Fishing
PGC votes to boost antlerless licenses
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg – State lawmakers aren’t the only ones who can play hardball, it seems. Pennsylvania Game Commis-sioners met in here April 17 and 18 to set seasons and bag limits
PF&BC vows to fix Pine Creek regs
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – For whatever reason, Pennsylvania’s re-source-management agencies rarely admit when they screw up, but Fish & Boat commissioners did a major mea culpa on Pine Creek trout-fishing regulations at their
Texas penalty system considered as model for poaching crimes in Ohio
DOW looking to toughen sanctions on scofflaws By Frank HincheyContributing Writer Bowling Green, Ohio – Rep. Bob Latta, (R-Bowling Green) wants to ensure his two daughters share his lifelong passion for hunting, sportsmanship, and fair
15-month probe ends in 63 waterfowl charges
One group named themselves ‘Duck Masters Club’ By Mike MooreEditor Xenia, Ohio – A undercover investigation that was carried out for more than a year has led to the arrest of seven suspected poachers in
NWTF support of baiting is challenged
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison – The emergence of a new conservation group and its support for deer feeding and baiting has some sportsmen wondering whether the group is legitimate, or a smoke screen for
Deer ‘task force’ bill passes state Senate
By Steve PiattEditor Albany – A bill that would create a ‘deer mitigation task force’ to trim whitetail numbers in the Hudson Valley has passed the Senate and is under consideration by the state Assembly.
VHS threat is now impacting anglers
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison – The Natural Resources Board approved emergency rules to control the spread of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHS) into Wisconsin waters that will alter bait use and require stricter boat
Erie ‘trophy’ smallie now 20 inches
Staff reportDunkirk, N.Y. – For many smallmouth bass anglers, 20 inches is that elusive target, one that dictates whether the bronzeback is a true trophy or just another fine fish. On Lake Erie next month,
New Web-based licensing system in development
By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn Contributing Writer Columbus – The DNR Division of Wildlife is in the market for a new, efficient Web-based licensing system. The present model is 10 years old, held together with software
