Fishing
Turkey study set for 2006
Albany— DEC will conduct what it’s calling its first major field assessment of the state’s wild turkey population early next year with a trapping and banding program. The project, although statewide, will focus on DEC’s
Mason drilling plans put on hold
By Steve GriffinField Editor Midland, Mich. — The future of drilling for natural gas beneath the wilderness-like Mason Tract along the South Branch of the Au Sable River is still up in the air. But
Wildlife college students taught to respect hunting
By Jeff Mulhollem>/b> Editor University Park, Pa. — There was a time not so long ago when most wildlife management students were hunters, and their early involvement with and appreciation for the outdoors drove them
Pa. Supreme Court to hear hunter case
By Michael Rubinkam Associated Press Writer Harrisburg — Joseph Russo Jr. had “No Trespassing” signs posted along the perimeter of his remote northeastern Pennsylvania hunting camp, but they failed to keep out at least one
Groups urge support for Great Lakes cleanup plan
By Tori J. McCormick Correspondent Washington — Fearing the Bush administration may renege on its pledge to restore the Great Lakes, the National Wildlife Federation and several conservation and advocacy groups are urging the administration
Insider Roe picked by PGC as director
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — When Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commissioners conducted a “nationwide search” for a new executive director, they found their man, Doug Austen, in Illinois, far beyond the state line.
Stark: Baiting, feeding lead to host of problems
By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — DNR Chief Warden Randy Stark did not couch his comments on problems caused by deer baiting and feeding when he addressed the Natural Resources Board last week, but even
Safe and sound in the Southern Zone
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — Southern Zone deer hunters had what DEC officials are calling a pretty good regular season in terms of harvest numbers, safety and hunter participation. It will be a while
N.Y. muskie record will be ‘retired’
From staff and AP reports Albany — Art Lawton’s 69-pound, 15-ounce muskellunge was once considered a world record. It’s still listed as the New York State record. But not, apparently, for long. DEC officials have
