Fishing
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
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
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
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
Feds ponder options for wolf delisting in state
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Minneapolis — Following two setbacks in U.S. court, a proposal to “delist” timber wolves – in Michigan and across the nation – may be, in part, scrapped, and the process
DNR sets goals for whitetail population
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Higgins Lake, Mich. — DNR wildlife biologists are taking a different approach at setting goals for deer numbers throughout the state. They’re setting those targets goals in the same geographical
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.
Two bears in U.P. top 600 mark
By Marty Kovarik Correspondent Marquette, Mich. — The Upper Peninsula bear factory continues to produce huge, record-book black bears. At least two huge bruins were bagged this fall that each pushed the scale past 600
