Fishing
Duck numbers dip, but scaup increase
Bemidji, Minn. – Just about the time Midwestern duck hunters began to fret about the possibility of a reduced bag for bluebills this fall – and the associated issues the might arise with such a
Panfish selling to end
Albany – Market fishing, the practice where recreational anglers sell their catch to commercial outlets, has effectively been banned throughout most of the North Country where it has been a tradition for generations. Legislation passed
More state citizens deployed to California wildfires
Grand Rapids, Minn. – Another 20 firefighters from Minnesota were en route to California earlier this week to join two other 20-member Minnesota crews and others from around the nation battling 300 blazes that, as
Okauchee access fate up to the NRB
Waupaca, Wis. – The fate of an expanded Okauchee Lake access site – and the $660,000 it will take to buy the site – should be determined July 10 when the Natural Resources Board convenes
Irony at DNR: fleet use of E85 hurts wildlife habitat
St. Paul (AP) – Three hundred vehicles driven by the Minnesota DNR run on a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. But ironically, it’s the state’s ethanol boom that conservation groups say
Fishing licenses down; officials not worried
Columbus – Hooked by a slow-growth economy and rapidly escalating fuel prices, Ohio’s fishing license sales are lagging behind last year’s figures. Still, the DNR Division of Wildlife believes that weather is more of a
Federal ‘Wildlife Invasion’ act takes aim at exotic species
Washington – Members of Congress continued on a theme that’s been more common in recent years: stopping the introduction (and/or advancement) of species detrimental to the health of the nation’s native species and the economy.
PGC again considering use of crossbows in archery seasons
Harrisburg – Two of the last topics discussed at the most recent Pennsylvania Game Commission meeting might prove to be the most controversial. First, at the urging of commissioner Russ Schleiden, the agency will look
PF&BC pondering always-open trout
Bellefonte, Pa. – The more Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners learn about the agency’s trout program, it seems the more questions they have. During discussions at a fisheries committee meeting near here in mid-June, some
