Fishing
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
Supreme Court affirms guns for self-defense
Washington (AP) – Silent on central questions of gun control for two centuries, the U.S. Supreme Court found its voice last week in a decision that affirms the right to have guns in the home
PGC again considering use of crossbows in archery seasons
Harrisburg – Two of the last topics discussed at the most recent Pennsylvania Game Commission meeting might prove to be the most controversial. First, at the urging of commissioner Russ Schleiden, the agency will look
PF&BC pondering always-open trout
Bellefonte, Pa. – The more Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners learn about the agency’s trout program, it seems the more questions they have. During discussions at a fisheries committee meeting near here in mid-June, some
July brings several changes to waterway boating laws
DNR Report Columbus – Horsepower limitations on several Ohio lakes changed as of July 1, according to the DNR. Boats with motors greater than 10 horsepower will be allowed on Knox Lake in Knox County,
Court says Unified lawsuit can go on
Harrisburg – A panel of three Commonwealth Court judges issued a decision June 16 saying a lawsuit filed by the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania challenging the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s deer management can proceed. The court
State making certain hatcheries are clean
Columbus – Now that viral hemorrhagic septicemia has been found for the first time outside of the Lake Erie drainage, the key is to keep it out of Ohio’s fish producing hatcheries. Factors that could
Federal ‘Wildlife Invasion’ act takes aim at exotic species
Washington – Members of Congress continued on a theme that’s been more common in recent years: stopping the introduction (and/or advancement) of species detrimental to the health of the nation’s native species and the economy.
