Fishing
New plan outlines vision for state’s environment
St. Paul – A comprehensive plan, more than 18 months in the making, to protect and improve the state’s natural resources has been completed. Sweeping in its scope, supporters say it provides more than 60
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
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
More state citizens deployed to California wildfires
Grand Rapids, Minn. – Another 20 firefighters from Minnesota were en route to California earlier this week to join two other 20-member Minnesota crews and others from around the nation battling 300 blazes that, as
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
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
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
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
