Fishing
Free dog turns into trialing champion for Ohioan
By Steve Pollick Contributing Writer Seven years ago, Eric Wagner noticed an ad back in the classifieds of the local newspaper down in Washington County. Free dog. German short-haired pointer, a male. Name of Jackhammer.
National port-security law could affect fishing guides
St. Paul – Some of the state’s fishing guides could be affected by a rule meant to boost security at the nation’s ports. Under legislation Congress passed last year, anyone with a Coast Guard-issued license
617-pound bear illegally killed; man fined $1,500
Glen Spey, N.Y. – A big bear carried a big fine for a West Nyack man who shot the 617-pound bruin while illegally hunting over a bait pile last month. DEC Environmental Conservation Officer Lt.
VHS rules push statewide
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison – New rules aimed at preventing the spread of VHS were approved last week and now affect every fisherman in the state. At its Oct. 24 meeting, the Natural Resources
Reaction to tribal agreement is mixed
By Bill Parker Editor Lake Orion, Mich. – Reaction from Michigan’s outdoors community has been mixed about the tentative agreement on tribal inland hunting, fishing, and gathering rights. Earlier this month, five Michigan-based American Indian
Trapping prices expected to level after banner year
By Mike WilsonContributing Writer Muskrat fur prices were all the rage among trappers last season, but don’t expect the same for this fall. With trapping season scant weeks away, the prices on fur have stabilized
LOTW anglers likely to see small-sauger boom
Baudette, Minn. – To those anglers who will fish Lake of the Woods this winter: Remember to bring plenty of bait. That’s because there’s an unusually large number of small sauger in the lake, according
$28,000 in fines for walleye poachers
Eight suspects charged in Maumee River run crackdown By Steve PollickContributing Writer Maumee, Ohio – Eight men from Ohio and Michigan who faced 257 charges centering on taking hundreds of excess walleye from the Maumee
