Fishing
Antlerless permit increases proposed
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – The DNR’s Wildlife Division presented the state Natural Resources Commission with a proposal to increase slightly the number of antlerless deer permits available to hunters for the 2007 hunting
Walleye limits increase on some northern lakes
DNR Reports Madison – Daily walleye bag limits increased May 26 on 89 lakes in the Wisconsin ceded territory to reflect spearing harvest results by six Wisconsin bands of Chippewa Indians. The bag limit for
Hudson’s hot day: two state records
By Steve PiattEditor Albany – May 9 was a good day to be fishing on the Hudson River. That’s when a pair of state record fish were caught – a 55-pound, 6-ounce striped bass boated
Stamp program under fire as allocations loom for ’07
By Steve PiattEditor Albany – An initial round of Habitat/Access Stamp program grants has some sportsmen complaining that the money isn’t going where it’s being generated. In addition, some hunters and anglers questioned the validity
Fish-stocking freeze in place in the state
By Kevin Naze Correspondent Madison – One of the things that bothers fisheries personnel is how little they really know about viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), and that lack of knowledge led to an immediate freeze
Officers take down more deer poachers
DNR Reports Xenia, Ohio – Two men were sentenced in Darke County Municipal Court on numerous criminal charges involving the illegal taking and possession of white-tailed deer, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. Trenten
Representatives blast agency on Boop ouster
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Key lawmakers responded angrily to the 4-2 vote of Pennsylvania game commissioners taking the board presidency away from Tom Boop. The commission action on May 1 apparently came in
DNR: Frankfort angler lands state-record brown trout
By Bill Parker Editor Frankfort, Mich. – Casey Richey knew immediately that he’d caught a special fish. ‘As soon as I got it in the net I knew it was a record,’ Casey told Michigan
Fish quarantined in northern Ohio
By Mike MooreEditor Reynoldsburg, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Agriculture hopes to prevent fish from moving out of the portion of northern Ohio that has been affected by a viral fish disease on Lake
