Fishing
Changes in store for antlerless permits
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — Michigan hunters will see several changes this fall in the allocation of and requirements needed to purchase antlerless deer permits. Regulations proposed by the DNR Wildlife Division and approved
Fishing license sales spike through spring
Staff, DNR reports Columbus — It appears plenty of people are taking the “Fish Ohio” message to heart this spring, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. Fishing license sales have been brisk with anglers
OWO: Fish records serious business
By Mike Moore Editor Winchester, Ohio — Records were made to be broken but they only became such in Ohio due to the work of an outdoors writers group and the DNR Division of Wildlife.
Oak research yields big surprises
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor University Park, Pa. — After more than a decade of closely monitoring regeneration of oak trees on forest tracts around Pennsylvania, researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences have begun
PGC head: Money crisis deepening
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — The Pennsyl-vania Game Commission is an old agency, having been around for about 111 years now. Two events — one in the near future, another just a bit
Fewer cormorants, more perch, in Les Cheneaux
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Alpena, Mich. — The number of bird-eating cormorants goes down. The number of tasty yellow perch in anglers’ coolers goes up. Are the two linked? It’s a little early for
Fish management altered within DNR
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — “Fish guys” are supervising fish guys – and gals – once again in the DNR. The former DNR Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection was created during the
Jury is still out on ’06 state turkey kill
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — It will be a couple of weeks before hunters know whether or not they contributed to yet another record turkey kill, but if a new benchmark is not set,
State Assembly OKs ‘market fishing’ ban
By Steve Piatt Editor Port Henry, N.Y. – Around Lake Champlain, catching and selling fish – notably yellow perch – is more than just a pastime. It’s a tradition. It’s also an economic engine of
