Fishing
DMP odds posted for this season
Staff report Albany – DEC deer management gurus haven’t released unit-by-unit Deer Management Permit allocations, but you can get an idea of what your odds of obtaining a DMP are this season. DEC has posted
Rifle bills may be dead for this year
Staff report Albany – Legislation that would allow hunters to use rifles for deer and bear in Chautauqua, Steuben, Yates and Chemung counties is stalled in the state Assembly. And there’s no guarantee the Assembly
Governor candidates speak to gun beliefs
By Bob Hecker Contributing Writer Columbus — Proponents of gun-ownership rights in Ohio can feel confident that the state’s next governor likely will be on their side. The two major-party gubernatorial candidates in the Nov.
Drought to floods: Experts blindsided
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor University Park, Pa. — It seems like it hasn’t quit raining since Bryan Swistock voiced worries in mid-April about an impending groundwater drought in Pennsyl-vania. After the floods at the end
DNR crossing fingers on turkey hatch
By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn Contributing Writer Athens, Ohio — With fingers crossed and a breathed sigh of relief, Ohio’s forest game biologists are hopeful about this year’s wild turkey hatch. It wasn’t that way just
U.P. one-buck limit is shot down by NRC
By Bill Parker Editor Big Rapids, Mich. — By a split 3-3 vote, a proposal to limit the buck harvest in the Upper Peninsula failed to gain approval of the state Natural Resources Commission at
VHS virus confirmed in Lake St. Clair fish
DNR Report Mount Clemens, Mich. — The DNR has confirmed that viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), a virus that causes disease in fish but does not pose any threat to public health, is present in several
Taft doesn’t endorse commerical buyouts
By Steve Pollick Contributing Writer Port Clinton, Ohio — The state’s three-year Lake Erie yellow perch racketeering investigation “raises serious questions about the future of commercial fishing on the lake,” Gov. Bob Taft said here
Youth hunting bills are signed into law
By Bill Parker Editor Lansing — Gov. Jennifer Granholm last week signed a pair of bills that lessen the restrictions on youth hunters in Michigan. The bills are part of the Families Afield program, initiated
