Fishing
Duck season again 60 days, six birds
By Mike Moore Editor Columbus – This should be the golden age for Ohio waterfowl hunters. For the 10th year running, this year’s duck season will run 60 days with a six-duck daily bag, according
Study: CRP loss could prove costly
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – At a time when the nation’s top conservation program is being threatened by potential federal budget restructuring and increased grain demand from alternative energy development, a new study
Lawrence captures duck stamp contest victory
By Steve Griffin Field Editor Saginaw, Mich. – Talk about turning defeat into victory. A few years ago, Michigan artist Rod Lawrence first got a phone call informing him that he was in the top
Conservation brought to fore at the Capitol
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing – Blaze orange was the color of the day on Sept. 13 at the state Capitol when sporting groups and legislators celebrated the first-ever Sportsmen’s Day at the Capitol. The
Unifieds give legislators a plan for license fee hikes
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Altoona, Pa. – Members of he state Senate and House Game and Fisheries committees were presented with a wide-ranging proposal for a hunting license fee-increase package by the Unified Sportsmen of
Odds for hunt draws were toughest in N’West Ohio
By Mike Moore Editor Columbus – Drawing results for all of the 2006 controlled hunts offered by the DNR Division of Wildlife are official with permits being mailed to recipients this month. The results are
Study: Loss of CRP could prove costly
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – At a time when the nation’s top conservation program is being threatened by potential federal budget restructuring and increased grain demand from alternative energy development, a new study
Suffolk range will stay open, but lawsuit lingers
Staff report Yaphank, N.Y. – Suffolk County lawmakers have shot down a resolution calling for the closure of a shooting range here in Southaven County Park. A lawsuit seeking to shut down the range still
Catskill stream work prompts complaints
By Don Lehman Contributing Writer Hancock, N.Y. – Some fisheries advocates are worried that efforts to repair Catskill and central New York streams and creeks heavily damaged during June’s floods may cause more problems than
