Fishing
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
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
Claysburg bear fiasco makes global news
Deborah Weisberg Southwest Correspondent Claysburg, Pa. – Their judgment and marksmanship under fire, local police in this Blair County community are taking a public mauling over their killing of a black bear, which they say
Fishing licenses down; officials not worried
Columbus – Hooked by a slow-growth economy and rapidly escalating fuel prices, Ohio’s fishing license sales are lagging behind last year’s figures. Still, the DNR Division of Wildlife believes that weather is more of a
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.
Are new rules needed for Chequamegon pike?
Ashland, Wis. – Mention Chequamegon Bay, and most anglers picture big smallmouth bass or hard-fighting trout and salmon. Many people may not realize the bay holds some trophy northern pike. However, some anglers believe this
