Fishing
Court ruling deemed crucial for wildlife officers’ duties
Toledo, Ohio – An Erie County Court decision that could have seriously hampered the ability of state wildlife officers to investigate possible hunting and wildlife violations on private property has been reversed by the Sixth
PF&BC announces major Susquehanna River probe
Harrisburg – With no smoking gun to point to for the die-off of young smallmouth bass in the Susquehanna River in the summers of 2005 and 2007, nor for what appears to be an ongoing
Split perch bag could be in works for Erie
Sandusky, Ohio – Despite emergency efforts to prevent sport-fishing overharvest of yellow perch in Lake Erie last year, sport anglers still took more than their allowed quota, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. Anglers
Hog dilemma proves vexing for agency
Harrisburg – For Pennsylvania game commissioners, wild hogs present the worst sort of conundrum. They want the destructive pests destroyed, but they are afraid to ask hunters to kill them. At their quarterly meeting in
Makeup of gas drilling board a sticking point
Columbus – Pending legislation that would open Ohio’s state parks and nature preserves to crude oil and natural gas drilling continues to generate controversy and intense debate. Part of that has to do with the
2007 deer kill: Fourth-highest in state history
St. Paul – For the fifth year in a row, hunters in 2007 killed more than a quarter million deer in the state. The total take: 260,434. That’s fourth-highest in history, and 170 less than
Early trout season is possible in southwest
Harrisburg – At a meeting of their Fisheries Committee sometime in the next few weeks, Pennsylvania Board of Fish & Boat commissioners will consider a proposal to expand the area of the state having the
Bonus tags could be extended this fall
Columbus – Do not expect any major changes in Ohio deer hunting regulations for 2008-2009, though a handful of minor tweaks may be in store. That includes some minor changes in the bonus antlerless tags
DNR has bill ready to reduce walleye limit
St. Paul – A package of rules the DNR hopes the state Legislature OKs during the 2008 session includes reducing the daily statewide bag limit for walleyes from four to six fish. The DNR’s omnibus
