Fishing
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
Biologist says habitat shortage hurts grouse
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison — Wisconsin’s grouse population has been in the dumps, and hunters want to know why. Grouse populations, especially in the north, normally vary on a 10-year cycle between peaks and
Virus hits federal hatchery
Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Warren, Pa. — Federal and state wildlife officials will decide by the middle of this month what to do with almost one million trout at the Allegheny National Fish Hatchery near
ODNR proposes increased Erie perch, walleye limits
Increase would affect early spring fishery By Paula Piatt Contributing Writer Sandusky, Ohio — The populations may not be where they were in the 1980s and 1990s, but rebounds of walleye and yellow perch in
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Another record deer kill in 2005?
By Robert Loewendick Contributing Writer Columbus — The 2005 deer-gun season, which runs Nov. 28-Dec. 4, is expected to produce 130,000 to 140,000 harvested deer, according to the latest estimates from the Ohio Division of
Federation seems to soften on Sunday hunt
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg — It has often been said by folks who should know that Sunday hunting will never become a reality in Pennsylvania until the state’s largest sportsmen’s organization is behind it.
PGC board sharply divided by deer regs
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — At the Pennsylvania Game Commission, white-tailed deer — or at least discussions about how to manage them — are always in season. That was proven again at the
Spring walleye fishing for Erie now on anglers’ radar
By Bill Parker Editor Luna Pier, Mich. — After two years of frustration at watching anglers ply the Ohio waters of Lake Erie for spring walleyes, anglers may be able to wet a line in
