Fishing
‘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
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
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
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
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
Miami County officer resigns amid probe
By Frank HincheyContributing Writer Xenia, Ohio — A DNR Division of Wildlife law enforcement officer assigned to Miami County resigned Oct. 25 amid a state and federal criminal investigation of a baited mourning dove field.
EHD episode hoped to be over by gun opener
By Mike MooreEditor Athens, Ohio — Ohio deer hunters are not out of the woods just yet in terms of the epizootic hemorrhagic disease epidemic that has swept through the Midwest this summer and now
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
Let us hear about your fall deer hunt!
It’s that time of year again. Time to get together with some of those friends that you haven’t seen since last fall and head off to deer camp. There will be plenty of storytelling –
