Fishing
Private land access at top of DNR priority list
Columbus – Ask any five deer hunters in Ohio to name their No. 1 frustration and three of them will mention the word “access.” While not in any way a scientific finding, the DNR Division
Fishing license fee hike is discussed
Harrisburg – Like a slow NASCAR driver, the Pennsylvania Game Commission may soon get lapped. Officials within the commission tried talking to state lawmakers about getting a license fee increase in 2003. They were told
Bonding talk heats up, G&F bills added
St. Paul – First, the Legislature approved a dedicated funding bill. Less than two weeks later, it approved a transportation bill, then, for the first time, over-rode one of Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s veto. The transportation
12,000 more does fell with early bonus tags
Athens – A single bar graph spit out of Mike Tonkovich’s computer shows in raw numbers just how successful the bonus antlerless tags were during the 2007 early archery season. From the deer archery opener
‘Unprecedented’ bag in order for Erie perch
Columbus – For sport anglers on Lake Erie, the bad news is that the yellow perch bag in the western basin will likely be reduced to 25 fish per day. The good news is that
Erie ice fishing: an iffy proposition in any year
Put-In-Bay, Ohio (AP) – It sure seems like it has been cold enough on some days for ice fishing. But so far, the cold hasn’t lasted long enough to make it safe for ice fishing
Dedicated funding focus turns to citizens council
St. Paul – The report from the Conservation Legacy Council, created by Gov. Tim Pawlenty to make recommendations on the future of conservation in the state, is the basis of legislation that’s expected to be
Stability sought in Mille Lacs regs
Aitkin, Minn. – Fishing guides, business owners, and the rest of those collectively known as the Mille Lacs Lake Fisheries Input Group were presented last week with a couple of options for this year’s fishing
