Fishing
Two state parks may end hunting for small game
Correspondent Dodgeville, Wis. — Two state parks will be closed to small game hunting next year if the Natural Resources Board accepts the recommendation of local park officials and the DNR’s Bureau of Parks and
CWD year’s top story
By Steve Piatt Editor New York Outdoor News had plenty of news to bring its readers in 2005. That’s not likely to change in 2006. In fact, some of the top news stories of the
Turkey study set for 2006
Albany— DEC will conduct what it’s calling its first major field assessment of the state’s wild turkey population early next year with a trapping and banding program. The project, although statewide, will focus on DEC’s
Baiting, land use, top enforcement concerns
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison — Deer baiting and land use and ownership stood out as two major areas of concern in the DNR law enforcement report regarding the 2005 deer hunting season. The DNR
Groups urge support for Great Lakes cleanup plan
By Tori J. McCormick Correspondent Washington — Fearing the Bush administration may renege on its pledge to restore the Great Lakes, the National Wildlife Federation and several conservation and advocacy groups are urging the administration
Mason drilling plans put on hold
By Steve GriffinField Editor Midland, Mich. — The future of drilling for natural gas beneath the wilderness-like Mason Tract along the South Branch of the Au Sable River is still up in the air. But
Insider Roe picked by PGC as director
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — When Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commissioners conducted a “nationwide search” for a new executive director, they found their man, Doug Austen, in Illinois, far beyond the state line.
Wildlife college students taught to respect hunting
By Jeff Mulhollem>/b> Editor University Park, Pa. — There was a time not so long ago when most wildlife management students were hunters, and their early involvement with and appreciation for the outdoors drove them
Pa. Supreme Court to hear hunter case
By Michael Rubinkam Associated Press Writer Harrisburg — Joseph Russo Jr. had “No Trespassing” signs posted along the perimeter of his remote northeastern Pennsylvania hunting camp, but they failed to keep out at least one
