Fishing
Bluebill bag likely to be restricted this fall
Ohio might propose a 45-day season Bemidji, Minn. – Absent an unexpected rise in the estimated scaup breeding population, bluebill hunters this fall will see more restrictive regulations. In Ohio, waterfowl hunters could be looking
Bill to counter PF&BC policy
Harrisburg – A new “resource-first” policy adopted by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners this summer so troubled a state lawmaker that he introduced a bill in early July to thwart it. Worried that the policy
Governor says Erie is the ‘walleye capital’
Strickland marks 30th annual Fish Ohio Port Clinton, Ohio – Though there are more than a few U.S. cities that claim to be the “Walleye Capital of the World,” there’s not much disagreement on the
Lynx-driven trapping rules OK’d by judge
St. Paul – A federal judge this week approved a DNR plan that will allow trappers in the Arrowhead region of the state the ability to continue to trap other species, while abiding by restrictions
Amendment to gut deputies’ powers
Lancaster, Pa. – Lancaster County Republican state Sen. Gibson Armstrong is taking aim at the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s corps of deputy wildlife conservation officers. The chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 2 proposed
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
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
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
