Fishing
The plan: more ducks, better habitat
Madison – More ducks through better habitat and more hunters by having more ducks. That’s the plan. Of course, there is a lot more to the state’s new 10-year Waterfowl Strategic Plan for 2008 to
Pittsburgh official: No city hunting
Pittsburgh – The area that was to become Pittsburgh had deer in the 1700s. The area encompassed by the city today still does. For the sake of the people living with them, though, they should
Catfish record for the taking after Jan. 1
Winchester, Ohio – Those who keep track of Ohio’s fishing records have an early Christmas gift for those who seek catfish. The Outdoor Writers of Ohio’s Record Fish Committee is in the process of including
CRP, other programs in Senate Farm Bill
Washington – Passage of an updated federal Farm Bill took a step forward last week when the Senate passed a bill that would support U.S. agriculture, provide funding for nutritional programs, and continue a number
Gun harvest rebounds from marginal opener
DNR, Staff Reports Columbus – Two days of rainy weather and strong winds bookended the traditional deer gun season, driving down harvest figures by nearly 8,500 from a year ago. Ohio hunters took 103,195 deer
‘Sentinel’ lakes to be focus of study
St. Paul – State officials are hoping a few select lakes across Minnesota will serve them well as proverbial “canaries in coal mines” in coming years. Twenty-four of the state’s lakes – spread geographically across
Potential Saturday firearms opener for ’09 in discussion
Columbus – A new attendance record could very well be set at the DNR Division of Wildlife’s district open houses next March. The open houses, held annually for hunters, anglers, and trappers to express their
Issue threatens to ruin Pa. federation
Altoona, Pa. – Even as one environmental/sportsmen’s group in Pennsylvania comes out in support of a battle against human-caused global warming, another is trying to keep the issue from tearing it apart. Reaction to Trout
TU enters the fight on climate change
Pittsburgh – Although its mission has always been coldwater conservation, Trout Unlimited has issued an urgent new message about trout fisheries and global warming. Using its own studies and new data from the U.S. Forest
