Fishing
Invasive Asian carp inching toward state on Ohio River
By Mike Moore Editor Columbus — Over the past five years, Midwestern states have witnessed an exploding population of the exotic Asian carp and the species has found its way into the Ohio River system.
Senate to debate ‘age 8’ hunting bill
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — The youth hunting bill – Assembly Bill 586 – takes one step closer to the governor’s desk this week with a Senate hearing that was to have taken place
Tests show no new CWD cases
Staff report Rome, N.Y. — DEC deer biologists and statisticians deal with a lot of numbers each season, but the one they’re most impressed with this year is zero. That’s how many new cases of
Fishing regs proposal formally announced
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — DEC’s formal unveiling of a series of fishing regulations changes brought no big surprises, largely because the moves have been widely discussed with sportsmen for the past year. The
2005 may be N.Y. hunting’s safest
Staff report Albany — Preliminary reports are showing the 2005 deer hunting season to be perhaps the safest in New York history. DEC Sportsmen Education Administrator Wayne Jones reported late last month that 14 deer
State agencies tackle issue of manure runoff
By Judy Nugent Correspondent Madison — The past 18 months saw 52 cases of manure runoff resulting in fish kills and polluted drinking wells in Wisconsin, creating a job for the new Manure Management Task
Feds won’t appeal gray wolf rulings
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Minneapolis — Federal officials in wolf country around the U.S. have begun the process of wolf delisting, following an announcement by the Department of Justice that it won’t appeal court
Could Kyoto help the country’s duck numbers?
By Joe Albert Staff Writer Ottawa, Ontario — As Canada works to honor its climate change commitments under the Kyoto Protocol, ducks could be a main beneficiary, says a major conservation group. Ducks Unlimited Canada,
Erie fishing probe leads to felonies
By Frank Hinchey Contributing Writer Sandusky, Ohio — Ohio Division of Wildlife investigators in Sandusky will tackle the new year where they left off in 2005 – continuing an ongoing, unprecedented crackdown on commercial over
