Fishing
Five Pa. towns make national Top 200 List
State College, Pa. – Five small cities in Pennsylvania have been listed among Outdoor Life’s “Top 200 Towns for Outdoorsmen” in the magazine’s Dec.-Jan. ’09 issue. In the story, written by Andrew McKean, few towns
DNR sets late-season deer hunt in northwest
St. Paul – Hunters again will have the opportunity to hunt for whitetails well after the regular firearms season has ended. The DNR is holding a special late-season hunt in northwest Minnesota’s Permit Area 101
Former NWTF leader charged with theft
Washington Court House, Ohio – A former Ohio leader for the National Wild Turkey Federation pleaded not guilty Dec. 8 to a charge of felony grand theft. Walt Ingram, 48, of Washington Court House, was
Feds make wolf ‘relisting’ official; delisting pending
Washington – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made official last week the “relisting” of gray wolves in the Midwest, including Minnesota, where they’d been removed from the Endangered Species List just a year and
Like total deer harvest, blackpowder kill down
St. Paul – Anecdotal reports from around the state suggesting a slower muzzleloader hunt jibe with actual registration numbers. As of earlier this week, hunters had registered 8,240 deer. That compares with about 9,800 at
Concerns emerge over ‘supplanting’ funding
St. Paul – With the passage of the constitutional amendment to dedicate funding to natural resources, there now are two bodies charged with making recommendations to lawmakers regarding spending on outdoors issues. The Lessard Outdoor
Deer hunt reports seem mostly grim
Pittsburgh – The first half of firearms deer season was a mixed bag in terms of harvest, weather and hunter numbers, though many woods were absent predator and prey. “Archery season was average to above.
Staback: Lawsuit stops deer audit
Harrisburg – A long-promised independent audit of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s controversial deer-management program may be in jeopardy because of a lawsuit filed against the agency by a sportsmen’s group. But then again, maybe not.
