Fishing
Lake Winnibigoshish scaup die-off decreases this year
Bemidji, Minn. – Fewer bluebills died as a result of eating an invasive snail – and thus ingesting a deadly intestinal parasite – than last year while staging on Lake Winnibigoshish. That’s the good news.
Sixteen-point buck a potential world record
Mondovi, Wis. – An Eau Claire bowhunter harvested a white-tailed buck Nov. 1 in Buffalo County that is garnering national attention as a potential world record. In what is unfolding as something of a storybook
Fishing license sales slow with economy
Columbus – Poor weather and a sluggish economy are being blamed for a 3.19 percent drop in Ohio fishing license sales. The net result is a $403,945 shortfall in income for the DNR Division of
DNR walleye net catches increase on Mille Lacs
Aitkin, Minn. – While many anglers considered the fishing at Lake Mille Lacs this season to be poor, there are encouraging signs on the horizon. Annual near-shore fall netting turned up 9.8 walleyes per net
PGC investments sour: Cuts coming
Washington, Pa. – If you’ve seen the value of your 401K drop in recent weeks thanks to some wild swings in the stock market, you’re not alone. The Pennsylvania Game Commission feels your pain. The
Officials consider four-fish limit for Upper Red
Bemidji, Minn. – DNR officials continue to be impressed with the progress of walleyes in northern Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake – so much so, in fact, that the department is considering an increase to a
Agency: Cougar attack was hoax
Lancaster, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Game Commission says a Lancaster County man lied when he reported shooting one cougar and being attacked by another near his farm Oct. 9. In a news release issued Oct.
Voters head to the polls
St. Paul – After nearly a decade of debate, voters on_Tuesday held the fate of a constitutional amendment to dedicate funding for natural resources in their hands. In addition to the amendment, voters also were
Coal dock, new ramp at odds on Ohio River
Racine, Ohio – Plans by a subsidiary of Gatling Ohio to build a coal loading dock and barge mooring on the Ohio River in Meigs County have run headlong into opposition from the DNR Division
