Fishing
DNR says flap won’t halt super-late hunt
St. Paul – Despite opposition to a special late-season deer hunt in the northwest, DNR officials late last week said they had no plans to cancel it. An attorney for some of those opposed to
Drilling on state lands again up for discussion
Columbus (AP) – Drilling for oil and natural gas in state parks is among the options Ohio lawmakers are considering as part of their debate over the state’s future energy needs. In behind-the-scenes discussions, a
Final rules for Erie netters in Gov. Strickland’s hands
Task force finishes review of industry Columbus – With its fifth and final meeting, a task force given the job by the Ohio legislature of evaluating Lake Erie fish management practices finished its work Dec.
Bogus Tioga DCNR signs: ‘Spare does’
Wellsboro, Pa. – A clever hoax involving the posting of bogus signs just before deer season urging hunters not to kill does in state forest in Tioga County was foiled when rangers on patrol discovered
Judge rules for property owners in lakefront suit
Painesville, Ohio – One of the defendants in a lawsuit that sought to grant expanded rights to Lake Erie shoreline property owners is hardly furious with the Dec. 11 landmark ruling by Lake County Common
Strange Clearfield canine not a wild wolf, PGC says
University Park, Pa. – A very large canine creature killed in southern Clearfield County in mid- to late November, suspected of being a wolf or wolf hybrid, was examined at the Penn State Animal Diagnostic
DNR to add more COs
Camp Ripley, Minn. – Earlier this year, the DNR had a nearly full complement of conservation officers. Retirements thinned the ranks, but officials say a plan to hire as many as 18 officers next year
American Indian use of bird feathers reviewed
Minneapolis – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is in the process of reviewing comments received on a proposal to develop a system of distributing protected migratory bird feathers and other parts to American Indian
State loses dedicated conservationist, Dan Trainer
Stevens Point, Wis. – Wisconsin lost a dedicated conservationist Dec. 8, when Dan Trainer Jr. passed away. The 81-year-old retired dean of the College of Natural Resources at UW-Stevens Point had helped to begin wildlife
