Fishing
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
Church, others want to restrict Mohican clearing
By Frank Hinchey Contributing Writer Loudonville, Ohio – A church, an outdoor school and a land conservancy are asking a federal judge to restrict a gas transmission company’s plan to clear a 50-foot path of
Turkey take down 7 percent
DNR, Staff reports Athens, Ohio – Hunters checked 17,005 wild turkeys during Ohio’s four-week, statewide spring turkey-hunting season that ended May 20, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. The preliminary total represents a 7
Tapeworm is found in Saginaw Bay walleyes
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Midland, Mich. – They won’t hurt you, and they probably don’t much hurt the walleyes to which they’re attached. But gosh, are they ugly! They’re tapeworms, and Saginaw Bay walleyes
Protection of public hunting lands sought
By Bill Parker Editor Lake Orion, Mich. – Negotiations for tribal inland hunting and fishing rights covered under the Treaty of 1836 could be coming to a head this summer. State, federal, and tribal representatives
Antlerless permit increases proposed
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – The DNR’s Wildlife Division presented the state Natural Resources Commission with a proposal to increase slightly the number of antlerless deer permits available to hunters for the 2007 hunting
Game-baiting issue may bite agency
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg – The Pennsyl-vania Game Commission’s reputation, deserved or not, as primarily a law-enforcement agency has come back to bite it again. That was evident during a special hearing of
Landowner liability bill sails through the House
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – A long-anticipated bill that would protect Pennsylvania landowners who allow hunting on their properties from liability for accidents or injuries was unanimously approved by the state House in late
Eight years of work puts ramp on river
By Chuck MartinContributing Writer Coal Grove, Ohio – Almost eight years in the making, boaters finally have a new launch facility on the Greenup Pool at the village of Coal Grove in Lawrence County. The
