Fishing
New regs helping build big sturgeon
By Dean Bortz Editor Oshkosh, Wis. — DNR fish biologist Ron Bruch spent the first six days of the Winnebago system sturgeon season looking for a familiar face – not a pretty face, just a
NRB enters Stewardship Fund discussion fray
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison — The Natural Resources Board has created a special Stewardship Fund subcommittee to help the DNR referee talks on Gov. Jim Doyle’s proposal to renew the fund at a rate
Canada geese gave state cold shoulder
By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Lancaster, Pa. — Southeast Pennsylvania goose hunters had a tough year. Migratory Canada geese that wing through the area each year didn’t show up for the season in their usual,
Jail time, large fines for Marion poachers
Staff, Wire Reports Marion, Ohio — Five hunters pleaded no contest to more than 100 misdemeanor charges accusing them of participating in a poaching ring in central Ohio that illegally killed deer, turkeys, raccoons and
Wildlife areas on property watch list
State treasurer wants closer look at state-owned properties Staff, Wire Reports Columbus — The newly elected Ohio treasurer says the state has a trove of underutilized and abandoned properties that it must examine. And among
First ice at last! But hard water fishing starts slowly
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Pittsburgh — Although heavy snow threw a wet blanket on much of the state early this year, single digit temperatures made ice fishing a hot prospect in what is one
Leesville again tops Ohio muskie lakes
By Greg Keefer Contributing Writer Columbus—There were 213 “Huskie Muskies” caught in 2006 as designated by the Ohio Huskie Muskie Club. Leesville Lake was again the top producer for the total number of muskies caught
Judge decides Little Juniata public water
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Huntingdon, Pa. — Although the Spring Ridge Club now has one less water to call its own, club operator Donny Beaver is claiming “nothing has changed” on the Little Juniata
Lawmakers again push lower youth hunting age
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — A series of bills geared toward lowering New York’s minimum big game hunting age of 16 has resurfaced in the state Assembly and Senate this year. Whether the proposals
