Fishing
Turkey tag numbers keep climbing
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Stevens Point, Wis. — The DNR will increase the number of spring turkey hunting permits for the 2007 hunt to 206,415. The DNR issued 201,207 permits for the 2006 hunt. Last
Baiting, feeding ban getting more support
By Dean Bortz Editor Stevens Point, Wis. — If a research report that linked the transfer of CWD to saliva started the balling rolling on talks of a feeding and baiting ban, then DNR chief
Coast Guard pulls Great Lakes ‘live-firing’ plan
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Cleveland, Ohio — Responding to a variety of criticism over a plan to practice firing new artillery over portions of the Great Lakes, the U.S. Coast Guard last week withdrew
Saltwater license may be on horizon
By Don Lehman Contributing Writer Albany — Saltwater anglers in New York will most likely be required to buy fishing licenses in the coming years thanks to federal legislation passed in early December. The bills
VHS sessions set; nine Jan. meetings
Staff report Albany — A series of informational meetings on Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) will be held across the state next month, DEC officials have announced. The sessions will be used to provide anglers, live
Group works to preserve open space for hunting and fishing
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Midland, Mich. — Preserving open spaces is important, says the Sporting Lands Alliance, a group based in southeast Lower Michigan. But it’s important, too, to keep preserved lands open to
Reports mixed from deer hunters
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Greensburg, Pa. — Mark Russak had spent the two deer seasons previous to this one in Iraq, so it had been awhile since he’d seen a deer in his sights.
Deer hunter opinions sought via web poll
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Midland, Mich. — As DNR officials traveled through the state last year talking with deer hunters about their sport they heard one thing over and over: No one ever had
Greensburg man honored for his fishing prowess
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Greensburg, Pa. — A casting call for an actress has gotten a western Pennsylvania angler a monument to his fishing achievements. Herb Ratner, who lives in the Westmoreland County community
