Fishing
Strategy for managing deer a hot topic
By Dave GolowenskiContributing Writer Columbus – While deer populations flourish – at least in some Ohio hotspots – responsible parties remain in a quandary about precisely what to do about the problem. The DNR Division
Grouse numbers appear to be up
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Upland game bird hunters in Michigan should enjoy a slightly better fall season than last year based on this spring’s breeding and nesting activity. Both grouse and woodcock numbers
Unhappy with hogs? Don’t blame the PGC
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – The Pennsyl-vania Game Commission recently created a new regulation making it illegal to release any non-indigenous wildlife – including wild hogs – into the wild in Pennsyl-vania. But that
Duck population estimate reflects improved habitat
By Steve Griffin Editor Lansing – Michigan waterfowl hunters, especially those who pursue mallard ducks or Canada geese, may have a little more to smile about this year. Dave Luukkonen, research biologist at the DNR’s
DNR: No shortage of big Michigan salmon
By Bill Parker Editor Ludington, Mich. – Contrary to reports claiming otherwise, there is no shortage of big, healthy salmon this summer in Lake Michigan. ‘What I’m seeing, what our staff is seeing, and what
Mrs. Strickland fills in on Gov’s Fish Ohio Day
By Mike MooreEditor Port Clinton, Ohio – Maybe Gov. Ted Strickland would qualify as a co-angler in the parlance of tournament fishing. His wife, Frances Strickland, however is for certain the state’s First Lady, but
Hartland student wins the junior duck stamp contest
USFWS Report Onalaska, Wis. – This year’s winner of Wisconsin’s best of show in the Federal Junior Duck Stamp contest is 18-year-old Mark Villanova, who is a student at Arrowhead Union High School in Hartland.
Angler survey undertaken by DEC
Staff report Albany – A statewide angler survey will provide data that will shape DEC’s fisheries management for the next 10 years, DEC Director of Fish, Wildlife & Marine Resources Gerald Barnhart says. The survey
NRB takes on new rules for state fisheries
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Oconomowoc, Wis. – The Natural Resources Board has adopted emergency regulations for the hook-and-line sturgeon season and has approved hearings on permanent rules regarding viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) virus and increasing
