Fishing
OWO: Fish records serious business
By Mike Moore Editor Winchester, Ohio — Records were made to be broken but they only became such in Ohio due to the work of an outdoors writers group and the DNR Division of Wildlife.
Oak research yields big surprises
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor University Park, Pa. — After more than a decade of closely monitoring regeneration of oak trees on forest tracts around Pennsylvania, researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences have begun
Changes in store for antlerless permits
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — Michigan hunters will see several changes this fall in the allocation of and requirements needed to purchase antlerless deer permits. Regulations proposed by the DNR Wildlife Division and approved
PGC head: Money crisis deepening
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — The Pennsyl-vania Game Commission is an old agency, having been around for about 111 years now. Two events — one in the near future, another just a bit
Deer debate drags on – even in agency
By Mark Nale Northcentral Correspondent State College, Pa. — The 6-2 vote cast by the Pennsylvania Game Commission Board of Commissioners in April reduced antlerless allocations in some management units, but kept the deer seasons
Fewer cormorants, more perch, in Les Cheneaux
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Alpena, Mich. — The number of bird-eating cormorants goes down. The number of tasty yellow perch in anglers’ coolers goes up. Are the two linked? It’s a little early for
Extended deer season pushed by Senate bill
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany – New York’s Senate has passed legislation that would authorize a special extended deer season that could run through Jan. 31 to control whitetail numbers in agricultural areas. A spokesman
Fish management altered within DNR
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — “Fish guys” are supervising fish guys – and gals – once again in the DNR. The former DNR Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection was created during the
Jury is still out on ’06 state turkey kill
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — It will be a couple of weeks before hunters know whether or not they contributed to yet another record turkey kill, but if a new benchmark is not set,
