Fishing
Leaders: Opposition seems mostly selfish
Altoona, Pa. – Much of the opposition to Sunday hunting is dishonest and selfish, according to leaders of national hunting-rights groups who have participated in successful campaigns to legalize it in other states. The general
Wardens lining up illegal baits for opener
Madison – Heading into the gun deer season opener on Saturday, Nov. 17, DNR Chief Warden Randy Stark said hunters who are using illegal deer baits shouldn’t be surprised if they’re visited by a conservation
PF&BC trout plan update scrutinized
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is about to kick off the job of updating its trout-management plan. But it’s getting some ideas already. The agency will hold the first day-long meeting of
Whitetail kill high, but down from 2006
St. Paul – Deer hunters are off their near-record pace of a year ago, but not by much. Firearms hunters had killed 123,805 whitetails through Friday, Nov. 9. That compares to 131,700 through the same
Two Rivers man lands 40-pound laker
Two Rivers, Wis. – Bob Brault, of Two Rivers, enjoys an occasional Lake Michigan fishing trip, but spends far more hours with his feet on the concrete – or a favorite rock below his home
‘Brown’ in forecast; license sales down
Green Bay, Wis. – White-tailed deer hunters always want weather in the form of light snow and temperatures in the high 20s for opening weekend, but that rarely comes to pass. Lately, hunters have become
A good start for state deer hunt
St. Paul — After the first three days of the firearms deer season, hunters appear to be on their way to a quarter million-animal harvest. Through Monday, hunters had electronically registered about 91,200 deer, which
Miami County officer resigns amid probe
By Frank HincheyContributing Writer Xenia, Ohio — A DNR Division of Wildlife law enforcement officer assigned to Miami County resigned Oct. 25 amid a state and federal criminal investigation of a baited mourning dove field.
