Fishing
DEC forecasts ’06 deer take increase
Staff report Albany – New York’s deer hunters should harvest slightly more whitetails this season, ending a trend of declining harvest totals over the past several years, DEC deer biologist Jeremy Hurst says. DEC officials
Tilapia discovery shows invasive fish problems
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Pittsburgh — The rivers here may be a dumping grounds when home aquarists clean their tanks, but tilapia in the Monongahela River this summer were a fish of a different
Geauga may open parks to controlled deer hunt
By Mark Tuscano Contributing Writer Chardon, Ohio — The Geauga County Park District will consider allowing controlled white-tailed deer hunting on several parcels as a proactive approach to population control for the species, said the
Quail habitat program expands in Ohio
DNR Reports Columbus — Landowners in Franklin, Delaware, and Morrow counties who have cropfields involved in agricultural production may now be eligible to increase their income while restoring important habitat for bobwhite quail, ring-necked pheasants,
Youth license still controversial
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Harrisburg — Although state Rep. Bruce Smith recently introduced a bill that would create a youth fishing license, he doesn’t expect it to pass this year. The lame duck York
River’s demise now seems exaggerated
By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent What a difference a year, and some decent rainfall, makes. Last year at this time, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission was issuing news releases about bacteria in the Susquehanna
Sparring continues in mourning dove bout
By Bill Parker Editor Lake Orion, Mich. — Legal action and other objections have moved to the forefront in the battle to protect dove hunting in Michigan. Earlier this year, the Committee to Restore the
Outlook for bear hunt considered very good
By Bill Parker Editor Roscommon, Mich. — Michigan hunters have killed more than 2,000 black bears each of the past five years, and there are no indications that trend will end this fall. The season
Decade later, still no Forest museum
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Tionesta, Pa. — In 1996, the world lost Gene Kelly, the actor famous for his work in “Singin’ in the Rain,” but gained Dolly the sheep, the world’s first cloned
