Fishing
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.
‘Pre-qualification’ is allowed for ’06 buck
By Kevin Naze Correspondent Madison — Twenty-year Conservation Congress member Steve Oestreicher is stepping down next May from the chairman role he’s held since 1998, but not before hunters get a chance to “pre-qualify” for
This may be a record harvest for Pa. bears
By Mark Nale Northcentral Correspondent More than 14,000 black bears will be available for hunters when the three-day season opens on Monday, Nov. 21, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission bear biologist Mark Ternent. Although his
Invasive crayfish threatening to infest Little Juniata River
By Mark Nale Northcentral correspondent Alexandria, Pa. — On a recent trip to the Juniata River near Petersburg, Huntingdon County, Bill Anderson discovered a large number of unusual-looking crayfish inhabiting the river. The crayfish, thousands
Urban deer control may call for baiting
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg — As Pennsylvania Game Commission officials grapple with how to control deer numbers in urban areas with hunting, they are considering heretofore-unheard-of measures for Pennsylvania. Perhaps the most significant tool
PGC gives initial OK to bear bow season
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — Jay Peake knows a lot about killing black bears with a bow. He’s taken 17 that way himself, one in the Yukon, a couple in Quebec, and the
Driftless Area project to receive $350,000
By Tori J. McCormick Correspondent Washington, D.C. — Conservation officials are singing the praises of a federal appropriation they say is a good first step to restoring at-risk watersheds in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin
Barnhart: Document is important to sportsmen
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — It’s not the kind of document you’ll find in a hunting camp, or something you’ll plunge into as you sit by the fire on a cold winter night. Make
Season of change in Southern Zone
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — If there’s any question that this Southern Zone deer season will be different than years past, all you have to do is look at a calendar. Opening Day this
