Fishing
Gas prices slowing down boaters
By John Seewer Associated Press Writer Toledo, Ohio – John Harbert slapped a coat of black paint along the bottom of his 31-foot boat, getting ready for the summer season. But he doubts he’ll spend
Reg changes aimed at slowing spread of VHS
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – The fight against viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) is intensifying. DNR Director Becky Humphries, at this month’s Natural Resources Commission meeting in Lansing, signed an emergency order that changes some
Open Fields legislation could increase access
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – Conservation groups recently applauded reintroduction of a bill that would help fund walk-in area hunting programs across the nation. Members of the U.S. Congress who introduced the latest
No ‘charges’ made in PGC prez battle
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – There will be no Pennsylvania Game Commission “trial” for Commissioner Tom Boop to determine whether the vote by four other commissioners to strip him of his board presidency was
Ohio looks to join 25 others in violator pact
By Mike MooreEditor Columbus – At the same time that Ohio natural resource officials and legislators are seeking to crack down on poachers in the state, those same people also want to make sure those
2006 deer harvest up 9 percent
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – The buck harvest during the 2006 deer-hunting seasons in Michigan was up by about 22 percent over 2005, but the antlerless harvest was down about 5 percent statewide. That
DNR considers VHS’ effects on stocking
By Kevin Naze Correspondent Sturgeon Bay, Wis. – Wisconsin’s ongoing struggle with viral hemorrhagic septicemia – the fish-killing VHS virus – was a big newsmaker at the Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s 52nd annual meeting June
Lakeshore owner cited for angler harassment
By Kurt KruegerCorrespondent Eagle River, Wis. – Waterfront property owners might learn a lesson from the experiences of a riparian landowner who has been cited by a DNR conservation warden in Vilas County for harassing
Crossbow bills back in state Legislature
By Don LehmanContributing Writer Albany – A bill to allow hunting by crossbow was introduced in the state Assembly late last month, putting legislation to create crossbow seasons in both houses of the state Legislature.
