Fishing
Early bass anglers to face new rules
Madison – Fishermen are going to have to buy artificial lures with barbless hooks if they want to fish for bass during the early release season in northern Wisconsin. That’s because Rep. Dan Meyer, R-Eagle
Iaconelli brings fiery bass brand to Columbus
Columbus – Two weeks before the Bassmaster Classic, Mike Iaconelli was in a likely spot, flipping a jig named after him into some cover that held promise for largemouths. That Iaconelli was doing so while
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
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
PGC changes deer program in 4 units
Harrisburg – Pennsylvania game commissioners have given preliminary approval to a change in the structure of the firearms deer season, based on the promise of a study that it hasn’t started, has no money for,
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
