Fishing
Forestry bills address concerns about access
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Lansing – Six forestry bills of an original package of eight have been signed into law by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, and the deepest concerns of the DNR and sportsmen’s groups
‘New’ disease is found in whitetails
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Another deer disease has been identified in Michigan whitetails. Two deer recently found dead in Allegan County have tested positive for epizootic hemorrhagic disease. EDH is an acute, often
PGC adopts regs for baiting deer
New rules only affect southeast By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg – Much of the Pennsylvania Game Commis-sion’s history deals with efforts to grow wildlife populations. More recently, commissioners have had to deal with overabundant
Outlook for upland bird hunt only fair
By Mike Moore Editor Ashley, Ohio – Predicting harvest success for pheasant and quail hunters in Ohio never varies much from year to year. The average Buckeye State’s 100,000 pheasant hunters each harvest about two
Agency will track reports of cougars
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Don’t misunderstand – Game Commission officials haven’t suddenly decided that wild cougars roam the mountains of Pennsylvania. Far from it. But they are getting so many reports of cougar
Steelhead run starts fast in northeast
By Jeffrey R. Frischkorn Contributing Writer Mentor, Ohio – Bob Ashley of Mentor is already enjoying the fruits of a near-perfect early run of steelhead trout. While fishing recently in a local river, Ashley hooked
Sale of Wayne parcels shelved for time being
By Bob Hecker Contributing Writer Nelsonville, Ohio – Opponents of a Bush administration proposal to sell 304,000 acres of national forest land, including 420 acres of the Wayne National Forest in Ohio, can rest easy
Coast Guard firing tests a Great Lakes concern
Staff report Oswego, N.Y. – A U.S. Coast Guard plan to create live firing zones on the Great Lakes includes three sites on Lake Ontario and has sparked some concerns that fishing boats could unknowingly
Four moose die on N.Y. roads, RR
Staff report Ray Brook, N.Y. – New York state may have lost one or two percent of its moose population to highway mishaps and, in one case, a railroad accident this summer and early fall.
