Fishing
Half million steelhead stocked into streams
Conneaut, Ohio – Small by even a Pennsylvania trout stream’s standards, the smolts released last month into five northeast Ohio rivers represent the future of steelheading. The DNR Division of Wildlife stocked these streams –
Alternate funding bill gets look
Pittsburgh – The pheasant propagation at Pike Run has been such a success that program partners are ready to spread their wings and fly to other parts of Pennsylvania. But while swapping turkeys for pheasants
Crappie regs proven effective in six lakes
Delaware, Ohio – It was one of those perfect May days when the afternoon melted into the evening on the water of Delaware Lake, just north of the city of the same name in central
No gobblers, but governor’s hunt puts spotlight on sport
Nashport, Ohio – What a dream it would be to experience turkey hunting as a youngster with a professional hunting guide and a NFL star or Governor Ted Strickland by your side. This dream came
Gas prices, rain, even snow blamed for difficult opener
Hackensack, Minn. – In many areas, the 2008 fishing opener will be remembered for bad weather, cold water, and relatively few anglers. It all added up to one of the poorest opening days in recent
Gov. Doyle hesitates on DNR cabinet changes
Amery, Wis. – Gov. Jim Doyle said he would not have automatically signed either of the two bills that were in the Legislature this past year that would have returned the appointment of the DNR
‘Microstamping’ bill moves
Albany – The state Assembly’s “Gun Control Day” came and went in late April, with 10 anti-gun bills making it through the Democrat-controlled house. This year, though, it seemed like only two of them had
Fishermen set to go after new bass and muskie rules
Eagle River, Wis. – Fishing groups and lake associations in Vilas and Oneida counties are working to reverse catch-and-release muskie and bass laws, based on local and statewide votes from the April 14 spring fish
Lawmakers hashing out G&F legislation
St. Paul – Sportsmen who’ve been prodding lawmakers to create a council to advise on spending the fish and wildlife habitat portion of dedicated funding got their wish when the House approved the concept last
