Fishing
CWD checks top 800
By Steve Piatt Editor Rome, N.Y. — DEC officials are pleased with the cooperation of successful deer hunters who have been taking their whitetails to a mandatory CWD testing facility within the established containment area.
Historic season to open in southeast
By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Lancaster, Pa. — When the firearms deer season opens Nov. 28, hunters in the southeast region will embark on the longest season in state history. The antlered and antlerless season
Avian flu in ducks not cause for panic
By Bill Parker Editor Lake Orion, Mich. — Concern about the overseas outbreaks of avian flu increased last week in North America when Canadian officials reported that over 30 ducks in that country had tested
Scientists say CWD may be here already
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor University Park, Pa. — The big question about chronic wasting disease is no longer if it will show up in Pennsylvania, but rather when and where, according to scientists who say
Pitt on the lookout for ‘girlie-man’ river fish
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Pittsburgh — Anglers on western Pennsylvania rivers are fishing for science. The Highland Park Dam – one of the Allegheny River’s hottest spots – has become a field lab of
Walleye population big on Huron’s Saginaw Bay
By Bill Parker Editor Saginaw, Mich. — There’s good news coming from biologists studying the fisheries in Lake Huron. Following this summer’s dismal report on the problems with the alewife and salmon populations in Lake
Early opener bodes well for deer hunt
By Kevin Naze Correspondent Madison — An early opener and a corn harvest well ahead of schedule are two positives for gun deer hunters hoping to put some venison in the freezer or a rack
More perch, walleye on anglers’ radar
By Mike Moore Editor Columbus — Lake Erie anglers will be able to put more fish in the boat next year after an early November decision by the Ohio Wildlife Council. The council on Nov.
High fuel prices sting the sporting economy
Staff Report Albany — High gas prices, at one time well over $3 per gallon, have affected virtually every aspect of the U.S. economy. So it’s no surprise that the ripple effect has hit New
