Fishing
State to lease 74,000 acres for gas drilling
Harrisburg – One of Appalachia’s largest landowners, Pennsylvania’s state forestry agency, wants in on any windfall from drilling a potentially lucrative natural gas formation. More than 74,000 acres, or more than 115 square miles, in
Flyway council focus: scaup and cans
Bemidji, Minn. – While duck hunters likely will have a 60-day season with a six-duck daily bag (including four mallards), still unclear is exactly what the scaup and canvasback seasons will look like. For each
Buck Club plans big 50th celebration
Columbus – Ohio’s Buckeye Big Buck Club is accustomed to working with large racks from white-tailed deer killed in the state, but this year it will also be working with large numbers of people at
Wild boar possession likely to be banned
Columbus – As promised by the DNR Division of Wildlife in April, it is likely to soon be illegal for private hunting preserves to possess wild boars. Division of Wildlife Administrator for Management and Research
DNR still negotiating for land for Lake Vermilion state park
St. Paul – It’s been more than a year since state officials made known their interest in buying land on Lake Vermilion and turning it into the state’s newest state park. Since then, a task
Survey: Anglers love stocked trout
Harrisburg – Although Pennsylvania anglers say they care about wild trout, a majority supports stocking even streams with high densities of wild fish. That finding is part of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s first
No new VHS cases discovered in N.Y.
Albany – There’s been some good news on the VHS front this spring and summer. No news at all. Perhaps a bit surprisingly, no new cases of the fish-killing virus have been identified in New
New proposal could reduce forest travel
Park Falls, Wis. – The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public input on a project that will close 55 percent of the existing roads and trails on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest to motorized vehicles. Under
Judge set to rule on CRP haying, grazing lawsuit
Washington – Given a federal judge’s unenthusiastic response to USDA action regarding the Conservation Reserve Program and a penalty-free haying and grazing option, some in the conservation community believe a CRP “early out” option –
