Fishing
Two Rivers man lands 40-pound laker
Two Rivers, Wis. – Bob Brault, of Two Rivers, enjoys an occasional Lake Michigan fishing trip, but spends far more hours with his feet on the concrete – or a favorite rock below his home
‘Brown’ in forecast; license sales down
Green Bay, Wis. – White-tailed deer hunters always want weather in the form of light snow and temperatures in the high 20s for opening weekend, but that rarely comes to pass. Lately, hunters have become
Leaders: Opposition seems mostly selfish
Altoona, Pa. – Much of the opposition to Sunday hunting is dishonest and selfish, according to leaders of national hunting-rights groups who have participated in successful campaigns to legalize it in other states. The general
Whitetail kill high, but down from 2006
St. Paul – Deer hunters are off their near-record pace of a year ago, but not by much. Firearms hunters had killed 123,805 whitetails through Friday, Nov. 9. That compares to 131,700 through the same
PF&BC trout plan update scrutinized
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is about to kick off the job of updating its trout-management plan. But it’s getting some ideas already. The agency will hold the first day-long meeting of
Wardens lining up illegal baits for opener
Madison – Heading into the gun deer season opener on Saturday, Nov. 17, DNR Chief Warden Randy Stark said hunters who are using illegal deer baits shouldn’t be surprised if they’re visited by a conservation
Another great handicapped hunt for deer at Muddy Run
By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Lancaster, Pa. — Darryl Yost doesn’t get around as well as he used to. Muscular dystrophy has severely reduced the 61-year-old Hatboro, Montgomery County, resident’s ability to control his legs.
Free dog turns into trialing champion for Ohioan
By Steve Pollick Contributing Writer Seven years ago, Eric Wagner noticed an ad back in the classifieds of the local newspaper down in Washington County. Free dog. German short-haired pointer, a male. Name of Jackhammer.
Senate Ag Committee OKs federal Farm Bill
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington — The Senate Ag Committee late last month passed a federal Farm Bill, paving the way for the far-reaching bill to be heard on the Senate floor. Conservation leaders
