Fishing
Extended deer season pushed by Senate bill
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany – New York’s Senate has passed legislation that would authorize a special extended deer season that could run through Jan. 31 to control whitetail numbers in agricultural areas. A spokesman
Compact halts ‘state shopping’
By Don Lehman Contributing Writer Albany – Poachers and others who violate state game laws face hunting and fishing bans in 21 other states under an agreement New York has entered into that officials hope
NRB approves fish, wildlife rule changes
By Tim Eisele Correspondent Elkhart Lake, Wis. — The state Natural Resources Board adopted changes to hunting and fishing regulations that will go into effect in 2007, if they pass legislative review later this year.
Mixed reaction to early trout opener
By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Lancaster, Pa. — The three York County anglers who were fishing for shad below Maryland’s Conowingo Dam May 8 didn’t mince their words about a proposal by the Pennsylvania Fish
Anglers play role in saugeye study
By Bob Hecker Contributing Writer Columbus — Anglers at Hoover Reservoir in Franklin and Delaware counties will play an important part in a high-tech study designed to shed light on the saugeye, a popular sportfish
Conservancy district delays tax request
MWCD responds to public concerns By Bob Hecker Contributing Writer Columbus — In response to public concerns, the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District will delay seeking court approval for a property tax assessment plan until it
New regs sooner might have meant record trout
By Joe Gorden Contributing Writer Johnstown, Pa. — There is at least one enthusiastic supporter of a proposal by Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commissioner Don Anderson that anglers be allowed to harvest trout from two
Samples tested in Erie drum die-off
By Mike Moore Editor Sandusky, Ohio — It could be early July before a cause is identified for thousands of freshwater drum dead or dying in Lake Erie’s western basin. And even then Ohio biologists
Groups line up against a proposed forest sale
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington — A Bush administration plan to sell off chunks of national forest land in 35 states across the United States to fund a rural schools program has been criticized
