates. According to the numbers, released in late March, hunters killed 323,070 deer in
Ohio at center of issue to prevent water diversion
Traverse City, Mich. (AP) – An interstate water compact designed to prevent thirsty regions from tapping the Great Lakes could be sunk if legislators seeking changes in Ohio and Wisconsin are successful, supporters of the
Benefits, costs of trout are analyzed
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission loses money on opening weekend of trout season when it dumps fish into Long Run in Tioga County. Jordan Creek in Lehigh County is, by comparison, a
Doe hunting plan doubted by PGC
Harrisburg – At their meeting April 21-22, Pennsylvania game commissioners will either vote to implement or throw out controversial deer-season changes in four management units that they introduced at the January meeting. The outcome is
George Harvey, ‘dean’ of anglers, dead at 96
State College, Pa. – As a child growing up in DuBois, George Harvey fished to help feed his family, with a stick, some string and a hook. Despite makeshift tackle, he developed a passion for
Biologists expect ‘average’ turkey hunt
Columbus – Ohio biologists are predicting that turkey hunters will experience an “average” season this spring. That’s the prediction of Dave Risley, the administrator for wildlife research and management for the DNR Division of Wildlife.
