Fishing
Turkey leftovers!
DNR has 40,283 tags for first over-counter sale By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — Turkey leftovers can be a hard sell for the week following Thanksgiving, but the DNR is hoping the same does not
Commissioners get earful on deer issue
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg — Pennsylvania game commissioners received a bewildering range of advice about deer management during the public comment portion of their three-day quarterly meeting late last month. It started with a
Apparent cougar track cast in Centre County
By Mark Nale Northcentral Correspondent Unionville, Pa. — Panthers don’t exist in the wilds of Pennsylvania, or do they? There now seems to be hard evidence to support the possibility of a mountain lion roaming
NRC officials: License fee hikes appear likely
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Midland, Mich. — How would you solve the DNR’s money problems? That question is being posed to a work group established by the Natural Resources Commission and chaired by NRC
DNR proposes goals for deer management through 2010
State seeks continued reduction in whitetail herd By Bill Parker Editor Imlay City, Mich. — Michigan’s white-tailed deer herd is within the DNR’s proposed population goals in the northern Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula, but
Killdeer reservoir drawn down nearly 50 percent
By Greg Keefer Contributing Writer Upper Sandusky, Ohio — The water level in the 255-acre above-ground reservoir in the Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area near Upper Sandusky has been drawn down by the DNR due to
Game land infrared deer survey on tap soon
By Mark Nale Northcentral Correspondent Harrisburg — Five state game lands are scheduled to receive deer-counting, infrared aerial surveys this winter, according to Cal DuBrock, director of the Pennsylvania Game Commission‘s bureau of wildlife management.
Proposal would make it illegal to ‘eBay’ permits
By Frank Hinchey Contributing Writer Columbus — The Ohio Division of Wildlife will propose new rules this year to discourage profiteering from resale of highly prized permits for the division’s annual controlled hunts. Each year,
Hunters protest at Marquette meeting
By Marty Kovarik Correspondent Marquette, Mich. — The scene outside the recent DNR deer management meeting at Northern Michigan University in Marquette resembled a labor dispute more than a gathering of hunters. Adults and youths
