Fishing
Panel gives PGC advice about deer
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — Pennsylvania Game Commission officials have asked deer hunters to adapt to a lot of changes over the last few years. Now, some deer hunters – and some landowners,
Saturday in South a solid start: DEC
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — Deer hunters in the Southern Zone may have enjoyed their first-ever Saturday opener, but they may have enjoyed the weather even more. A crisp morning and relatively mild afternoon
Deer kill is up for opening weekend
Staff Reports Madison — Deer hunters and DNR field staff manning registration stations on opening weekend reported very good hunting conditions and, in most areas of the state, enough deer to bump the 2005 opening
Saltwater reg proposal impacts several species
Staff report Albany — Sweeping changes to the state’s recreational and commercial saltwater fishing regulations will impact several species, including Atlantic cod, haddock, winter flounder, black sea bass and scup. The proposed changes — a
State awaits decision on wolves
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Minneapolis — Following two setbacks in U.S. court, a proposal to “delist” timber wolves – in Wisconsin and across the nation – may be, in part, scrapped, and the process
Clients blame outfitter in SW poaching case
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — Persons charged from across the country in a southwestern Wisconsin deer and turkey poaching case who have been willing to talk to the media are mostly placing the blame
Open space plan review
By Paula Piatt Associate Editor Albany – A revision to the New York’s Open Space Conservation Plan would guarantee the state’s ability to make those quick decisions sometimes necessary to save lands for the sportsmen
Flu not ‘imminent’ threat
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul — While government officials emphasize a deadly flu virus that can be carried by several species of feathered creatures, including migratory ducks, isn’t an imminent threat to humans
Tourism officials rap Pa. law enforcement
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg —Officials with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission have long said that hunting and fishing bring a lot of people and money into the state.
