Fishing
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
Cameron residents: Fix streams
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Emporium, Pa. – In a normal year, Sinnemahoning-Portage Creek and the Driftwood Branch of the Sinnemahoning would get stocked with trout each spring. Anglers don’t want to wait that long
Unified plan getting no traction on Capitol Hill
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Because it ties changes in Pennsylvania Game Commission policies with getting new revenue, the hunting license fee increase package given to legislative leaders by the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania
House approves fish and wildlife bill for Great Lakes
By Ken Thomas Associated Press Writer Washington (AP) – The U.S. House has approved a measure to support fish and wildlife habitats in the Great Lakes region, a boost to supporters of a long-range plan
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.
Mother Nature aids the Northern Zone
Staff report Elizabethtown, N.Y. – Deer hunters seems to have Mother Nature on their side heading into this year’s Northern Zone deer season. A mild winter created a perfect 1-2 combination for boosting deer numbers
Fishing tourney rule debate set to begin
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Green Bay, Wis. — The state Natural Resources Board has directed the DNR to take new fishing tournament rules to public hearings, but not until it shot down an alternative that
DEC now surveying Central N.Y. hunters
By Steve Piatt Editor Syracuse, N.Y. – DEC is continuing to gauge hunter sentiment on Quality Deer Management-like regulations for several central New York Wildlife Management Units. This time, the department has contracted with Cornell
Delta voted out of Canada joint venture
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Bismarck, N.D. — Unhappy with the direction of waterfowl conservation in Canada and subsequent refusal to agree to what it classified as a “gag order” have led to the dismissal
