Fishing
USFWS unveils its revised refuge plan
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor La Crosse, Wis. — After nearly four years of planning, public meetings (46 of them), revisions, and review of more than 3,200 comments, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on
Fall deer estimate: 1.5 to 1.6 million whitetails
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — If deer hunters are wondering how the DNR’s 2006 pre-hunt deer population could be estimated at 1.5 to 1.6 million animals, all they have to do is look back
Governor candidates speak to gun beliefs
By Bob Hecker Contributing Writer Columbus — Proponents of gun-ownership rights in Ohio can feel confident that the state’s next governor likely will be on their side. The two major-party gubernatorial candidates in the Nov.
Drought to floods: Experts blindsided
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor University Park, Pa. — It seems like it hasn’t quit raining since Bryan Swistock voiced worries in mid-April about an impending groundwater drought in Pennsyl-vania. After the floods at the end
VHS virus confirmed in Lake St. Clair fish
DNR Report Mount Clemens, Mich. — The DNR has confirmed that viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), a virus that causes disease in fish but does not pose any threat to public health, is present in several
Youth hunting bills are signed into law
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — Gov. Jennifer Granholm last week signed a pair of bills that lessen the restrictions on youth hunters in Michigan. The bills are part of the Families Afield program, initiated
Continental duck counts show increase over ’05
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Minneapolis — The number of breeding mallards in Michigan declined this year, but that doesn’t reflect what’s happening in the rest of their range. The number of mallards on prairie
Taft doesn’t endorse commerical buyouts
By Steve Pollick Contributing Writer Port Clinton, Ohio — The state’s three-year Lake Erie yellow perch racketeering investigation “raises serious questions about the future of commercial fishing on the lake,” Gov. Bob Taft said here
U.P. one-buck limit is shot down by NRC
By Bill Parker Editor Big Rapids, Mich. — By a split 3-3 vote, a proposal to limit the buck harvest in the Upper Peninsula failed to gain approval of the state Natural Resources Commission at
